Being Silly!

The kids were laughing so hard at lunch time the other day! I went in to see what they were doing and Emma was making silly faces at Derrick and he was cracking up! She would stick her tongue out like this...

...and Derrick would laugh and laugh! Silly kids!

The Many Faces of Derrick!

This is the "I want more food" face!!

I think he was singing!

This is his new say "cheese" face!

And this is just my sweet boy!

"Beautifying" the Beast!

Emma has been really into doing hair lately! She puts on her little apron then puts the cape on her dolls and does their hair! The other day it was the Beast's turn! She combed it out and used the blow dryer! Big improvement, don't you think! :)

Nursery Time!

Derrick had his first day in nursery last Sunday! He is officially 18 months old tomorrow, but I couldn't handle one more week walking the halls at church, so I was "transitioning" him in last week! :) He did great! The only problem is his class is really big and they are all the young ones! Hopefully they will split it soon! He'll miss tomorrow because Emma is still coughing (just took her to urgent care tonight and got some prescription medicine!) but I think he will be fine going on his own the next week, without me staying in! I can't believe my baby is going to his own class now! Emma thought it was so exciting that Derrick got to go to his very own class, just like her!

A Weekend in Young!

We spent Labor Day weekend up in Young with Rick and Louise and Andrea! It was relaxing and fun! The kids always love going up there! Storms rolled in late in the afternoon and cooled things down and made for some pretty pictures! Derrick loved running around in the dirt and Emma picked every flower she saw!

"VROOM VROOM"!

Emma and Derrick both love riding daddy's quad (they call it the vroom vroom!)! When Jon took both of them together you can see Emma hanging on for dear life because I told her to hold on tight! Then she had some fun riding around with Aunt Annie! We were trying to teach Emma how to rid the tricycle, but she wasn't getting it! So, Jon taped her feet to the pedals...well, then she just cried!

Around the Fire...

The last night there we had a cook-out! We roasted hot dogs and marshmallows and had dutch oven cobbler! It was delicious! Emma sat very still on her chair and was fasicnated by the fire! I didn't even let Derrick down because I know he would have ran straight for it!

Andrea and Rick were trying to roast hot dogs, but were having a hard time with the heat in their face (or they were just bowing to the Fire King!!) Well, after a little help from my clever husband...they were able to just sit back and enjoy! :)

The Big Red Ball

Emma and Derrick had so much fun with this exercise ball! I only had to break up a few fights over it! :) Derrick kept trying to pick it up, and as you can tell it was bigger than he was!

Tired Kids!

This was taken the day after we got home! I think they were a little worn out (and completely focused on whatever was on tv)! But, it's always a fun time in Young!

Emma and Derrick

Here are a few pictures I took of the kids playing in Emma's room a few weeks ago! Emma likes to have me tie blankets around her so that it looks like a dress! She also likes to admire herself in the mirror! Derrick has suddenly become very attatched to his blanket! He has to have it when he goes out to eat breakfast in the mornings and cries when I put it on the table so it doesn't get dirty while he eats! He is starting to show quite the personality lately! He walks around with cheesey faces(just like the picture), dances, makes interesting noises and says new words all the time! It's a little sad that out of all the words I have been trying to teach him, he said Wal-mart the other day! We were in the car and Emma asked where we were going and I told her, "Wal-Mart". Derrick immediately mimicked me! He does hear the name Wal-Mart alot...it's Emma's favorite store!