A Joyful June

We've had some fun times in June.

Aren't we cute, sleeping so close together?!?

Having fun with the new iPad.

Starting to do school work.

Ella learning to button.

Emma stringing beads.

Emma learning to button.

Daddy's birthday is also in June.  Mommy made a special golf cake to help celebrate.  We love our Daddy!  

This is a video of some cute things we did this month.  (During the last section the screen is supposed to be black, as it was filmed in the dark.  That part is also pretty quiet, so you may need to turn the volume up a little bit.)

Water Hop Scotch

After all the fun the girls had in Junction playing on the Slip N Slide, we decided to get them one.  However, after a little shopping we found a water hop scotch instead (this way no one had to slide them.).  The girls had learned about hop scotch on a tv show one time, and even though they don't exactly follow all the rules, they like to play in their own way.  We have used sidewalk chalk to play before, but adding the water makes it even more exciting.

Emma

Ella

Oops!

Family Vacation in Junction

We went to Junction with Bryan's family again this year for vacation.  It was very hot, but lots of fun seeing family.  The girls enjoyed playing with their cousins and getting attention from grandparents, great- grandparents, aunts, and uncles.  And the scenery there is simply beautiful.

Reading with Nana 

We spent quite a bit of time, especially in the evenings playing in the water.  At first they just enjoyed swimming in the kiddie pool, but then they tried out the Slip 'N' Slide.  It wasn't anything special until Daddy and Uncle Corey started helping them slide.  Then, it was so exciting!  Lots of giggles as they slid through the water.  They also decided playing in the sprinklers was fun too.  The nice, cool water provided plenty of entertainment while helping to cool off after a hot day.

Caroline, Emma, and Annmarie

Daddy sliding Annmarie.

There goes Caroline!

Price joined in the fun too.

Ella- loving it!

Emma's having fun!

Ella and Emma making a big splash together.

 

They were trying to spray the adults and succeeding.

 Playing in the river was another fun pastime.  We liked to go down and play in the morning before it got too hot.  The girls favorite thing to do in the river was throw rocks.  (They are their father's daughters.)

Trying to drive back to the house.

 Another favorite thing to do is swing in the tire swing.  I'm not sure just how tall the tree is that this swing is attached to, but it is huge.  The girls LOVED swinging as high as they could.  You can see from one of these pictures, they were way over Bryan's head.  Lots of fun giggles and "Push us some more!" from two very happy girls.

We had 2 negatives that happened, and both at the very end of our trip.  On the last evening, Emma started swelling up.  Her poor face was so swollen, and her torso was covered in a rash.  We have no idea what she was allergic to, but she was obviously having an allergic reaction to something.  Luckily, one of their aunts is a nurse.  She checked Emma out and went into town for some medicine.  The swelling and rash lasted a couple of days, then cleared up on its' own.  The other one happened as we were packing up to leave the last morning.  Ella was running around outside and fell, hitting her chin on a rock.  She has a pretty nasty cut on her chin.  We hope it heals quickly with little to no scar.

Sweet, Swollen Emma

Overall, it was a great vacation!  Always fun to get away for a while and spend some time with family enjoying God's beautiful creation.