A Baby Sprinkle

A few weeks ago I had the wonderful privilege of giving my sister, Megan, a baby sprinkle for baby girl #3! Megan was on full bed rest at this point, but was so happy to relax and enjoy spending time with her girlfriends and family.  Our theme was, "Ready to Pop"...

This was a Memory game with pregnancy terms listed on the cards.  If you correctly matched a pair of cards, then you received a candy bar that was related to your term (Example:  Baby Giggles= Snickers)

I couldn't have done the decorating without the help of my mom, Aunt Janet, and cousin Leah.  I had an amazing decorating team!! 

Thankfully, the party day was nice and sunny; however, that affected my photo of the 'Welcome Baby' clothesline.  Anyway, it was a nice gift surprise for Megan. 

Reading to Pop food station (Various types of POPcorn, POPular cheese ball, fruit POPS, and of course cakePOPS that I learned how to make) 

Anxiously awaiting baby girl Ferris!! 

Congratulations Megan! 

Indiana State Fair

After our move up to Indiana, we decided that it would be a good idea to squeeze in a trip to the Indiana State Fair before I had to head back to school.  Emersen, myself, Todd, Nina, Zoe, and Logan had a great time! Even though I'm from IN, I've never experienced a state fair and it was just like another other 'county' fair (Soybean Festival, Corn Festival) just with more and more things to look at, ride, and of course eat! 

"Tractor Tram"! It was so much better than walking the whole way! 

We tried the petting zoo area, but as you can see, Emersen wanted no part of the animals.  Um, she is doing the 'bathroom' hug so she doesn't get any germs :) 

Then we were off to the games and rides.  She was very hesitant to ride the rides, plus not as tall as Logan and Zoe, and finally, she has a crazy mom who fears carnival rides. So....we decided to play a fishing game and she did an awesome job! 

Foofa prize!! Happy Girl!!

Then, all of a sudden, Emersen's attitude about the rides changed and she decided she wanted to go on a ride with Todd, Logan, and Zoe.  Hopefully you can see her right next to Todd.  Of course she picked the boat ride that went in all directions, but had a great time. Todd has the video of this and all the girls hysterically laughing, so I will post that when I can. 

Off to the next ride; the motorcycles! 

Fried Fair Food...

We had a great time at our first trip to a State Fair!! 

Goodbye Tennessee, Hello Indiana

This post should have preceded my earlier post about the library party, but I will just blame that mistake on too little sleep :).

Here are a few pictures of our recent move; I like to call it round 1. Thankfully, our brother-in-law was able to help us out with this round. I was so surprised at how much I could fit in his trailer....but then recently realized that I forgot to pack normal things like a cookie sheet.
Round 2 will hopefully happen soon (we miss him!) and that round will bring Trevor to Indiana.

In the meantime, I'm getting adjusted at my new school (all I can say, is "wow" to all the technology and how it is used with the kids/teachers/parents...basically not a lot of paper going around at Zionsville Middle School).  Emersen is enjoying playing with cousins Zoe and Logan and exploring our new area. Here's to the next chapter....

Happy Birthday Zionsville Library!

Well, we made the move to Zionsville :)
After a few days of unloading, we decided to head over to the local library to celebrate their "birthday"!

 The girls enjoyed eating hot dogs for dinner :) What a treat! 

Then it was off to play games and play the "drums". They actually look like giant marshmallows, but they were plastic tubs and the girls had a blast! 

The girls also got their faces painted...I was so surprised that Emersen wanted to get hers done; as you can tell she chose a butterfly.  

Summer = Corn!!

One of my favorite summer traditions?? Eating sweet corn!!! Emersen and I headed to the Farmer's Market a couple of weeks ago in Martin to check out the corn supply.  While it wasn't Indiana sweet corn, we decided to give it a try. 

As you can tell, Eme was just as excited as I was and she was quite the helper shucking it as well. :) 

We had a great dinner from the Farmer's Market:  Sweet corn, tomatoes, and cucumbers! Yummy! 

Emersen got to try Indiana sweet corn on a trip to visit Aunt Megan.  As you can tell, she is quite the corn pro!! That makes me so proud!!!

Cousin Time

Eme and I traveled up to Zionsville to visit Aunt Megan, Nina, Logan, and Zoe for a few days in early June.  We got to play at a Splash Park and cool off for a bit.  It took awhile for Emersen to become comfortable around all the spraying water, but after watching Logan and Zoe run through the 'sprayers' she was ready to try! 

We also got to see Logan and Zoe at their ballerina class.  They did a great job! 

And of course we played A LOT!! One day, I came into the playroom because it was awfully quiet and I found Emersen covered with stickers!! 

Splish Splash~Rainy Day Fun

What to do in the rain when your toddler loves, loves playing outside? Break out the bubbles, sidewalk chalk, and rain boots!! This is how we spent a Sunday evening recently.  The bubbles and sidewalk chalk were fun; however, Emersen definitely loved the puddles more than anything!