Fall Break 2011

Emersen and I spent my fall break in Indianapolis about a week ago (wow, this post is a little bit late...). We had a great time as always! I was really surprised at how well Emersen did during the car trip, but I guess when she can watch Mickey Mouse, Yo Gabba Gabba, and the Wiggles, anything is possible! :)

While we were in Indy, we got to visit the Children's Museum which was all decked out for Halloween and thanks to Uncle Todd, we were able to get some special "VIP" tickets. The girls played at a water table, explored the exhibit on frogs, and even sat in a racecar!

We also visited a pumpkin patch. Here are the 3 girls before we left the house.

Emersen with Nina on the hayride

Emersen picking out her own pumpkin...there were so many to choose from :)

Playing in the toy room~of course with our sunglasses on

Snack time!!

We had a great trip and had so much fun! Thanks to Aunt Megan, Uncle Todd, Nina, Logan, and Zoe for putting up with us and letting us 'take over' your house for a couple of days! :)

Spending time with MiMi and Dzia Dzia

We had a fun weekend with MiMi and Dzia Dzia! On Saturday we got all bundled up and went to the park. Emersen was so excited to wear her new fleece and hat! She thought it would be a good idea to accessorize with her sunglasses too! :)

Bouncing on the airplane.....

UTM was full of sporting events so after Emersen's nap we went to the volleyball match (but only caught the last few points). After the gym cleared out, Emersen had so much fun running around the court. Then it was up the hill to head out for a quick dinner and then off to the football game.

Emersen is very excited about her new red ruby shoes!

Sunday morning treat: Donuts!! I think she likes, them don't you?!?

Before MiMi and Dzia Dzia left we took a quick walk to our neighborhood park. Emersen wanted to wear her fox ears :)

Just hanging out on the swings with Dzia Dzia

We all had such a wonderful weekend and can't wait to do it again!

Emersen the Fox

Last week when I went to pick up Emersen, she had "turned into a fox"!! Her theme for the week at school was forest animals and for a skit she chose to be a fox. Well, she has loved this head piece so much that it has gone to the playground, outside, to the children's library, and on a walk with us. She even likes to put on her fox ears over her hat!!!

Children's Library

Just playing outside with my fox ears

Alright Mom, enough with the camera :)

One more..on our walk with MiMi and Dzia Dzia this weekend (I will post about our fun weekend later this week)

Fashionista in the making??

I just would like to share a couple of Emersen's outfits from last week. The first outfit was put on by Trevor as they went for a bike ride while I was getting my hair cut and going to the gym. I guess since both the top and bottom had navy, they sort of matched (those were Trevor's words by the way)?!?

Oh, and Emersen loves loves loves to take off her own shoes now...wondering when that phase will pass??

The second outfit is what Emersen chose to wear to the Soybean Festival...beads, hat (in 85 degree weather) and sunglasses. She was quite the hit to say the least! :) Oh, and the hat...yeah, it continues to be her accessory of choice!!

Soybean Festival=Great place to wear my Notre Dame beads!!

Off and running! :) Growing up way too fast

Soybean Festival

This past week we had the Soybean Festival in the land of Martin. Last year, Emersen was just a little one and she didn't even get out of the stroller. This year...she was so interested and loved wandering around all of the people. I think she is into people watching already! See, there are these concerts which start around 7pm each night; however, people start staking out their spots at like 3pm. Emersen thought that all of these lawn chairs were just for her...so we had to make a quick getaway; oh, and it started to pour just as we made it back to the car. We didn't even indulge in a funnel cake this year, only homemade kettle corn. I also spent the day Friday at the festival with the elementary kids and this year I got a little crazy and decided to ride the Ferris Wheel and share these beautiful photos of the Martin skyline! :)

Labor Day Girls Weekend

Girls weekend 2011

Emersen and I got to spend Labor Day weekend with my mom/Nina, sister/Aunt Megan, and nieces/cousins Zoe and Logan. Their trip down to Martin went well and Emersen was so lucky to get to eat 2 dinners Friday evening!! :) The girls immediately picked up with each other right where they left off from our visit this summer.

Emersen loved sitting in a booster seat this weekend!

Saturday morning play time...of course we have to wear our beaded necklaces with our pj's :)

The three girls together 2010 (on the left side) and 2011 (on the right side)

Letting Aunt Megan trace hands on paper

All three girls were running around the house all weekend, laughing, screaming, and getting out any toy/puzzle/stuffed animal that they could find. Guess we could measure the amount of fun they had each day by the time it took us to pick up their messes as well as the amount of scrubbing in the bath! :) How did we spend our time? Well, we played a lot, went to the playground, wrote with sidewalk chalk, took a trip to Wal-Mart (of course), went to church, and visited my classroom. As you can tell from all of these pictures, we had a wonderful time!!

Who knew these girls could run so much??!!

Fake naptime while dinner was cooking :)

All the girls with Nina

Pretty sure this picture sums up how Emersen was feeling/acting all weekend long :)

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