Backyard Fun

This month has been warmer and we've spent a lot of time playing in the backyard. The inflatable pool is blown up, and we got a slip n' slide for Will. They also like riding their big wheel and ride on toys outside. Emma actually went in the kiddie pool for the first time today. Last night she took her first bath ever, in over 13 months, without screaming the whole time, so I decided to try the pool too. I had to hold her in my lap and not let go, but she had fun! She splashed her hands and rolled the ball back and forth with Will across the water. It was a good time for all 3 of us. This week Emma also started crawling on all 4's for a foot or two. We're so happy to see some progress and that she is getting stronger. I took a short video before she plopped back onto her tummy to drag along (which she's really fast at!). Everyday she's up on all 4's a little longer each time. Very exciting! I'm hoping next will be pulling up to stand, which she still has not been able to do. She's up on her knees though a lot now, and very steady if we place her on her feet holding on to something, so there's progress there too.

July 4th 2011

July 3 we spent with our friends the Penfolds. The girls and Will had fun playing together and we some nice barbecue in their beautiful backyard. The next day, we went to a swimming party for the church's family ministry. We hadn't been swimming since summer of 2009, so Will was kind of freaked out at first and just wanted to stand in the shallow end, but was really having fun by the time we left. Jered pulled him around and played "motor boat" with him. That was a hit! 

San Diego Fair - June 28, 2011

On June 28, we went to the San Diego Fair up at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and Racetrack. It was a huge fair, with an entire separate area for kids with over 30 rides. We went with our friends the Strouses, and Will and their girls had a lot of fun doing the different rides. I didn't have my camera, but took some pics with my cell phone. Emma was in her stroller the whole time (4hrs) with no complaining. She just said there happily and watched all the people.

Emma's 1st Birthday & Family Vacation in Dillon, CO

This year for our family vacation, we were able to meet both sides of our family in Dillon, Colorado. We drove through Las Vegas and spent the night, then on to Grand Junction, CO, where we also spent the night. Then we spent June 12-17 with my family, and June 17-20 with Jered's family. We were able to celebrate Emma's 1st birthday with presents and cake on her real birthday, and then she got to open more presents with her Hanschen grandparents later that week. Will also got an early birthday from the Hanschens. While in Dillon, we got to ride on a steam train in Georgetown, visit the highest city the continental US, Leadeville, and the Denver museum of Science & Nature, play and picnic at a gorgeous park on the lake, and do some shopping. We also had lots of time relaxing in our vacation homes with family. The morning we left Dillon, there was - surprise - an inch or two of snow! Will had a lot of fun making snowballs and throwing them off the back porch. It was a fun ending for our vacation. We drove almost straight back to San Diego, just stopping one night in Cedar City, a small but pretty spot in Utah. We are all glad to be home, but it was a great trip!

Uh oh!

Cute video of Emma saying Uh-oh! and some pictures from the past couple weeks.