Emma is talking and waving!

Emma just learned how to wave- she's going to be very friendly! She was practicing waving last night to Ryan while being rocked to sleep. This morning when she woke up from her nap we came downstairs and she waved and said "Heyyyy." It was very cute and it sounded like she has a southern accent too! She keeps waving to everything she sees...now if I could just get her to say Mommy....or Daddy!

Santa Barbara

Ryan and I went to Santa Barbara for the weekend and it was great! We "camped out" on Chris and Matt's boat, which is about as close as I get to camping and stayed at the Bacara the next night. The Bacara was so amazing that once we checked in we never wanted to leave. They actually have a hawk on the property that is trained to keep the seagulls and other birds away from the hotel....now you know why I didn't want to leave.

Emma and Cassus stayed in Long Beach for two nights and from all of the pictures my mom took it looked like she had a great time. We thought that we wouldn't pick her up until later in the afternoon but missed her so much that we decided to leave Santa Barbara right after our "Fathers Day" brunch at the Cantina. For those of you who don't know about the Cantina, they have the best breakfast burritos and it is in Ryan's college town. We ate there both mornings...it was Father's Day weekend after all.

We did it! 26.2 miles!

Ryan, Holly, Garr and I ran a marathon last weekend. Yes, you read that right- a marathon! We met our goal by 38 seconds thanks to Ryan's pep talks/ quotes from sports movies....of course that I have never seen!

I'm sure Emma will miss our long runs since we trained with her for the entire 18 week program but I have to say that I am happy to have our Friday nights back! We're crossing marathons off of the list...at least for a while!

Emma is Six Months Old!

Emma is six months old now and is doing great. Ryan says that she is the perfect daughter- she's in the 80th percentile for weight and 25th percentile for height. Short and chubby, just what a father would want for his daughter!
She is sitting up on her own now, eating baby food (a lot of baby food), and loves when Cassus gets into trouble or barks. If you all know Cassus he's always getting into something and most recently just ate an entire power bar! Package and all!

Unlike her Mom, Emma loves loud noise! We took her to a Padres game over Memorial Day weekend she loved all of the cheering and clapping. Anything that makes a lot of noise- Emma loves!