Can't believe she is almost one!!!

I cannot believe my sweet Emily is almost one!! This year has FLOWN by! She is such a sweet girl now (she was such a pistol the first 6+ months!!) She is so chatty and has the best smile and gives them out freely! She is in constant motion and constantly exploring. She is very clear when she wants something she doesn't have and has an ear piercing volume that lets us know she needs attention. She clearly understands the word "no" and usually listens very well. She is a great eater, great sleeper, great mood lifter and a great entertainer! Can't imagine life without her! So thankful for my sweet little ones! Here are those shots I promised...the second two are the ones I used for her invitation. The first one was just an everyday bath that shows her sweet disposition!

"Excuse me??"

I really hope that I can do this story justice in words. I am afraid it may have been one of those you had to be there moments, but I have to give it a try.

My darling husband absolutely left me dumbfounded at dinner tonight. We were having a conversation about a guy who was supposed to come over to our house tonight to give us an estimate for doing some improvements to our driveway and he didn't come, so our conversation, as heard through my ears, went like this.....

Me: Do you think Tommy will still come tonight?

Brian: Nope, he was supposed to come Friday night, but he totally forgot. Since I got off work early today I called him and told him he could come, but he must not have been able to make it work. And he can't come tomorrow because I am getting snipped." (said very matter of factly)

Me (jaw dropped and totally stunned): Excuse Me??

Brian: Getting snipped tomorrow

Me: What do you mean, getting snipped tomorrow?

Brian: Kori, come on! What do you think it means that a guy is getting snipped?

Me: I know what it means, it means you are getting a vasectomy, but what do you mean YOU are getting snipped tomorrow?

Brian (laughing hysterically): Not me! Tommy! Tommy is getting snipped tomorrow!

Kori....no words, sobbing

Brian and kids...laughing hysterically

Kori, through tears: You have NO idea what you just did to my insides!


Guess I need to get my ears checked, huh??

Who are you?

I have this sitemeter thing that tells me how many people are visiting my blog each day and I just realized that it tells me where the visits are coming from....according to this site 14% of the people visiting are from somewhere other than the USA...so I have a favor...would you leave a comment on this post and tell me where you are reading from (even if you are from the US). I know there is alot of family and friend , but I am really curious to see who out there is reading all about the Mauchs! =)

Snipets of Emily

I can hardly believe that Emily was 11 months old on the 15th! This year has absolutely FLOWN by! She is a ball of energy and has a fiesty personality. She is a screamer. More than the other two were. When she wants something she doesn't have the whole neighborhood knows! She also started walking in the last two weeks. She took a few steps late in June, but has really taken off in the last week. Unfortunately my digital video camera isn't working so I don't have any of those first wobbly steps I can share, but Lauren and Derrick let me borrow theirs so I could post some of her new skills!! I will post her most recent pictures soon, I just am waiting until her birthday invites go out to family because I want the pictures to be a surprise to them! She was super cooperative and we got some great ones! For now, enjoy this little video...

My precious family

I could not be happier with these pictures of my family from Ambers wedding! I see a huge enlargement of the family one framed above the couch in the living room!!

Beautiful Little Marquette Lake

One of my favorite things about going to Minnesota is being on the water. There is never a shortage of beautiful views! Here are just a few...

A little better?

Trying something new

Update...Don't know what happened here...but those obnoxiously large photos magically became smaller??!!

There are several blogs I read and a few of them have much larger pictures on theirs than I do, so I inquired of one of them and got some instructions...obviously these pictures are obnoxiously huge...so I need to tweak it, but I am excited to put larger photos and when I get it all figured out I will do a post about how to do it!

Minnesota

Thanks in no small part to my sister Lauren and her hubby Derrick, the kids and I had the opportunity to travel to Bemidji, Minnesota this past week and we had a blast! We were even able to keep it a surprise for my dad. We have vacationed here for years and it is the place my dad vacationed while he was growing up as well! It holds lots of special memories and it has been 4 years since we have been able to go, so this was a real special treat! It was a long time to be apart from Brian, infact it is the longest we have been apart since we have been married! He kept himself busy (that could and may be a whole other post!) but was ready for us to return! I took oodles of pictures and don't even really know where to begin, but here are some of the best! Thanks again Lauren and Derrick for helping make this possible!

Maddie

Just wanted to let you all know that my sweet niece is having surgery on the 10th and you can follow her progress at www.sweetmaddiegrace.blogspot.com. This is a major deal and Maddie and her family could all use your prayer support. We all appreciate it!