Friends

Carla (guest of honor), Vickie and her mom Sue
Steph, Mike and Karen's baby Michael
Jeff and Jessica
Arch, Emma (yeah she looks tired) and me
Here dad hold this while I get a drink

Kaitlyn, what a cutie!!
Vickie and Jess's baby Jayden
Kaitlyn and Maleek
Andy, Tiff and Kaitlyn
Jayden and me, what a ham

Emma introducing herself to Jayden

Me and baby Kaitlyn
Jayden testing out Emmas babydoll stroller
Aunt Sandy, me and Emma

Last night we had a wonderful time with our friends Vickie and John. They had a bbq for Vickie's childhood friend Carla in from Alabama. We had a great group of people from work and Vick's family as well as a big baby fest. Emma was in her element running inside and out chasing Maleek. The food was amazing as usual, they are the best team of cooks. Emma outlasted all the kids and finally passed out around 11:30. They were all good sports at the end even singing a couple rounds of ABC's to try to get Emma to go to sleep. It was such a laid back and relaxing night hanging out with friends I only normally see at work and meeting a new friend as well! We are glad you got to visit and hope you come back soon.

1st Boat Ride

Uncle Scott, cousin Angela, Daddy


Cousin Ryan

Emma took her first boat ride on Uncle Scott's new boat today. It was the test drive to make sure it was safe for water. Before that we had to share our skill of cutting pad locks off when keys are lost or forgotten, after that it was smooth sailing. She liked sitting up front but it was too windy so we moved to the back. Her favorite part was "driving" the boat at the end teaching Uncle Scott how to get it up on the trailer. We look forward to knee boarding next summer!!

What a climber

Just like Mommy

Oops there went the baby..
She is good now, just toss her in there.

That looks good, impulse buying.

Happiest when shopping!!!

Not a country girl

Emma climbed up on this riding mower every chance she got. I convinced Archie to give her a ride on it because that is what it seemed like she wanted. Um, No! This was her reaction, she would only go near it if it was not running. My child who is fearless 99.9% of the time was afraid of the tractor.

White Trash Pool

We bought this pool about 2 months ago when we went to help Kelly and Greg pack their old house, in previous pics you have seen the kids and the cats use it well. This was the last use we got out of it. I spent about 30 minutes blowing it up manually because who knew which box the pumper was in.... Within an hour it looked like it does in the pictures. The kids played for several hours, then we let the dogs have a go at it, then in the trash it went !!

See the picture of Emma splashing in the puddle? Kaylee taught her this. A few days later Kaylee accidentally left the shower curtain out of the tub while showering, made a huge puddle in the bathroom, so guess what Emma did? Started splashing in it of course !!

I was also thinking that some of you might not be familiar with who some of the people in the pictures are. To make a long story short, Arch is older than me by a few years. He has 3 daughters from previous marriages. Kelly is the youngest from the 2nd one. She is around the same age as me, ok she is 3 years older, lol. Kaylee and Colby are her kids, so technically they are my step grand kids, no I am not grandma just Rae-Rae.

Slip and Slide

While bargin hunting at Kohls, Kelly found this slip and slide for a couple bucks. The kids played on it for several days. We did not follow the directions and put it on a hill, all three kids had so much more fun. If you know me well you know especially when it comes to Emma I am all about safety but hey you only get to be a kid once right? And yes she decided bare was the way to go !!!