The month of May....

I knew this would happen...the month of May would FLY by! We have been so busy this month and I can't believe June is just a week away. We have celebrated birthdays (mine and my dad's--along with other close friends), anniversaries (ours and my parents), Mother's Day, my mom's retirement from 37 years of teaching, graduations, and a wedding. Emily and I have been to Indiana twice this month already and we'll be going back a third time this weekend. On May 1, we had an opportunity to travel with Beth Coppedge to a women's tea in Indianapolis. Emily was a trooper for the 8 hour round trip (and speaking/tea time in between) and we were blessed by a sweet time of fellowship. Viktor finished his finals last week and is enjoying some down time before starting 3 summer classes in 2 weeks. Last weekend Emily and I went "home" to celebrate my mom's retirement. We'll update on our trip this weekend when we return! ;) Did you follow all of that?!?!

It is hard to believe Emily will be 10 months old in just 5 days. We sure are enjoying our sweet girl! She is standing on her own now, occasionally attempting a step by herself, she mimics our words frequently, loves to wave bye-bye and clap, and just this past week or so she has started dancing (bopping) to music. It is so adorable! She brings us so much joy every day! Here are some pictures of the past few weeks...

Emily brushing her teeth...she now has 5!

Emily loves to watch the school bus drive by (5x a day)...though she has a little bit more growing to do before she can watch on her own...haha

Emily and me on my birthday.

Every morning (literally), Emily crawls to the fridge and takes off the same prayer card (Tim and Sharon Hawk). She proceeds to carry them (the card) around all morning as she goes from room to room. God is using Emily to help us remember to pray for our missionaries around the world!

Mother's Day! I am so blessed to be Emily's mom!

And, she loves spaghetti!

Having lunch with Grandma Carolyn in Bloomington.

Emily was overdue for her hand and footprints at my dad's paint-your-own pottery studio, so we had to stop in while we were in town. She didn't mind it at first....

But, by the time we got to her 4th print, she was DONE!

Happy girl...showing off her teeth (and drool, haha)

Already playing dress-up! Our good friend, Natalie (who has supplied us with all kinds of fun for Emily) sent us this little tu-tu dress. I hope to get better pictures outside this week, but this one will have to do for now, Nat! :)