Emma's (2nd) Birthday Celebration with Grandma!

Emma had another birthday celebration (the day after the Big Party!). Jess' mom, grandma, and brother, Eric, came into town for the day. We opened presents, then headed to the PARK! You can see by the pictures, we had a BLAST!!!

Jess' grandma...isn't she BEAUTIFUL!

Some generational shots!

On the way to the local Dairy Queen for a refreshing TREAT!

Emma turns the BIG #3!

Emma turned 3 and, of course, we had to PARTY!!!!

Some of the girls dressed in PRINCESS GOWNS!

They went on WAGON RIDES and traced their path with CHALK.

No party would be complete without BUBBLES!

We had some crafts!

And of course, sang to Emma and ate CUPCAKES!

Emma kind of broke down at this point in the day...too much and no down time apparently doesn't mix well, but we got through the PRESENT OPENING. (One day, she'll look back and think she was crazy to complain while opening presents.)

Oh the suspense of what present is coming next!

We were so blessed to have family and friends over to celebrate Emma with us!

THE END!

Emma...What are you up to?

Emma what are you doing sitting on the couch so mezmorized?

You're not going to show us?

What are you eating?

Candy?! Where did you get that?!

That looks delicious? Can I have some?!

Really, I can't! (That's okay, look at all that drool)

Hope you are enjoying your yummy candy necklace! We have to wash your hands and face really well when you're done. Don't touch ANYTHING!

Is Fall really here already?!

Okay, so Ben and I LOVE fall weather (as stated in the previous post), but as I take a minute to sit, be still, and look out at the trees blowing in the breeze, I feel a twinge of sadness. The twinge that comes when you realize seasons of life are flying by. We celebrated Emma's birthday today with family and friends (pictures to come) and I can NOT believe my little girl is 3 years old on Tuesday. She's going to school in two weeks; how did that happen?! Where did the summer go? Why do seasons of life go by faster the older you get? I want things to slow down a bit, but I guess that's why I need to focus on the present; maybe then life will slow down. Lets hope!

Picnic in the Park

I don't know about most of you, but we LOVE fall weather! The more we have of it the better (even if it comes at the end of August). Friday was just that Fall weather day. Ben took a half day, we grabbed some Chipotle, and drove to the nearest park for a picnic. It was delightful! We ate, ran around in circles (hard to capture), and played at the park! A Great way to start off the weekend!

Ice Cream is OH SO GOOD!

One part of summer we love the best is eating ice cream! We take many trips to the local Dairy Queen; it's a great way to help Emma's (wink) sweet tooth!

And of course, it's not any fun if you don't get some on your face and clothes!

Lobster RED!

Yesterday I was outside ALL day; can you tell by the photos?! I wasn't aware of how badly I was getting burned, actually I was more concerned for everyone else. I wanted to get some color, so decided not to put on sunscreen until the mid-point of the day; not a great idea!

Ben just laughed when he saw me and continues to do so. We were listening to a song last night and he told me " I need you like your legs need Aloe"...such a sweetheart! Not only am I getting it from Ben, but also Emma comes up to me saying "Mommy you match my pink book." Keep up the jokes; I'm laughing! Really, I am! I have no one to blame but myself.

Just sad my face looks like this; it would be okay if it was an even burn, but sadly I wear BIG sunglasses on sunny days!

Emma wants to be like her mommy.

Just MISERABLE...