Cuddling with Larry on a snowy morning

Poor Emma Doris is always trying to snuggle with Larry. She'll drag his bed by the fire and yell, "Larry! Come!" or "Larry! Fire!" She loves to try to boss him around.

Tutu, Flowers, Cookies, and Daddy's Boots

Emma dressed up for Mommy and Daddy and showed off her girly side. She did begin beating Larry with the rose, but he didn't seem to mind:).

Roses that Emma picked out for Mommy last week. She loves to smell them!

Emma had just woken up from a nap to discover that her Aunt Sarah had dropped off the most delicious Valentine cookies. Emma Doris was, of course, tickeled pink!
Emma LOVES to wear our shoes... but one morning, she really made me laugh in her daddy's boots:). She stomped around the kitchen so proud of her self in her daddy's big ol' boots!

Grand Cayman Island

On our way!

Building sand castles with Daddy at Rum Point (where we went when our beach was too windy)

Underwater photo of a stingray at "Stingray City"

Emma D. catching the breeze on the catamaran we took to "Stingray City"

The Turtle Farm

Holding the turtles was really a neat experience. This one kept flapping its flippers:). Emma really enjoyed petting it.

Wow! The water is soo warm!

My neurotic mother made me wear this huge hat all week so I wouldn't get burned!

I had so much fun with my Mormor and my cousins!

A vacation that happens once in a "Blue Moon" (shown below) which is the second full moon of the month. It only happens once in a great while, hence the saying, "Once in a blue moon."

Belly shots for a few who requested:) (19 weeks)

Getting ready to go snorkling (before the stingray bite!)

Christmas Fun

More pics to come ..... this is what I have so far:)

Opening presents

Santa in Bronson Park

Trying on hats with Uncle Jeff

Emma and her new kitchen! Making pizza... a staple in the Riker household!

Andrew turned 30!

Visitor's Day at Swimming

Emma and Madeline had so much fun with their daddies in the pool! Emma was a big show-off and had her best swimming performance of the session!

Winter Fun

All dressed up for church in her Christmas dress from Nanny.

Rolling on Belle after church:)

Sporting a hat knit by her very own Gigi!

The first snow!

After the blizzard

Skiing with the family

It's Christmas Time!

On our way to get our tree!
The tree that Emma and Belle wanted

The tree we chopped down

Lighting of Bronson Park... downtown Kalamazoo. Emma just LOVED all the lights!

Sniffing a flower on the way to Festivle of Trees.

Emma loved looking at all the trees. Her favorite was a little tree decorated with all Elmo things! It was too bad it was already sold:(.