Horses

So my grandfather and his wife, Karen, have horses and I got to go riding while Kim watched Emma. I even convinced my dad to go with me. It was a blast. I really love to ride. I think dad tolerated it well, but I don't think he is going to go again. =)

Grannnnnnnpa, Grannnnnnpa, where are you?

We took Emma to Lowe's to shop and waste time before lunch. Emma has really caught on to saying grandpa for my dad. When he would walk off to get something she would repeat grandpa a million times. I actually thought it was cute!

Grandpa and Grandma

I thought Emma might be a little shy with my dad and his wife, Kim, since she hasn't seen them since she was 6 mo old. Turns out I was wrong. She did great, she went around the house calling "grannnndpa, grannnnnma". They got a kick out of how talkative and busy she was. Here are some pictures of her keeping them busy! They read books, colored, played with lincoln logs, and just about anything else Emma wanted to do! It was so nice to have someone else help take care of Emma instead of being the only one responsible for her. It was a nice treat!

I stayed Monday- Friday so that I could still work and not take any time off. I am so fortunate to be able to have off during the week so that I can take quick trips like this. I wish I could afford to take one every month to go see family and friends. I could travel all the time. It was stressful going through security but otherwise Emma traveled so well. She even napped and slept well at night without any problems. Although, with the time change she was getting up at 5-6 am Arizona time which is the time she usually gets up 7-8 Texas time. That was kind of a drag for me, luckily though Kim gets up at 5 am so she took care of Emma a couple of times so that I could sleep in! Oh, and I have to mention, Kim fed us all very well. I think I gained 5 lbs this week! Yeah, I could totally do this again! Hmmm, maybe in the fall. =)

Here goes nothing...

Emma is so great! She traveled so well on the airplane! I couldn't ask for anything better. I took lots of snacks, toys, and my laptop computer to play a movie. Emma didn't have a problem with flying and I didn't even have to drug her up!

Adventurous

So I decided about a month ago to be spontaneous and travel to Arizona to see my grandfather, father, and their wives. Kevin is going to be out of town on a business trip so I didn't want to sit at home alone for a week. So I am going to be adventurous tomorrow and take Emma on a plane trip all by myself!!

Keys

I was going to take Emma to our local play place where Maddy and Emma play together a lot. Well, turns out it is closed on Monday. As I was driving up I realized it was closed and Emma was expressing her excitement for going. Well, I turned the car around to go to the mall and Emma got upset. I tried to explain to her that it was closed and that I was sorry that I forgot it was closed on Mondays and we couldn't get in. Emma said "Mama, keys!" My baby is so clever. I said, "Emma, I don't have the keys but if I did I would let you in." I just thought it was so smart of her to realized we needed the keys to open the door! She is so smart.

Playdate

Here Emma met up with a couple friends again. This time we added a boy, Colton! hehehe I had some really cute pictures of Colton holding hands with all the girls but the card was corrupted and I was lucky to get these pictures.

Playing with the Girls

Emma really enjoys having
playdates to play with her friends.

Lemon

Emma thought the lemon would be yummy, think again.

Riding a "Horse"

A Daddy Horse that is.

Art Project

Here are a few cute pictures. Emma is wearing her art project from Gymboree. It's a ladybug hat.

Playing and Stalling

Emma has gotten better about stalling for bed. It is so hard to
put her to bed when she wants to play and give hugs and kisses.
Emma and Kevin are playing Ring Around the Rosies.
As you can see Abby wanted to join in also.

Gymboree

I got a free week at Gymboree and Emma loved it. If I wasn't so cheap I would sign Emma up for the art class. I just have a hard time paying $70 for 4 classes (about 1 hour each) a month. That's like $18 a class. I just can't do it, but Emma loved the art class. And actually I really enjoyed doing it with her too. I just need to get a easel and paints and do it here at home. For $70 I should be able to get a lot of art supplies.

First Hair Cut

I know, your asking, Emma doesn't have much hair why get a haircut, but it was all scraggly and fizzy. So someone suggested I have it trimmed and evened out. It really seemed to help. Her first haircut was kind of expensive, more than I spend on my own hair cut, but she was able to sit in an airplane and watch Elmo, does it get any better than that?

Wagon Ride