Lunch and booties...

Emma and I met our friend, Emily, for lunch today at Niko Niko's. Lunch was great and it was good seeing Emily. She also knit a pair of baby booties for Emma which I LOVE! Thanks so much, Em!

                          Making sure no one takes her booties.

Playin' with the hounds...

Tonight after dinner, Conor, Emma and I went to the dog park that opened up right down the street from us. Jackson, our Jack Russell Terrier, had a fantastic time and Emma spent most of the time looking up at the sky and trees. Of course when I tried to get a picture of that, she would look down. Emma loves both her carrier and her sling, she usually just falls asleep in them. But not tonight, there was just too much to see.

Emma loves her Bebe!

We had a wonderful Sunday afternoon visit from Bebe. Emma gave us some great smiles and loved hanging out with her great-grandmother. And then it was time to pass out...

Happy Father's Day!!!

June 21 was Conor's first Father's Day. We had breakfast with my parents at La Madeleine, and in the afternoon, our friends Ruth, Cameron and Mike came to the house to meet Emma. In the evening we went to Conor's aunt and uncle's house for dinner with the family.

Some of my favorite Emma moments from the last 2 months...

Time to meet everyone!

My mom and my aunt at the hospital the day Emma was born

Emma and Treavor 

Emma and Karen

Emma and Conor's sister, Moran

Emma meets her cousin, Harrison, for the first time!

Our friends, Danny and Christina 

A very excited Tia, Conor's sister, Sterling

Emma and Conor's sister, Helenita

Conor, Emma, and Conor's grandfather, Pop

Emma and my brother, uncle Patrick

Cousin Katie and Emma!

Cousin Evan and Emma!

Conor's grandmother, Bebe, meeting Emma for the first time

Emma's first days...

Our little glo-worm


Welcome home little mama!


04.24.09 Emma's first car ride. Headed home!


Makes you wonder what she is dreaming about...


04.22.09 Our little Emma Adelaide, just a few minutes old


Conor's parents meeting Emma for the first time


My parents meeting their first grandchild for the first time


My cousin, Anna. I was there when her son, Evan, was born, and she was there when Emma was born.


My little girl


A very proud papa



Ready to meet the little one!

I've been meaning to do this...

Welcome!!! This is something I have been wanting to do for a while, and now I feel like I have the time for it. Emma is a little over 2 months old now, and I hope that this will be a good way to chronicle her adventures as well as ours as we dive deeper into the realm of parenthood. I will say that she is the absolute light of our lives. Everyday, Conor and I are amazed and enthralled with every little thing that she does, even if it's just listening to her breathe while she sleeps. These days are flying by fast and we just try to savor every single minute of it. I hope you enjoy this blog as much as I will enjoy putting it together. 

And if you are wondering where the word 'koukla' comes from, it means 'doll' in Greek, and it is something that my grandmother used to call us all of the time. I just thought it was fitting for our little Emma, our own little koukla.