A girl loves her shoes, right?

Ever since our last well check at the pediatrician's office, I have wondered if Eme needed a bigger shoe size. Well, I guess I was right. The three of us headed down to Jackson to the Stride Rite and her foot now measures just about at the 5 1/2 mark!

Um, she had been wearing a size 4 so that made me feel pretty bad that I had been shoving her foot into a 'too-small' shoe. Anyway, she got 2 new pairs and I hope that she has a little bit of growing room with these shoes!! A pair to get us through the next couple of months since it will still be warm (or HOT) here and then a pair of tennis shoes. She was so excited and loves them!

Tennis shoes

Shoes for now

Shoes in action! :)

Thank you Grandpa and Nana

This past weekend my Dad (Grandpa) and Alice (Nana) came down for a visit. Emersen was so excited with her new toys~a new piano with microphone, tool table, and shopping cart. It was a very hot weekend so we didn't do much outside during the day, but we did visit the playground after dinner. We also went out to eat at the Opera House and had some yummy Indiana sweet corn.

Emersen loved trying on everyone's shoes

We were all trying to teach Emersen how to shuck corn. However, she really wasn't too into it...

Instead, she just wanted to try and eat it!! :) That's my girl!

We had a great time!! Thanks for visiting!

HOT!!!

This summer has been so very HOT outside! Since Emersen loves to play outside, we have had to become creative with the timing of our outdoor activities. Here are a few ways we have tried to beat the heat...

With a bike ride...but that ended in a short nap

Playing in the sprinkler

Emersen just loved putting her hands in the water and letting it spray her :)

Washing the car...although dumping the water bucket was much more fun!

Wherever you are, we hope you are staying cool!

15 Months!

Oh boy! Emersen is now 15 months old (and a few weeks) and has turned into such the little person. She is a walking pro and even dances and spins now! Her are some of her other "tricks":

*says "Dada", "Uh-oh", and the occasional "Mama

*points to anything and everything she wants

*is not a happy baby when she is told "no", but is usually okay once she is redirected to another activity

*likes going to the children's library (but would much rather play on their computers)

*gives a book to you and then will sit in your lap until you read it

*climbs stairs like a mountain climber

*loves to help "clean"

*concentrates so much when doing puzzles

*eats just about anything we give her and she even knows to help pull out her chair when it is time for dinner

*15 month stats: weighs 24 lbs and is 32 3/4 in. (let's just call it 33 in) long

*has 4 top and 4 bottom teeth, plus the 2 top molars are just about in

We have loved watching her grow and change over the summer!

Vacation in Indiana

Here are some shots from our adventures while we were visiting in Indiana....

Pool time at my Dad's!!

Chillin' poolside with Grandpa

At the castle playground with cousins!!

Walking on the drawbridge

Swinging from the monkey bars

Ferris Fest 8=Woodstock theme!!

We had a great two weeks in Indiana! For some reason, I guess we didn't capture everything we did such as the Indianapolis Zoo, but oh well. Thanks to Aunt Megan and Uncle Todd for letting us stay with you for 2 weeks!! We had a blast!

Happy 4th of July!

We got to spend the 4th of July in Indiana! The 3 of us, Nina, Megan/Todd/Logan/Zoe, Uncle Chris, and cousin Chase all went to Lion's Park in Zionsville for a day of fun. The boys all competed in a corn-hole contest, with Chris and Chase making it to the final round! The girls all played on the different playgrounds and Logan and Zoe even played in all of the bouncy houses & inflatable slides that were at the park. We all ate yummy food, listened to music, and then watched the fireworks. It was so much fun!!

Family shot!

Picnic time with the girls

Logan concentrating on snapping together her glow necklace

Emersen did so well watching the fireworks and wasn't even phased by the loud booms!