busyness

It's been way too long since I've done a blog post. I've been wondering if anyone actually cares if I do blog posts, since I rarely get responses to them, but I've been informed recently that at least one person cares, so I'll try to be a little more diligent. I think I'm also NOT going to try to put everything we've missed into one post.  So you may be getting a few emails close together.  We'll see how ambitious I am.

First up, Emilia turned 3 on Sunday.  Three! So crazy that my little girl is that big (and hasn't killed me yet)! ;D

We celebrated with my family on the 9th of July.  We also celebrated Megan's birthday that day and helped my dad build (most of) a shed as his birthday/father's day gift.  It was a busy day. Here's a pictures of my dad, Steve and Ben working hard on the frame.

Here is a pictures of Megan's youngest, Cari, and Emilia watching a movie together on Nana's chair that day. They look so much alike!

And last, but not least, Ben's baby, Dylan, and Mira were both awake at the same time, so we had them get together. This is what happened. I don't think Dylan was sure what to make of Mira, but Mira was sure excited. :)

Then Grandpa and Grandma Watts took her shopping at Toys-R-Us on Saturday.  She picked out a pool, a Swan Lake Barbie Belle (Beauty), and a Candyland Game.  They also got her chocolate ice cream, so I think she had a blast.  Then today I threw her a friend birthday party.  The theme was Butterfly Tea Party.  I'll have to get the pictures up for that later.  I haven't gotten them off my camera yet.

Then, going backward in time, Megan and I had a day together so we could get out of the house with all our kiddies.  We ended up going to the farm at Thanksgiving Point (kind of a petting zoo).  Then we had lunch at Wendys and went to the splash pad in Highland for a little while.  I think we had a great day. Thanks, Megs! :)

(above) In this one, Emilia was jumping all around and grinning, so I said, "Emi, look sad." This is the face she gave me. :)

On the 4th of July, Steve, my dad, and Steve's dad, all went golfing in the morning.  Then Steve watched the girls while I went to find something for one of our girls to wear so we could all match for the family picture I was supposed to take of our family later that day.  Eventually, I figured out a solution.  (It's hard to find clothes for a 3 month old that aren't pastels!) Here's the best shot.  I haven't photoshopped it yet, so there might be some switching of heads before I'm done.

On Saturday, the 2nd, our little family went to the splash pad to spend some time together.  It was a nice family outing.  Relaxing and summer-y. :)

 You can see Steve and Emi near the middle of the picture next to the guy in the red shorts.

Layin' in the shade. :)

The only other thing to mention for July (so far) I think is this beautiful storm that blew through on the 5th.  These were views from our backyard.  Gorgeous, huh?

I'll have to do another post to catch up on previous stuff. Stay tuned!