June 28th, 2010

We took the girls to pick up their kitten from their friend, Jocelyn, last weekend. The kitten's name is Kyle, and he has done really well with the girls. He took turns riding in their car seats with them on the way home! Mo is also a big fan of Kyle, but I don't have any pictures of the two of them playing yet.


This picture was taken at our friends' wedding last weekend. James had a handsome orange tie, but it didn't last long!

Great Wolf Lodge- June 12th, 2010

I made three posts tonight, so be sure to scroll down and check them all out. We have been really busy the last few weeks, so it was easier for me to divide up our trips into different posts. We traveled to Northern Michigan the first weekend of June to celebrate James' cousin Anna's high school graduation. It was the girls first trip to Michigan. They did great, and we traveled more than 1500 miles between Thursday and Sunday!
Mamaw Ruth and Papaw Marty treated us to a getaway at Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas City the following weekend, but I didn't take many pictures because we were too busy playing in the water! The girls loved the pools and water slides! We met Uncle Eric, Aunt B, and Cousin Ruthi there to celebrate Eric, B, and Ruthi's birthdays.
In other news, James & I are both taking three Masters classes this month. The only difference is that James is finishing up his graduate degree, and I just started working on my second graduate degree. We are both extremely busy right now with our girls, work, summer basketball, traveling, and classes, but life is good.
The girls are so much fun right now. They say the craziest things and are so funny! They are both potty trained! Emerson caught on really quickly once she decided she was ready. We still put them in diapers at bedtime, and we are loving only using a few diapers a day!
Stella gave up on her glasses after 24 hours. She knew that they didn't make a difference, and she wasn't interested in wearing them. Emerson, on the other hand, loves her glasses. She asks for them in the morning, and doesn't mess with them at all. Last night, she told James, "My glasses help me see." How sweet is that?
As you will be able to tell in the next few pictures, they are both starting to enjoy posing for pictures! It is hilarious!

Michigan Trip- June 5th, 2010

The pictures from our trip to Michigan are in the opposite order that they were taken. Sorry!
We stopped in Indiana on our way home. This is Stella giving Grandma MaryAnn a hug.
Emerson giving Grandpa Bob a hug.
Emerson, Ellie & Stella
Emerson put her crown on all by herself!
Stella got it right!
As we were passing the bridge to Canada, we told the girls to say "bye" to Canada. They both yelled, "BYE, BAD CANADA!" I'm not sure why Canada is bad, but it was funny!
Downtown Detroit didn't look too bad from this view!
Nonny, Papa, and Stella
Papa Fernando giving Emerson a kiss.
Nonny with the girls.
Papa with the girls.
Anna, Stella, Emerson & Auntie Tina at Anna's graduation party.
Emerson and Stella playing with Papa Kim and Nonny.
Nonny taught the girls two different Italian nursery rhymes. The girls were able to sing along with one of the songs! There are videos of Nonny teaching the girls the rhymes at the end of this post.
More playing.
Stella and Papa Kim.
Papa Fernando and Stella. The girls can say "Fernando!" They say, "Papa Nando!" It's precious!

Nonny teaching the girls Italian nursery rhymes.

Memorial Day Weekend-May 30th, 2010

Mo loves playing fetch! We enjoyed Mamaw and Papaw's lake on Memorial Day.
Fishing with Daddy & Papaw. Mo is chasing the boat!
Emerson did not want to get out of the boat!
The girls love riding in the boat.
Mamaw and Stella. I love this picture.
Mamaw and Emerson. Another great picture. The rest of the pictures were taken at the Innsbrook Concert.
Stella and Papaw
Dancing!
The girls love dancing with Mamaw and Papaw!
We had so much fun at the concert!