so long sunny florida...

...we're moving to washington!!! this will be emma's third state to live in in her short 9 months of life! steve will be the new youth pastor at a great church in federal way, wa which is about 25 miles south of seattle. we are excited about the move, though less excited about the distance- 3,146 miles from our current tropical location, i mapquested it! we are in the process of closing on our house-yes, we bought a house-and should be heading out there in less than a month! we will have a guest bedroom so if anyone is venturing out to the pacific northwest, drop on by the grieme family residence. we have an awesome view of the mountains, a jacuzzi tub in the master bath (emma's new swimming pool), and granite counter tops in the kitchen- who could ask for more?!?

here are a few pics of the house, our house...

fancy bonnet

steve and i went to fort clinch for a mini-vacation and we brought emma back a little souvenir- an old fashioned bonnet...she's clearly sweet no matter what era she's in!

she always does this very serious face

i feel like she looks like the next gerber baby something
(i know i might be a bit biased!)

easter fun

sorry these are a little late but here are some easter pics... enjoy!

emma hanging out at the pool

we took emma to the pool a week ago and she was a little unsure at first but eventually had a great time! thanks gammie for the cute hat:)

showing off her new bathing suit

yikes!!!

hmmm.... i don't know about all this

woo hoo... this is more fun than the bath tub!

check me out!!

look at my back float (and my chubby legs!)

lovin on her momma

isn't she sweet?!?

i sure love my new float!

daddy and i doing my favorite thing- sucking on well, anything!

my float makes cool noises!

i'm sure loving the florida sun!

aren't i the cutest thing ever?!?

a couple favorites

these are kind of random, but they're some of my favorites...

this is our little hula baby dressed up for a skit thing sarah (my sister in-law) and i were doing. i made her little outfit myself- guess my momma's skills rubbed off on me a little!

the first time emma sat up on her own-
the day before her 5 month birthday!

she likes to grab her tootsies these days-
though she's usually got them in her mouth

she really is a happy baby-
i like this photo because it's just her all the time!

emma in her bonnet at the beach-
doesn't she look like an angel?

sunny beach days in february???

a day at the beach in february is pretty foreign to a girl from iowa but i'm certainly not complaining! emma had a great time until she got a little bored...

happy valentine's day

our little sweetheart was full of love this valentine's day! all dressed in hearts and full of smiles she was the cutest valentine ever:)

we gave her a plate to pose with

of course it was only a matter of time before she ate her prop!

aren't these the cutest pants ever?!?