Girls Weekend

Matt, John, and Amos took the boys (except the twins) camping last weekend so Emerson and I had some time to bond.  She likes to stay busy and have a plan so I had my hands full! :) 
We went out to lunch with Aunt Kristina and to see "Inside Out" at the movie theater.  The movie was cute but seemed geared toward older kids.  I'm not sure she understood all of it, but we had fun either way.
Jessica invited us for a sleepover on Friday.  We went over for tacos, movies, and swimming in their pond.  All the girls had a great time hanging out together!
I told Em we could make something out of her Disney Princess cookbook for a meal, but she couldn't find the book.  That didn't slow her down though.  She went through my cookbooks and found a new recipe to try.  We had yummy raspberry parfaits.  She has been really interested in cooking lately, which is fun.
It was nice to hear about the boys trip and I am so grateful that we can make all of these memories with our kids.

Miscellaneous Summer Pictures

We've been busy lately so I'm a little behind on some pictures.  Instead of making separate posts for each, I thought I'd put them all together, hopefully in order! :)

Landon loves sleeping in his sleeping bag so much, that he sometimes makes his own:

 It's been so hot this summer that Daddy told Landon he could go outside without his shirt.  The first day he does, he runs and falls on our stone driveway:

We took Emerson to her first movie in a theater, "Brave", a Disney/Pixar movie.  We have been reading about David and Goliath and talking about being brave so this movie was perfect for her!  She did great!  We tried to distract her during the "scary" bear fight and she LOVED the box of popcorn:

 Matt and I got a night out on our 11th anniversary.  Thanks mom and dad and Kristina:

 

 Landon is quickly growing and when he stretches out, he almost reached the end of his toddler bed:

 So we took him to the store to pick out sheets.  Target has TONS of kids sheets!  He chose Mario Kart.  I got them all washed and ready to go, picked up the twin bed from mom and dad, and then realized his convertible crib headboard is for a FULL bed, not a TWIN! :)  So, we went back to mom and dad's to get the headboard and we think we'll switch him to a full when he's a little older or he outgrows his sheets/room.  We decided against a new comforter, so he's got Mario Kart sheets, Lightning McQueen blanket, and his favorite "Big Blankie" with puppies.  Good thing he's a boy and doesn't care about matching:

And last, but most beneficial for everyone, we got a nice rain shower.  The first in months!  We were so excited, we all went out to play in the rain!  Em wasn't too sure because of the thunder, but Landon LOVED it!  He and Daddy were both soaked by the time they came in:

Cars 2

We took Landon to his first movie in a movie theater, "Cars 2".  He LOVES "Cars" and is always driving his Lightning McQueen around, so we thought this would be a great choice for his first movie theater experience.  We spent a few days beforehand talking about the theater and what to expect when he got there. Gma watched Emmy because we knew she wouldn't sit still that long.  Landon was such a trooper.  He loved the big "scream" and the popcorn.  I think he ate almost the whole container by himself.  He really enjoyed the movie and we really enjoyed watching him.  The movie wasn't as "little kid-friendly" as the first one, but I still liked it.