Baptism was a success!

Riley got baptized on September 18, 2011.  This was her first time at church and she basically slept during mass.  During the Baptism Ceremony she was wonderful.  She didn't cry or act up at all.  She was getting a bit heavy for me since I held her in an awkward position for about 20 minutes.  My arms hurt the next day!  Thanks to those that attended and a special shout out to her Godparents: Mike and Brooke Sakraida!

After the Baptism Ceremony Riley's grandparents had a party for her.  Family and friends had a great time over Grandma and Grandpa Emery's house.  Riley was blessed to get some gifts to celebrate her special day and I would say that the gift that made us all fall in love with her all over was the owl costume Jacinta got her. 
WARNING: THESE PICTURES ARE SO ADORABLE YOU MAY HAVE TO LOOK AWAY TO SHED A HAPPY TEAR SO HOPEFULLY YOU AREN'T AT WORK. :)

Macey and Riley

Brooke, Kelcey and Riley

We love her so much!
Looks like we might sell our house!  We got an offer and after a bit of negotiation we may have a final deal!  More to come on that!  La Jolla here we come!!!!!

House For Sale

Our house went on the market September 7th and had its first open house on the 11th.  Getting the house ready with a baby, a dog and a cat was a feat!  And it seemed like everything that could go wrong did right before the house was open.  We did the best we could and hopefully we have it priced right to move.  Check out our listing:
The Emery's House


The house is staged and in mint condition.  This is the last thing that is unanswered for us.  We have a great rental waiting for us in La Jolla, we both will have wonderful jobs, and the move itself will be taken care of by Matt's company.  So I am thinking positive when it comes to selling the house.  We have an amazing house here and anyone would be lucky to have it.  Another open house is scheduled for today and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that its the last one! Now its time to get ready for Riley's long awaited Baptism!  Pics to follow!

First Flight and Vacation

For the holiday weekend the House of Emery went to Destin, FL.  It was Riley's first airplane ride and she did wonderful!  The people around us had no clue there was a baby in the seat since she was a perfect angel.  She slept for most of the nonstop flight from BWI to ECP and waited until the end to deuce. I got visit with some old friends, Tiffany and Hector.  I haven't seen them in a while so we met up at our old sushi place, Sakura, in Destin.  It was so great to see them!

Riley got to experience the beach and the pool.  The water was rough in the gulf and there were jellyfish everywhere so we did not get to dip her toes in the sand or the water.  But she enjoyed it for the most part.  She loved the pool though.  That completely wiped her out for the day.

She loved spending time with her grandparents at their place and also got to visit with my Aunt Paulette and Uncle Paul which was wonderful. 

It was our 4th Anniversary so we stayed at the Hilton in Sandestin for a little getaway.  It was wonderful although the weather could have been better.  We didn't get much sun in on this trip.

Riley finally got to meet her godparents, Mike and Brooke Sakraida.  They were staying in Pensacola so we drove over to visit with them.  Riley was a big hit.  She has been such a great baby the whole trip.

Even the plane ride back was fine.  We brought an 8oz can of formula and of course at the dinky airport in Panama City they made Matt basically go through a strip search for us to bring it on board.  We had no problems in Baltimore but at in Panama City they patted down Matt and searched every inch of his briefcase and bags.  It was not fun to watch so I can just imagine going through it.  But Matt is a good sport and did fine.  We boarded the flight and off Riley went to sleep.  She even slept through the landing!  There was another baby on board that was intolerable.  The baby in the back was screaming the whole time.  Once we landed all the passengers around us commented on how good Riley was and couldn't believe she slept through everything.  That's our Riley!  She is just so precious!  She is so alert now and loves playing in her jumper.  She just jumps and jumps all day.  Loves it!