We love you!!

Emma's new friend...

The kids and I just got back from a wonderful trip to Spokane, WA to see my sister! My mom went with us and we had a lot of fun! We got to cool off and actually feel cold a few times! And Emma just loved her cousins, especially Caden! They had so much fun playing together! Emma thoroughly enjoyed just playing outside and I think it was good for her to play with toys other than princesses for a change! She played with Star Wars guys and dinosaurs and a castle that wasn't pink! :) We went to a lot of fun places and had fun just visiting!

Manito Gardens

We went to a place called Manito Park. It is a series of gardens and parks that are absolutely gorgeous! I could have spent hours there! Emma loved that she could run on her own and explore or hold Caden's hand as we walked through the gardens! She fell several times but managed to come away injury free!

Is that a Jon face or what?!

Emma was bustin' a move in this picture!

These were all taken inside the building at the gardens! It smelled so beautiful and there were some really neat flowers and plants! I loved the white leaves that are in the picture with Derrick!

These are in the Rose gardens and the Japanese gardens! Emma liked looking at the big fish in the pond!

Lions and Tigers and Bears...

The last day we were in Spokane we went to a park called Cat Tails. And they had lions and tigers and bears!! Emma liked the lion the best, but we couldn't get a picture of him! She thought it was pretty cool to see the animals although she looked a little nervous around that white tiger! We had a wonderful trip and thank you to Debi and Curt for allowing us to come! Emma misses her cousins already!

Practicing Her Moves...

As many of you know, I have signed Emma up for dance classes this fall! We bought her shoes and a leotard the other day and she wanted to try them out! We kept trying to tell her to keep her tongue in her mouth...I guess we still have to work on that!! She is taking a summer camp that is a week long in July. It is a fairytale theme and they dress up like princesses everyday and do a craft and learn a dance! I thought it would be a good way to introduce her to the studio before actual classes start! She asks everyday to go to dance class! I hope she loves it as much as I think she will!

1st Swim of the Summer!!

Well, after a month of begging, Emma finally got to go swimming! Jeni and Kayle were in town and invited us over to Kayle's parents house to swim! The pool was really nice and the kids had fun! Emma liked to go in the "cave" and through the waterfall (it was turned off in the pictures!). She went down the slide once with Aunt Crystal, but didn't like that too much! Derrick just floated around in his tube for a while! He almost fell asleep in it! Emma started to get the hang of swimming by herself (with the help of floaties) just as we had to get out! But, I'm sure we will go over to Jami and Crystal's for more swimming soon!