July 3 ~ We spent the day at Jeff's aunt and uncle's house for a "Fourth of July" barbeque. Emmaline got to take a dip in the adult pool with daddy and then a crawled around the kiddie pool with all her baby cousins. The sad part of the day was when she got stung by a bee. Auntie Bree jumped into action and got some Benadryl on it right away. Eventually her she stopped crying and then it was like nothing ever happened. Hopefully the next one will be just as painless.
Swinging with Grandpa
My little strawberry!
Swimming with Daddy
Cooling off with cousins ~ Tallie, Tru and Gideon
And more cousins ~ Aehsley, Whitney and Maeha
Loving the sunshine!
Swinging with cousin Maeha
July 4 ~ We enjoyed a fun day at home in Coulee. We took a walk down to the park in front of the dam and then went to a friend's house for barbeque and fireworks. Emmaline did very well for her first time watching fireworks. She only cried a couple times when they were too loud.
4th of July pjs
Watching fireworks with friends Abby and Hannah
July 5 ~ We headed over the mountains to visit my parents. We had a picnic at Gene Coulon park with my friend Kristin and her boyfriend Steve. Then the next evening we enjoyed a lovely dinner out with my grandparents and parents. And of course we just had a nice time relaxing.
Playing with Grandma on her new climbing toy
Can you see all 5 of her teeth?
Watching the pool fill up with water
Action shot - I think she was having fun splashing in the water!
Hanging out with Grandpa
July 11 ~ After returning from my parent's house, we spent an evening at the beach and discovered how much Emmaline loves it! The water was freezing cold, but she didn't seem to mind as she crawled though the shallow water. Like any baby, she loved the sand. Now we need to get her sand box set up at home.
July 14 ~ With the weather a little overcast and the boat ready to go, we took Emmaline out for her first boat ride and fishing trip. She was little nervous at first but calmed down once I put on her earmuffs to block out the engine noise.
At first she wasn't so sure...
Giggling with Daddy
Trying to touch the fish Daddy caught... YUCK!
The ride to shore - a few minutes later she was sound asleep.
July 18 and 19 ~ Jeff and I treated our nieces and nephews to a camping trip for their birthdays. We headed out Monday with 5 extra kids, two cars and the boat for some fun. The trip didn't quite end up as we had hoped but the kids had a blast spending time together. Roasting marshmallows was definitely a hit!
Aehsley and Camryn keeping Emmaline company
Watching cousins play frisbee
Beautiful sunset!
Emmaline's "smile"
Emry sitting by the fire
And that brings us to now...
Emmaline is crawling around the house. I am glad that she only takes about one crawling exploration a day so I don't feel like I have to watch her every single moment. She is a much happier baby now that she is able to move around on her own. We have one more month of summer. I can't believe its half over already. I am sure there will be more adventures to come!
"Superman"
Emmaline blowing kisses
Watching her favorite cartoon... I think she got this from me.
Waiting for the tub to fill with water - She's a water baby for sure!
Drinking out of mommy's cup. Yes. Really.
