Checking In
It’s been quite awhile since we’ve posted on the blog. For the very few people that check the site, I apologize. We’ve had quite a busy summer. We have spent as much time as we could out at the lake, although that ended up being a little less than we thought. There have been birthday parties for Emma to attend as well as other obligations that have kept us from making the trip a few times. Between that and the somewhat pathetic summer we’ve had here, we just didn’t get as much "sun" time as we had hoped.
Lots of things have happened since our last post. Emma had her 5th birthday party which was small but fun. We had the party out at the lake and had cake and ice cream at the park. Her friend’s Maddie and Jena both came out to the lake for the party and Maddie’s family spent the night in their tent trailer. We had a GREAT time!
We’ve had a few milestones this summer as well. Emma is now reading books with no help. She is pretty much reading anything that she can get her hands on so we’ve made some trips to the library and have bought a few additional books as well. It’s so exciting!.
Emma also learned how to ride a bike with no training wheels. It was amazing to watch her learn. She saw two kids at her daycare riding with no training wheels and that was all it took for her to focus her attention on learning how. She came home and asked us to remove her training wheels. After 45 minutes she had gotten the balancing down and by the next afternoon she was riding around with no help. She didn’t even crash once while learning. She continues to amaze us.
And the third milestone for Emma is that today is her last day in day care. Last night we attended an open house at her new elementary school and she is very excited to start kindergarten next Tuesday. She has seen where her desk is, and has already taken all of her supplies in to her classroom. It’s hard to believe it’s already been 5 years! Here are a few photos from the summer:
At a birthday party beauty shop
Emma’s birthday party at the lake
Emma reading a book
