This past week was very eventful. First, we discovered Emily was getting her first tooth! It is so fun to hear it when we hit it with a spoon. She is funny though because every time we try to look at it, she thinks we are trying to get something out of her mouth so she clenched her jaws and won't open her mouth. We were lucky because Emily never seemed to have any of the "teething" signs that I had read or heard about so we didn't even know she was getting a tooth. Hopefully it will be like that for the rest of the teeth. This is the best picture we could get of the tooth.
Then Thursday (July 9) night I went outside and watched the Space Station fly across the sky. It was pretty cool. It looked like a really bright satellite going across the sky. I tried to take a picture of it but it didn't really work. (The Space Station is the bright light at the top of the Cyprus tree.)
Then Thursday (July 9) night I went outside and watched the Space Station fly across the sky. It was pretty cool. It looked like a really bright satellite going across the sky. I tried to take a picture of it but it didn't really work. (The Space Station is the bright light at the top of the Cyprus tree.)
Friday (July 10) I decided to take the day off work so Russell and I decided to take Emily on a Family outing. First we had to do some errands so we went to the college to check on Russell loan status for school in the fall. We found out we qualified for an $800 grant which is very nice. We have never qualified for grants before. Unfortunately that will not even come close to paying for school so we still had to get a loan, but what can you do we have to go to school. Then the fun started!
First, we went to the Splash Pad and River at the St. George Town Square on Main Street. It was a lot of fun and Emily had a blast splashing in the water. I was really surprised at how many people were there. But I guess they all had the same idea we did, "Find a way to cool off!"
Emily loves the water and loves splashing. The little stink wouldn't keep her hat on though!
Emily loved sitting on the waterfall and having the water run on her. Once she was swatting at the waterfall and the water splashed into her face and took her breath away. Her face and reaction was priceless!
After the splash pad, Emily was getting hungry and tired so we went home to get her feed and down for a nap. Russell and I also took a quick nap too. When Emily woke up she was happy and we were ready to go again. Next we went to feed the ducks and geese at the pond in Bloomington Hills. This was the first time Emily had seen the geese. She thought they were pretty cool and would kick her feet and hands every time they came close.
We tried to have Emily throw the bread to the geese but she wanted to eat the bread instead! I was so mad I didn't get a picture of this but Russell was feeding the geese and had the bread in his hands and one goose just came and took the whole piece out of his hand! He tried to get the bread back but the goose ran away. It was really funny.
After we ran out of bread, we went to the Bloomington park to play and have lunch. It was a hot day but in the shade it was OK so we spread out our blanket and had a picnic.
Emily loves apples and was trying to bite this whole apple with her one tooth!
When she had finished with that, she decided to dig in the cooler for some more snacks.
After lunch, we played on the slide and swings.
Weeeeeee!
We were starting to get hot and tired so we went home. We had a great day spending time together and playing as a family. That night, Russell had to work at the Ivins firehouse so after making dinner, Emily and I drove out there and we had dinner at the firehouse with him. We had fun and I think Russell enjoyed having us come visit him too.
Tyler and Emily after the game. Emily was hot so all she wanted to do was drink that water bottle. She would scream if you took it away!
On the way home from Cedar, Emily was really cranky and the only thing that would calm her down was Oreos. As many of you know, Oreos are the messiest treats EVER! But she sure looked cute with Oreos all over her face and hands and shirt and car seat and seat belt and bib and everything!!!!!
This weekend was really fun. With Russell working nights and me working days, we hardly ever see each other so this weekend was really what we needed to regroup and spend time together. I think Emily enjoyed having both mom and dad there too instead of just one or the other. We need to do more things like this more often. We have really tried to do more things as a family this summer because when school starts in the fall, Russell will be spread really thin. Russell was just accepted into the Paramedic program at Dixie and the course is suppose to be really hectic. With class, clinicals, studying, and working full-time, he will always be running and trying to find time to get everything done. I am going to try to be very supportive but I think it will be hard for me too. It will only be a year so we will make it through but until then, we are going to have fun!
We tried to have Emily throw the bread to the geese but she wanted to eat the bread instead! I was so mad I didn't get a picture of this but Russell was feeding the geese and had the bread in his hands and one goose just came and took the whole piece out of his hand! He tried to get the bread back but the goose ran away. It was really funny.
After we ran out of bread, we went to the Bloomington park to play and have lunch. It was a hot day but in the shade it was OK so we spread out our blanket and had a picnic.
Emily loves apples and was trying to bite this whole apple with her one tooth!
When she had finished with that, she decided to dig in the cooler for some more snacks.
After lunch, we played on the slide and swings.
Weeeeeee!We were starting to get hot and tired so we went home. We had a great day spending time together and playing as a family. That night, Russell had to work at the Ivins firehouse so after making dinner, Emily and I drove out there and we had dinner at the firehouse with him. We had fun and I think Russell enjoyed having us come visit him too.
Saturday (July 11) Russell's brother, Tyler, had his first All-Stars baseball game so we went to see him play. His game was in Cedar City at 2:30. While we were watching the game, we were glad it was in Cedar and not St. George or we would have melted! The game was really fun to watch.
Tyler and Emily after the game. Emily was hot so all she wanted to do was drink that water bottle. She would scream if you took it away!
On the way home from Cedar, Emily was really cranky and the only thing that would calm her down was Oreos. As many of you know, Oreos are the messiest treats EVER! But she sure looked cute with Oreos all over her face and hands and shirt and car seat and seat belt and bib and everything!!!!!
This weekend was really fun. With Russell working nights and me working days, we hardly ever see each other so this weekend was really what we needed to regroup and spend time together. I think Emily enjoyed having both mom and dad there too instead of just one or the other. We need to do more things like this more often. We have really tried to do more things as a family this summer because when school starts in the fall, Russell will be spread really thin. Russell was just accepted into the Paramedic program at Dixie and the course is suppose to be really hectic. With class, clinicals, studying, and working full-time, he will always be running and trying to find time to get everything done. I am going to try to be very supportive but I think it will be hard for me too. It will only be a year so we will make it through but until then, we are going to have fun!
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Congrats Russell on getting into the Paramedic program. Gotta love it when you qualify for those grants. Glad to see Emily's beating Jaydee in the teeth department.:)
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