A Day in Emma's Life

Emma spends a lot of her time doing this lately:

Then there is the sibling love that is always borderline dangerous:

And of course lots of smiles:

Just another manic Monday

We had a big day today, or so it seems by looking at the pictures on my phone.

First up, we have a cute and scary pirate:

We all had fun watching the solar eclipse over lunch:

Some sweet sibling reading time:

We ended our day at preschool open house. Natalie is going Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings this year, and Max is going Tuesday and Thursday mornings. They're both really excited to start later this week.

Although not pictured, Emma had a great day too! She is wiggling all over trying to figure out how to crawl. Getting a good picture or video of that is up next on my blogging to do list.

Callen's Birthday Party

Callen has the best birthday parties! He had a pool party last year, and Natalie and Max have been asking to go back to that pool ever since. Their wish came true today! We celebrated Callen's second birthday at the fun indoor/outdoor pool and a nearby park. We all had a great time!

Authors and a Sitter

Natalie and Max started the day by writing books and making their own library. They were so excited! They started talking about it right when they woke up this morning before they even came out of their room. They made a baby book, a grown-up book, a train book, and multiple Wizard of Oz (their current obsession) books.

Today was an exciting day for Emma too. She learned how to sit up without using a hand for balance! She has been sitting like a tripod for a while now, but even yesterday she couldn't hold a toy with both hands without toppling over. Now she's a pro. Watching these kids grow and learn right before my eyes never gets old.

Catching Up

Natalie and Max were talking to Emma about what they saw outside the window when Max asked me to take a "family picture" of them.

We were all set to walk to meet friends at the park Wednesday morning when it started raining. The kids played out front in the rain instead.

We got free passes to Exploration Place in Wichita for completing the summer reading program at the library. We met my mom there on Thursday and had a great time.

Breakfast Date

I took the kids out to breakfast this morning at a fun coffee shop in Newton. They shared a breakfast burrito and a huge cinnamon roll. We sat outside in the almost-chilly August morning air! We had a great time, ran errands, and then played at a new (to us) park the rest of the morning.

Friday Fun

We took advantage of the beautiful weather with a trip to the zoo on Friday. Everyone was doing so well that after the zoo we turned it into a full day of Wichita fun. We did some Target shopping, played at a splash park, and stopped for ice cream on the way home.

We have been eating a lot of picnic lunches this summer, and the zoo has lots of fun picnic areas.

My view of Emma in the carrier:

Playing on this statue might have been the highlight of the trip.