Fun Times!

We are non-stop in our household these days--always up to something, it seems.

Emma passes the time by bringing the mudroom into the kitchen.

hiking around at the dog park

Emma is helping me train for the Run with Ed. in May. :)

planting her vegetables for her Veggie Tales--Larry's Silly Salsa

watering Dad's herbs

Ahhh...our 2nd BBQ of the season!

Emma's 2nd Birthday Party

What a fun day! We had Emma's big art-themed birthday party on Saturday, March 10th. Grandma Sherry and Aunt Tina flew in for the festivities!

My rendition of an art palette cake...

Treats were in small paint cans.

The tablecloths were drawn by Emma (and Grandma and me).

Addie, Avila, and Emma

Avila, Asher, Emma, Cole, and Amelia

Now, really...let's think about this...Do we have little kids' birthday parties for the kids, or is it really for the adults?!

drawing at the art table

opening gifts

The tunnel was a hit!

Aww...Emma loves her Uncle Ben.

Olive and Emma enjoying their cake and ice cream.

Emma with Grandma Sherry

Thank you Pinterest! To go along with the art theme, I made "paintbrushes."

Emma and Uncle Ben engaged in an in-depth conversation.

I think Ben and Larry had more fun with the blocks and tunnels than the kids did.

Now this is a fun set-up!

Emma feeding Avila her bottle. What a helper.

Yet Another Birthday Party

On Emma's actual birthday, we celebrated down at Grandpa Tom and Grandma Terry's house.

You've got to love 2 toddlers trying to give each other a hug, especially when Emma is on her knees.

Patiently waiting her turn to use the potty.

"Break"

Even though we had this past week off, we were busy, as usual.

Andy took Emma to the Museum of Natural History one day. It was more for Andy than Emma, but she still had a great time...

...using a magnifying glass

...calling the wolf "Cooper"

...looking at the reptiles

...and other animals

She really enjoyed watching all of school groups that were there, too.

We read books at the dinner table...

We met Emma's friend at Monkey Mountain for an hour of fun...

Phew!

Busy Weekend!

What a fun weekend...and it's only Sunday! On Friday, we went to our friends' (Maggie and Chad's) house to celebrate the weekend and our upcoming break. (We have next week off---it's a winter break but the locals call it ski week.) Maggie and Chad have a daughter, Olive, who is just a week younger than Emma. They also go to daycare together.

On Saturday, after Andy got in a little skiing, we went to Emma's friend's 2nd birthday party.

Andy and Chad, skiing in Summit Park.

Aww...hugs! Happy Birthday, Addison!

playing with Avila

making a mess in Addison's toy room

playing with Addison's new drum set

Today, we are off to an engagement party for our friends, Jensen and Amy.