Christmas Cookies

Nonnie came over today, and we baked lots of Christmas cookies.

FUN and YUMMY!!!

Go Heels!!

Emerson went to his first Tarheel basketball game last week, and HE LOVED IT!!!!

He loved watching the basketball players shoot hoops and the marching band bang the drums, but I think his favorite part was looking for Rameses all over the Dean Dome!!

Halloween

Here are a few pics of our little giraffe (and his bumblebee friend, Evie)!!

***I still can't believe Emerson put on his costume. Thus far, he does NOT enjoy dressing up quite like his dad!!

Weekend in the OBX

We recently took Brian's mom, Gigi, to the Outer Banks for the weekend. My aunt, Bobbie, let us stay in one of her cottages (www.pelicancottages.com), and we had such a great time. We toured from Duck down to Hatteras, and saw lighthouses, pirate ships (a/k/a sailboats), kite surfers, pinwheels, Jockey's Ridge, and several shops!!















And, yes, you do see a cast (or "silly blue sock" as we've been calling it) on Emerson's right foot. Our little guy got hurt on a slide in the nursery. He's doing really well, and in fact, the cast came off today!!! To be honest, I still can't get over what a trooper he's been about this whole thing. He didn't complain once about having to wear the cast, and figured out how to walk and run all over the place with it....even on the wood floors!!! I pray he keeps this impressively positive attitude throughout life!

All dressed up...for preschool pictures!!

Ready for Fall

Art in the Driveway

J Razz and Tazz Farm

We returned to our favorite farm this year for a hayride and other fun fall activities.

Happy Birthday Brian!!

I've definitely got a lot of catching up to do...but I wanted to be on time with at least one of my posts...

TODAY is Brian's 32nd birthday!!

Happy Birthday, Bri!! We love you lots!!



On a side note, Brian is celebrating his birthday month a bit differently this year...He's growing a mustache "for the kids"!!

It sounds creepy, I know. But, in fact, it's really cool. He's joined a fundraiser called Mustache for Kids to support the NC Children's Hospital in Chapel Hill. So far, he's raised about $700. If any of you are interested in supporting him, here's how:

1. Go to this link - http://www.raleighm4k.com/
2. Click on ‘Click to Donate’ on the right side of the screen
3. Click on ‘Sponsor Grower’ on the left side of the screen
4. Search by my last name (Amrich)
5. Click on my name (Brian Amrich)
6. Donate $$$

Check out his progress.

Birthday Party

We had a great time at Emerson's birthday party...family, friends, hot dogs, hamburgers, and a dinosauer cake!! Sadly, Brian and I were running around like crazy and didn't take any pictures. Here are a few that Gigi sent! (Thanks Gig!)

Emerson is 2!!!!

Our little guy turned 2 last month on October 6. I still can't believe it. Brian took off work, and we celebrated as a family at a local park.

We love you bud!!