Pool days:
The one upside of Vegas is that it is only April and we are already swimming! Emmett has done amazing and is really picking it up fast. Part of me wonders if I will ever even put him in swim lessons since we are at the pool almost every day in the summer. Here are a few pics I snapped from our first pool day a few weeks ago.
My cute friend Liz got Emmett to laugh by standing behind me and saying "Booger!" It was so funny and Emmett obviously thought it was hilarious!
Emmett and his future wife, Kenli. We are SO sad that they just moved to Utah! We will miss you guys!!
Washington Trip:
Our family flew to Washington when Emmett was just four weeks old to surprise my sister for her bridal shower, go through the temple with Erica for the first time, and hopefully see her open her mission call! It was SUCH a fun extended weekend. Again, I wish I would have snapped more pictures there, but here are a few we did get. Erica got called to Milwaukee, Wisconsin! We couldn't be more excited for her. She is going to be an AMAZING missionary. She has such a good heart and a love for people that will bless the lives of so many people in Milwaukee! I am so proud of her for making good decisions to get to this point and for being sensitive to the Spirit. I have so much to learn from her and wish I had her humble and teachable attitude. I love her and will miss her So much!
This was right after Simon wet through his whole outfit on our descent unto Seattle! The fasten seat belt sign was on and we were about five minutes from landing, so I had to just strip him out of his clothes and wrap him in my jacket until we could get our diaper bag from the over head compartment.
Funny little story: Danny and I were a little nervous to fly with these two boys. Mostly because of Emmett. He usually does awesome on car trips if we give him a movie to watch on the iPad. So we got on the plane, got all set up, put a movie on, and gave Emmett some head phones so he could hear the movie. All was well, and Danny and I looked at each other with a smile since he was quiet. Well, before we even left the ground, Emmett throws off his headphones and says "All done!" Haha we were a little panicked that we had not even started the flight yet and he was already restless! Thankfully we made it to Washington without too many mean looks from others. Lets just say I will not be flying with these two by myself for a lonnnnngg time!
Park Days: The other thing we LOVE about Vegas is that they have some AWESOME parks. We have found some of our favorites already and can't wait to explore some more before it gets too hot out!
The Container Park:
This was fun for both Emmett as well as us. Tons of food, fun music, and things to look at. Emmett loved the huge slides on the big play structure and we loved watching him build things out of the giant foam blocks they had.
I find that most of the pictures I have of Emmett are of the back of his head (...I'm ALWAYS chasing him!)
Exploration Park...TONS of grass...and TONS of play structures! Emmett was in heaven running his little heart out.
The day we went was the Monday after Easter...Emmett found tons of leftover Easter eggs hidden in the grass which kept him occupied for the longest time! It was awesome!
Reunion Trails Park
One Monday night I was trying to think of what we could do for family night. I didn't want to make dinner so I decided we could go to a picnic at the park so I could just make sandwiches ;) I wanted to go to the splash park at Reunion Trails and had been telling Emmett all day that if he was a good boy, we could go play in the water that night. He was so excited. Well, upon arrival, we realized that the splash pad didn't open until May 1st...not April 1st like I had originally thought! Emmett kept asking "Wheres the water!?" I felt terrible but thankfully there is a fun park there too so we just played on that after we ate dinner!
Here are a few random things we have done:
Red Rock Canyon:
On Easter Sunday after watching General Conference, we decided to take a drive through a little bit of Red Rock Canyon. I have never been there and it was BEAUTIFUL! I am famous for always saying how ugly Vegas is, but after seeing the canyons and the amazing colors on them, I might be eating my words!
Making TONS of cookies
I don't know why, but I seriously have been craving cookies lately. I have probably made 7 batches in the past month. No joke. Emmett loves to help me (sometimes a little too much). ;) Danny snapped this picture of one of the times I made some after church while Emmett was helping. Our favorites have been oatmeal chocolate chip, Oreo pudding, and Andes Mint cookies!
We just got back from California last night but I will save that for another post! :)
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