Emma Krumbee's Apple Orchard

We went to Emma Krumbee's for the third year in a row, this past weekend. It was HOT - 80's by the time the sun came out - but we had a lovely time!

You notice in the picture above that Elliott is in the air, but Emma isn't - that can only mean one thing.... Emma face-planted it! She was OK though

Singing and dancing - her two favorite things. She will sing all day long, in the back of the car, in the living room - anywhere! And she makes up songs too, or will sing different words to a well known song. I love to hear and see her learning that way!

Riding the camel... Nick!

Dancing with her FAVORITE baby - the 25cent one that is naked with crazy hair from a garage sale! She is so cute with her babies - cares for them, kisses them goodnight and says "don't let the bed bugs bite"

So obviously the reason we went to the apple orchard was to pick apples.... no such luck! they were DONE picking for the season (when I called on Thursday that was not the case!). Of course, thankfully Elliott is all too comfortable taking matters in to his own hands. We found a ladder out in the Orchard and our little girls was as happy as a lark!

Stomping on the rotten ones...

So sweet - and so independent. She wants and needs to do every little thing on her own, like carrying the apples, or deciding who will carry them!

BEST FRIENDS

Apparently you are supposed to enter the pumpkin patch somewhere other than from the orchard - Elliott again didn't hesitate to take matters into his own hands:)

Somehow Emma got it in to her head that she needed to line all the pumpkins up!!!!! She is so dang strong..

On the way out of town Elliott stopped at a Farm Distributor that he had promised Em would stop at, on our way in!

They walked around and Elliott of course even lifted her in to one!!!!

We had a great time, and are looking forward to a full couple of weeks. Our ten year anniversary is this Thursday, the 14th - can't believe it! Next week we are going back to the same park where we had our wedding pictures taken and having family photos taken!!!!! We have never had anything done professionally since our wedding, so I am really excited.

Emma and I drove past the park the other morning to make sure the leaves would still be turning and I told her that is where mommy and daddy went on the day we got married. She said, "mommy, am I married?" "I said no" and she said "Well, who am I then?????" SO CUTE!!!

Love to all...

Emma Lately....

It is rare that we get a good photo of Em and I together (I think she was picking her nose in the last one!) Emma has been asking about the coin machine at the bank lately. So the other day I suggested we take her change in, and then she could go and choose something that she wanted with the money. I figured she might have ten dollars or something.... nope..... $31!!!!! Upon much conversation she decided she wanted to get her baby a new bed. The one she has breaks and the legs fall off it all the time!

Once we got to Target she found a baby swing and a Pram (a more European type of stroller where the baby faces the person pushing it) and that was it - she was over the bed:)
Emma, Daddy, and her booty from Target!

Silly Emma in what she calls "leg warmers" - our socks pulled up high! Jumping on one of her favorite toys - her old crib mattress!

Um, she has seen her Daddy playing a video game or two, I guess! She was trying to play a game that came with the old X-Box, it was not working so well!

1940's Farm in Eagan

Finally I am back - after a month?!!!! Sorry it took so long, I have been terribly busy and overwhelmed a bit too.... But here we are. And no, I don't know how to get this UN-underlined!

Em and I went with my mom to an old farm in Eagan a couple of weekends ago. It was a beautiful fall day, and we had a nice time. Emma enjoyed taking faux eggs out of a faux hen house! She did however enjoy riding a REAL pony, named Spanky:) She is becoming quite the horseman, and they people with the horses do Birthday Parties! We'll see:)

Emma searching for coins in the hay.... At first she didn't understand what was happening, but one she got the hang of it she was throwing hay everywhere! Poor girl was quite upset though when she didn't find any nickels.

Em and Spanky!

Yes, Pictures from JULY!!!

I can't believe it has taken me ALL summer to get these posted! These are the last from our trip to Michigan - good lord! Somehow we/I got SOOOO busy this summer that I just did not or could not get a thing done....

So, here we finally are at my Dad and JAckie's for the 4th of July weekend. They have a pond in their backyard and someone has put fish in it over the years, so we spent a good portion of our evenings there! Emma LOVES worms - digging for them, holding them, stretching them...

Emma and Papa Jim fishing; our first night there

Elliott's Anorexic Bass - huge head and skinny body!

On Saturday the 3rd of July we all went Lake Michigan -ALL of Jackie's family and us. Emma was in heaven with all the big girls around. And the goofball found the BEST way to keep warm right away - she would go run and lay down in the sand - covering her whole body!!!!! Like a dog....

And of course one must CARRY sand in the top of their swimsuit - just in case they cannot find more

You can't tell from this pic, but the waves were HUGE! We felt like we were at the ocean, water as far as the eye could see, it was clean and clear, and huge waves! A bit chilly at first, but it was a HOT day and the sand was HOT HOT HOT, too

Emma having lunch with the big girls!

Buried in the sand! How cute is she in that hat? I couldn't keep sun lotion on her hair part and it was bright red so we went with the hat!

That evening we all went back to dad's and had a gigantic family sleepover... Emma learned about Lightning bugs, which were all over at dad's!

Elliott taught Emma how to real in the fish, using her legs and belly as a fulcrum:)

Emma and Nana playing pretend "oh I want to sit and rest on this blank but, oh my, there is something bumpy under here!" - TOO CUTE to watch!

Our last day there Jackie took us to this great park, and Papa and Elliott joined us after their golf game.... Here is Emma driving Papa in the "boat"!

Love to all - happy almost fall!

All the big kids rode the bikes down from the condo on our last day, while all of our luggage had to be pulled by the horses. The Grandmas and Emma rode the carriage down. I think Emma and Grandma had a wonderful time!!! Elliott followed them down on the bike, just in case Emma changed her mind! So these are the pictures he took while riding the bike, too!

Below are the brothers and their girls, on the dock just before we left the island

Emma was so sweet on the ferry ride back to the mainland. It was freezing cold and she just snuggled in the whole way (kept me warm too!).

I know it is the middle of August, but I still have the pictures from our four days at my Dad's to post!!!! I;ll get to those this week, maybe.... We have been so busy with moving, El out of town a lot, I have been teaching full time at a camp in the boonies....

Emma is growing up so much this summer and it is so fun to watch. She has come down stairs in the morning a couple of times, having gotten dressed all by herself with a huge grin on her face - so proud! She's been taking swimming lessons and goes to gymnastics. I hope to get her in creative movement classes this fall, maybe soccer?! She loves to pretend and direct everything - "Pretend you can't get in the room, pretend you don't know who I am, pretend you don't want any of this ice cream...." And on and on and on:)

Love to all