the P patch diaries

With school starting and the weather getting colder, summer is now a faint memory, but I couldn't not post some of our summer adventures.

Emmaline sporting Daddy's shades

For a few weeks this summer, Emmaline went
through a stage where she carried her toys in
her mouth. I felt like I had a dog.

At the beach in Port Townsend

One of the highlights of the summer was going sailing on my Aunt and Uncle's boat.

We enjoyed beautiful sunshine and great company!

Emmaline was not a huge fan of sailing...

I think she will do better next time though.

My uncle

The draw bridge that we had to go through in order get out on Lake Washington for our ride.

Emmaline in a much better mood "steering" the boat.

Never too early to start piano lessons!

Camping is one of our favorite activities in the summer. Emmaline crawled through the dirt... and then cried because she was dirty and loved playing in our tent.

Do you see the bug on the ceiling of the car?

Beautiful swan lake!

Monkey almost lost his life on this trip. Emmaline gave him a toss and he landed on the grate of our campfire! Daddy quickly rescued him. Thank goodness!

We enjoyed several outings on the boat and to the beach!

Not so sure about all that water!

Emmaline, friend Abby and cousin Tru

Taking a nap on the boat

On labor day weekend, Jeff, Emmaline and I drove across the state to celebrate my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary. We had a delicious dinner and a great time with family! Emmaline was very dressed up for the occasion!

Grandma and Grandpa

And so summer is over... Emmaline misses her daddy while he is at work. It took her about two weeks to realize that he wasn't always going to be at home when she woke up in the morning. She is growing up fast!

So it's just one day shy of a month since I last posted... Time for an update.

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!