Bangs

Emma gave herself a new haircut yesterday at my mom's house. She actually did an amazing job, and got quite a few compliments on her new look from people today at the park, who didn't realize she had done it herself. I guess it is a rite of passage of sorts,and at least it looks good. Here she is getting ready to party in the living room today.

A New Pet

Emma found a snail in the backyard and made fast friends with it. She brought it inside and let it crawl all over her and down the hall. I did not want to kiss it as she requested. I appreciated her from afar. She even built her a little brick house.

Grueling Day

Here Emma is after a particularly grueling day playing with her best friend Aidan. We came home and all was quiet in her room. When Sam went to check on her she had keeled over on the foot rest and fallen asleep. Comfortable?

She fell in love with this outfit at Aidan's and asked to bring it home. She wore it to bed that night and part of the next day. It was hilarious because she looked so different, sort of like a really pretty little boy, and also because it was so out of character for the girl who only wears dresses. She kept asking if we could get her a tie of her own. She would have fit in really well at a school dance in the 80's.

Summer News

We are enjoying our summer and time off with Sam. We have been to the Natural History Museum, the Nature Center, the beach and on a camping trip. Emma has started at a new preschool that she seems to really enjoy. We have been reading and hanging out with friends and family as well...all the ingredients for a good summer. Here Emma and Delaney are squooshing in the mud at Mud Mania, put on by Rancho Los Cerritos.

Camping

We had a wonderful time on our camping trip near Lake Arrowhead. Dogwood campground was good to us and provided us with tons of dirt, the opportunity to make smores and enough room for 3 other families. The girls are great campers! No surprise really, because they love to explore and dig in the dirt. I have never seen Delaney quite that dirty. Emma is ready for another trip soon.


Our tent was actually quite comfortable, a palatial palace really, with enough room for 2 inflatable mattresses. During the set up, which took awhile, I told Sam we should just get a little tent and sleep on mats, but during the night I changed my mind. It was quite cushy and awesome to camp without any aches and pains!


Without rice crispy treats and smores where would marshmallows be?? The girls were big fans of smores...Delaney just took off with a bunch of marshmallows because it was easier.

Get Down, Get Funky

Delaney heard a street musician and stopped to dance. She was really into it. Lately she has been singing along with songs and dancing.

Flying

Here is Emma at the Santa Monica Pier. She always surprises me with the things she will do. She had been asking to do this again for a long time. She bounced joyously until the man running this lifted her way off the trampoline into the air and her feet would not touch. I saw a brief look of panic shoot across her face, but she hid it well.