Tuesday I did not have work so we called Christy and Grace to see if they wanted to meet us at Entergy park to play. We picked up McDonald's happy meals for the girls and had a little picnic before playing. The girls had a blast sliding and climbing and racing each other to the steering wheel at the top of the play gym! Neither one was really willing to try and share the steering wheel so whoever got there first it was theirs! LOL! Emma fell off the picnic table bench and we thought she might have broken her nose, but thankfully she didn't. We got the strollers out and walked the trails and then called it a day! We had a great time and Emma and Grace really played hard and had a great time together! Here are some of the pics I got from that day! Be ready for the last two because they are super sweet!

Grace sliding!

Grace waiting her turn for the steering wheel! LOL!

Finally it was Grace's turn and she loved every minute of it!

Emma trying to pass the time until its her turn on the steering wheel!

Right before she went down the slide I asked her to smile and she did!

The girls sitting on the bottom step to take a picture!

Holding hands to go to the car! So SWEET!

More sweetness!

Thank you Grace and Christy for a great day at the park! We are looking forward to many more trips to the park so the girls can play and we can walk the trails!

Emma's First Toenail Painting!

Tuesday before last was Ben's fishing tournament night and Emma and I had been playing outside and just having some "girl time" when I decided try painting her toenails. I had been wanting to do this since I brought her home from the hospital, but she was either too little or too busy. I sat her on her potty chair and explained to her what I was going to do. She sat patiently and quietly the entire time I painted them and even for a few minutes afterwards to make sure they were dried! She did keep pointing to my toenails and saying "Momma's" and then would point to her own toenails and say "Emma's" It was the cutest thing. Of course I got a picture of her first pair of painted toenails to share. We have had to paint them two other times since then because it has chipped off and she did well those times too!

Saturday was Emma’s friend Brody’s First Birthday. His party theme was “All About Me” so I thought it would be cute to make Emma a shirt to wear to the party that said “I Love Brody”. It was a real hit and looked so cute. Lynsey, Brody’s Mom also had him a shirt made for his party and the front said “Its All About Me” and the back was his name with a #1! So cute. Emma had a blast at the party and of course loved the cake almost as much as I did. If you didn’t know cake is my downfall. I can pretty much do without any food, but when it comes to cake….GOTTA HAVE IT! LOL! Lynsey did a great job decorating, there was a slide show and of course lots of fun toys to play with! So here are some of the pictures I got from the birthday party! So CUTE!

Emma's "Bye-Bye"

During the summer Papa gets off earlier than 5 and therefore gets to spend a little time with Emma on the days that I am still working when he gets here. They usually go out to check the mail, play, look for the cat, etc. Recently they have started a new game of playing in every ones cars. Emma loves this game, which consists of everything from rolling the windows down, turning the music way up, working the windshield wipers/washer fluid and anything else that can be changed by the push of a button. They get to play this game several times a week, but recently it has become a MUST! Papa barely gets in the front door before Emma starts saying "bye-bye". You would think that she was just wanting to get out, check the mail or whatever she does outside, but she continues to say "bye-bye" until they get in the car to play and then she is sufficed. One day I was able to catch this on video to share because it is just so funny. Of course it is much funnier when she is in Dad's truck because she can reach all of the buttons and just goes from one to another and the windshield wiper fluid is the funniest. Maybe I will try to sneak up on them one day in the truck and share that too! Hope you enjoy! You may wonder why I didn't just get in the car to video, but this is not a part of the game and Emma wants no part in anyone else joining in on the game. She has to have all doors closed unless she opens them herself and only allows Papa to join in on the game! LOL!