Really, Ben?

Uncle Ben thought it would be fun to get Emma an official NFL Vikings jersey while he was back in Minnesota. Now, Emma is a definite Packers and Chargers fan, but the Vikings? I must admit...it does look pretty cute on her and, yes, Ben, we will wear it for the games (except, of course, when they play the Packers).

Fun in the Kitchen

Emma has a new drawer in the kitchen--the towel drawer. Tonight she took the towels and made a bed for her "baby." Then she told us, "shhhh."

I had to share this picture. This is what Emma lets her teachers do with her hair. I can barely get a ponytail in her hair.

Clean Up!

Emma loves to wipe up the floor. I think she purposely spills her water on the floor just so she can get the towel and wipe it up. :)

Apple Picking!

It's time to get baking because we have a LOT of apples!

Emma was such a good helper.

Playdate!

Emma's friend, Addison, came over to play last week. The girls had so much fun together.

We went for a walk.

They played outside.

They played inside.

The tent was a big hit!

They giggled and rolled around on the floor.

Too Cute!

Emma loves her new backpack and shoes!

Pig Tails...Finally!

Okay, so they only lasted about 30 minutes, but we finally got to do something with Emma's hair. (Notice I said "we." Yep...Andy helped, too.)

Emma's Schoolwork

I had to giggle when we picked up Emma from school yesterday. They had a couple of pieces of schoolwork that Emma completed. How cute!

First Day of School

Emma is now in the Toddler class at school! It was a little difficult to get her up at 6:30 a.m. but she still managed to have a smile on her face in the morning.

As we were getting ready to leave she was ready to go "nigh nigh" again.

A Family Day Out

We took full advantage of our last day to spend with Emma before going back to work. We took her to the Discovery Gateway children's museum, out to lunch at Rumbi Island Grill, to Uncle Ben's house for a nice visit and, finally, a hike with Cooper. Ahhhh...

We were busy!

We put ping pong balls through tubes.

We drove farm tractors.

Of course we had to play at the water station.

Emma drove the bumble bee car.

We sat in a real helicopter.

We played music on a gigantic piano.

We played in the area with shooting water (outside the museum, of course). Emma got caught off guard a couple of times!

Look What I Can Do!

This is what I saw when I went in to get Emma from her nap one day. With it being so warm, I had put her down with only a t-shirt and her diaper.

so proud

Future Botonist

Snacktime!

Emma found a new way to eat her Cheerios...

A Family Dinner

We have family in town from Honduras and Washington so we had them over for a nice family dinner.

Zeke loved helping Emma on her scooter.

Robin and Sara

We are missing a few people from this photo--family from Honduras.

Road Trip to Montana

We still have a few weeks before school starts back up and our summer has been full of adventures! We just returned from a 1600-mile roundtrip road trip to Flathead Lake in Montana with Nana Kim. What a fun trip! We went to help celebrate a friend of Andy's family's 60th birthday. And...it was also nice to relax by the lake. Emma met a new friend--Emery. Those girls got along so well together! We can't wait to spend a week on the beach next summer for Nana Kim's 60th birthday!

Let our adventure begin...

fun times in the car

On our way to Flathead Lake, we stayed in Dillon, MT for the first night. We took advantage of the pool.

having a picnic outside of Missoula, MT

We made it! Emery had lots of toys for us to play with. Golf was one of the favorites.

Emma and Emery

Flathead Lake

We watched this eagle swoop into the tree to devour his fish.

playing Five Crowns

Emma and Emery chasing bubbles

The girls with their aunties--Whitney and Emma, Emery and Brooke

We just had to do another crafternoon!

Glacier National Park

The water was just a-gushing!

Avalanche Lake

Emma wanted so badly to go into the water. Now that would have been a cold swim!

It was about a 5-mile hike to Avalanche Lake and back.

on our way up to Logan's Pass

We drove about 26 miles (roundtrip) on this narrow, right-next-to-a-cliff road. The road is called Going to the Sun Road.

There was a mountain goat right next to the road. This lady thought it would be a good idea to take a picture of it from about 5 feet away. I'll let you decide if that was smart or not.

Emma did so well in the car! That was a lot of time spent in her car seat.

Playing can get so exhausting!

reading "Who Pooped in the Park?" on our way home

We stayed in Idaho Falls on our way home. They had an outdoor swimming pool so we made sure to utilize it. This is Emma's floatable swimsuit from Nana Kim. We call it her muscle suit.

Wheeeeeee...

What an exciting adventure!