Family Reunion

Getting ready to eat a piece of aunt Jen's red velvet cake! Yummy!!!

She made a friend....how cute!!

Playing BINGO!! And she actually won a game! She got to go pick out a prize...which was a coloring book with crayons!

Learning how to jump rope!

She had so much fun. This obviously is not her actual family, it was Jen's family reunion. I had to work, Rob had to work, so Emily got to tag along. Jen's mom and grandma have unofficially adopted Emily, so it wasn't a problem. Jen said she had tons of fun and had to take pictures so I could see how much fun she had while I was yet again stuck at work!!!

Last Day with Nana and Papa

LOVE this picture! Had to get a picture of her with the lake in the background...just love the added butt crack shot!!

Building sand castles!! Of course I thought of the shovel and bucket AFTER we got to the beach!

Friday was my parents last full day here in Michigan. We had to do the tourist stuff because it wouldn't be a full trip to Michigan without it! We left in the morning and headed to lake Michigan. Emily had so much fun! Ever since we left, she has been asking to go to the beach...which she just asked upon seeing the pictures!! My mom realized how I get my ocean fix at the lake. You can't see any land when you look out and it is just like the ocean...except warmer! Emily even decided that she was going to attempt to put all of the sand on the beach back into the lake...I took a video of it because it was just too cute!

After the beach, we were going to go to lunch at the Olive Garden, but then thinking about it, I realized that there are Olive Gardens everywhere and my parents could go to one in Oregon! So, I opted to go to one of my favorite restaurants back here....Quaker Steak and Lube!! The have the BEST hot wings! We had to drive to Portage, IN to get there, but it was so worth it. I think my parents loved it.

After lunch, we headed over to the famous Notre Dame. Now, having lived here for nearly 3 years, I have yet to step foot on or near the campus! We had fun looking around at everything and my dad was in heaven when he seen the stadium!! We finished off at the book store and got a few things. My dad got a hat, my mom a shirt, and then little miss had to get a pink Notre Dame shirt...which her uncle Rob was just thrilled over...NOT!!! We are Michigan fans out here!! I got some magnets so when I move into my apartment on August 26th, I will have a start to magnets to hang up Emily's drawings!

My parents had to leave Saturday and Emily decided that she was going to help take down the air mattresses!! I took the cutest video of her rolling across the bed to get the air out!

The time flew by, not helping was me having to work so much while they were here, but they got a lot of time with Emily at least. Emily is still asking to go see Nana and Papa...aka the king!! She has the greatest imaginary play. She and my mom were the princesses one night, and my dad was the king. From that night on, it just stuck that he was the king and would correct me if I called him papa! I am praying that I get to go to Oregon in March...I am already missing my parents!!

More Zoo Pics

Yup, I went out to my car and got my camera!!! Here a couple more pictures from the zoo trip today!

Zoo Trip

Papa was in charge of carrying the backpack!! It was just too cute!

Little miss Emily and I watching the camel!

Emily decided that she needed to help her papa and she was going to push him!! Of course she only offered to help on the downhill parts, but it was still cute!

The girls got the opportunity to brush the goats! Emily LOVED it!

Kenneth helped Emily sit on the turtle statue! He is so good with her. He has so much patience and just loves her to death! Emil is so lucky to have great cousins that are so incredibly patient with her!

I have some more pictures of the zoo trip, but will have to post them later since they are on my digital camera...which is located in my car!!! I stole the memory card out of my mom's camera to post these!!

Nana and Papa Visit!

My parents arrived a week ago Thursday and have been having a blast with Emily!! She LOVES to play in my dad's wheelchair. She was such a papa's girl when we lived in Oregon, and it was like she never missed a day with him! She still has to follow him everywhere he goes. It is so cute!

Sitting in her nana's chair! My parents are semi-camping out in Rob and Jen's empty manufactored house and brought camping chairs to sit in!

Emily having fun pushing papa around in his wheelchair!

Papa taking Emily for a ride in his wheelchair! She had so much fun. She kept telling him, "Again papa, again!" She went around the house 3 times before she decied that it was time to push papa around!

Washing dishes! Luckily, Emily is always wanting to help out around the house, so she had to show her nana and papa that she can be a big helper! She washed her princess cup, Tina's cup and Kennth's cup! I just fill the sink up with soap and water and she will stand there and wash the few dishes for over an hour!!

My parents brought back a lot of my stuff that has been sitting in there garage and storage unit! She uses one of the lids to the boxes as a boat!! She has quite the imagination!

Getting sleepy, she got her princess pillow that my mom made her, got her blanket and her puppy dog and cralwed up on my mom's lap and used her as a mattress! They looked quite comfortable

She was watching a Disney movie with papa and she got scared! So she told my dad to, "come here!" Of course he got right next to her and he held onto her while the "scary" part of the movie was on!!

Papa reading one of MANY books with little miss!!!

Happy 4th of July!

Emily was VERY standoffish at first, but as soon as she seen Tina playing with the sparklers, everything was ok! Jen took this picture of Emily hiding behind me...we thought it was cute!

Grandma and Grandpa came over to sit and watch the fireworks. Grandpa even surprised the kids with ice pops...which he himself sat and ate with them! He has the rough cop exterior, but he loves his grandkids!

She was so much fun to watch. Glad that she was able to enjoy them this year. Uncle Rob was at work, so we saved some for when he is home and able to watch the kids.