Preschool

Our sweet Emerson Kate has joined the educational rank, preschool that is!  She started today at Joyful Mission Preschool and loves it.  We have been talking about school for sometime now, and Emmy was thrilled that today was really the day she got to go.  Emmy walked right in school this morning and did not even look back, she was so happy to be there....my little social butterfly.  Luckily, she has been going to the daycare at the gym for the last year on a  weekly basis, so she had no worries about me leaving her.  Of course we discussed when I would be back to pick her up, she needed to have all her ducks in a row :).  She gave me a big hug and kiss and said "see ya later mom".  Love that she is so independent at 3 years old.  Wyatt and I returned to pick her up and she talked all about her first day of preschool the entire way home.  She was very curious as to what Wyatt and I did without her.  Enjoy my beautiful girl.....

This is what happens when I ask her to smile!

Estes Park weekend

We enjoyed the weekend in Estes Park with Steve's mom and stepdad....always nice to get away and be spoiled by the grandparents!  We took a nice walk around Sprague Lake in RMNP, the kids love being outside and had a blast.

BBQ

We had our friends the Janz's and Kidd's over for a bbq....between our 3 families there were 5 munchkins.  It was so much fun and so fun to see our friends as parents now.  We have known both these couples for some time....all before kids, which makes our time together even more fun.  I used to work with Seth and Karmel and we have kept in touch since over the years.  Since then they had twin girls Braelyn and Tayla who are just a couple months older than Wyatt.  We have (well, Steve) has known JR and Andrea since high school.  Since meeting them years ago we have become great friends, lots of laughs and travels between the 4 of us.  They welcomed their new addition this past June....Sully fits right in!

the twins...Tayla and Braelyn

sweet Sully

 

WYATT

My baby is getting so big!  We can officially say that Wyatt is not a baby anymore and has moved on to being a toddler.....he is walking!  Wyatt started walking a few weeks ago and every day that goes by he gets better and better on his feet and with his balance.  He is walking more than he is crawling...I am so happy for him!  He feels like a big boy now when he plays with Emmy, it is adorable.  He still clenches his fists in the air when he walks...a balance thing?  Maybe?  Regardless, Steve and I both cant get enough of him.  He is eating table foods now too.  Who would of thought if I cut back on his milk intake that he would eat more, you would think I have not done this before!  Jeesh.  He loves table food now, esp feeding himself....and I cant tell you how much I love that!  He is still the happiest baby, always smiling, laughing and trying to talk. 

 

Lake Powell

We were lucky to join our good friends the Johnson's on Lake Powell this year....what a blast!   There were 11 of us aboard the house boat....and that really meant 11 times the fun.  I have not laughed that hard in a while, saw that much SUN in a while and consumed that many beers in a while!  The trip could not have been better...

Yes, that's Steve climbing on the buoy at Iceberg Canyon....where we stayed

love him!

I got up on the surfboard to wake surf.....

Steve actually surfed....sweet!

Laura and I always had a little dance party on the boat....great tunes all week!

Powell group minus Jack and Mike...CHEERS