Two Siblings and a Zoo

Playtime

2008-08-22T22:27:00.000-07:00

Emma has learned to pump on the swing and really enjoys pushing her baby brother. After dinner we all enjoy swing time.

Thanks Sister.

2008-08-22T22:26:00.001-07:00

Emma has no idea what is in store for her.

Now that I can sit...

2008-08-22T22:17:00.000-07:00

Sulli's Future

2008-08-22T21:57:00.000-07:00

I know I shouldn't try and choose my children's friends, but how can I resist these two cute babies?

"Mom, look a new friend!"

"She is so fun!"

"What is she doing chewing on my toy?"

"I think I'm in love."

Thomas and Sulli were born 10 days apart. Sulli really likes touching Thomas's face and hair. They think the other one is pretty funny.

Thomas fast asleep on the boat.

A Weekend with Friends

2008-08-22T21:48:00.001-07:00

The Gregory (August's family: Gordan, Leesa, and Thomas) family came to the lake for a weekend of boating. We had a great time.

Leesa and Thomas

Sand...yummy...sand.

2008-08-22T21:44:00.000-07:00

Emma's Collage

2008-08-22T21:32:00.000-07:00

Cousin Lena
This is Emma's good friend Riley

Cousin Nina Bo-Bo

This was her cat Plum, until her dad took over the relationship. So now we have Zoe or kit-kit.

Emma and I are creating a collage on her bedroom wall. She is painting on canvas, covering canvas with material, decoupaging, and hanging up pictures of her choice. These are some of the ones that she chose. It is fascinating to see how she thinks and I can't wait to see how it all comes together. I will post pictures with the final product.

A Day at the Waterpark

2008-08-22T17:36:00.000-07:00

I took Emma and her friend August to the waterpark one afternoon to attempt to deal with the heat. Sulli napped in the stroller as the girls ran around. I was really shocked at Emma. She has become very brave and is eager to try new things.

Food...Wonderful Food....

2008-08-22T17:24:00.000-07:00

Sulli loves food and we are very thankful for this. He eats anything and everything that you put in front of him. He loves to feed himself, and refuses to eat baby food. He just isn't a baby anymore...so he thinks.

The Life.

2008-08-18T20:12:00.000-07:00

As most of you know, we spend every weekend at our place on the lake. We ALL love it, and can not wait for Thursday night to roll around. Sulli falls asleep the second the boat turns on. He has taken a liking to sand and enjoys sitting in Brent's lap. Emma WANTS to love the deep water and gets really excited when we stop the boat and let her stand on the back ramp. She is learning to swim and likes to take naps on the boat under Brent's feet. Brent and I are addicted to surfing. We systematically drive, throw the rope, hold the kids, and take pictures. I am not quite sure how we pull it off, but we do, and it makes for a great family summer.

The petting zoo.

2008-07-31T07:26:00.000-07:00

Emma's kind-heart and gentle soul amaze me. When we were at the petting zoo, in the middle of a thunder storm, it was mass chaos. Kids were running around, bunnies were scratching arms, and goats were stepping on toes. Emma, with her strong demeanor, stormed in there and picked up a bunny. To everyone's surprise around her, she started bouncing it up and down and shushing it. It happily settled into her arms for 10 minutes. She has a way with animals. They bring calmness to her spunky attitude, as she does to them. I wonder what this means?

The carnival.

2008-07-30T21:12:00.001-07:00

Talon and Jenn came to visit just in time for the carnival and fair. The kids loved the rides. Emma loved it so much that we had to go back the next day. There was a thunderstorm that produced an inch or more of rain. To her luck, we ended up in the petting zoo taking shelter for at least an hour and a half.

Wow! Look at all those screaming kids...

Emma loved this ride. It was fast and jerky and painful. The second day we went she wanted to go by herself. I was hesitant, but I let her go. She went three times.

A hard day fishing.

2008-07-30T16:49:00.000-07:00

In June we took our yearly trip to Story, WY to see my brother, his family and my parents.

Gracie (Emma's cousin) and her anxiously waited for someone to take them fishing.

It sure is hard work fishing.

I caught one!

This is so cool.

Our little red head.

2008-07-29T21:05:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I wonder how we are going to survive toddlerhood, but then Emma flashes her sweet smile and it seems ok. She is strong, loving, caring, nurturing, kind-hearted, and precious to her brother. As a mother, I couldn't ask for more.

I can't get enough.

2008-07-29T20:50:00.000-07:00

I know there will come a time when Sulli won't let me kiss his sweet cheeks. So until then, I am going to kiss them every second I can get.

Just Plain Cute.

2008-07-29T20:31:00.000-07:00

Dance like you have never danced...

2008-07-29T20:23:00.000-07:00

In January Emma started a dance class. At first she was somewhat hesitant, but showed enough interest that we kept going. When it came time for her performance she was beyond eager. Her teacher, Miss Katie, designated her line leader when they skipped around the circle. She took this to heart, and had a pushing match with another girl who attempted to go first. The audience found it quite comical.

Mexico...here we come.

2008-07-29T14:35:00.000-07:00

In May we were all getting a little stir crazy, so we decided to head to Mexico. Our brave friends asked us to join them 10 days prior to departure. We hurried and got passports, sunscreen, and plenty of baby items that we knew we would not find in Sayulita. Never have been there, we had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. We got online and booked the first place that we found available. We gladly left Bozeman, and a blizzard, and headed South. Boy were we in for an adventure.

The first thing we did was head to the beach. Emma couldn't resist the twenty dollar hair braids. Who said Mexico was cheap?

Sulli spent a lot of time in the shade and taking naps.

The first night we were there the electricity went out across the town. We only had two candles which made for an interesting experience. As we were getting ready for bed I noticed a huge cockroach scurry across the floor. We also had multiple geckos as house guests. Emma thought it was cool. I was disgusted.

This was our private pool.

Emma learns to ski.

2008-07-29T12:13:00.000-07:00

Brent once said, "it is more fulfilling to watch your child learn to ski than to ski himself." I never thought I would hear that come out of HIS mouth. Every Friday Emma and Brent had a ski date. I loved watching the excitement in the morning.

What will he think?

2008-07-29T11:17:00.000-07:00

Brent thinks that Sulli will be very mad at me in the future, and maybe he will, but isn't it worth the risk?.

2008-07-28T14:39:00.000-07:00

January 13th. What a beautiful day.