Sunnin' & Funnin'

Spring finally arrived in Michigan this past week! We had warm, sunny weather to enjoy so we broke out the sunscreen and spent the week sunnin' and funnin'.

On Tuesday, Xan and Nelleke came over for lunch. We ate yummy lasagna, caught some rays in the backyard and Emily opened her first 1st birthday present. She loves her "Band in a Box." Perhaps we have a future percussionist in the family.

At school Emily had so much fun playing on the playgroud. She loves the swing, the slide and the rocker. Emily also enjoyed the sensory table
filled with colored rice. However, she discovered that colored rice is not very tasty.

I brought home one of my crawling tunnels from school. Emily had so much fun crawling from one end to the other. She also thought it was very funny when I was on the inside and she was on the outside.

Emily and I also took some nice walks and played at the parks. We are so fortunate to have so many parks in walking distance. Emily particularly enjoyed the park on Thursday when there were "big girls" there playing.

The weekend was made for playing and working outside. Emily had so much fun with her new sand and water table. Here she is waving to her daddy who was having fun with the chipper, taking care of all of the tree branches that fell during the winter. After practicing her digging skills in the sand, Emily helped me plant some bulbs.

Emily started to cruise this week as well as test out standing solo. Her favorite trick was grabbing her sippy cup with both hands. We were there to help her out, but she can stand for several seconds on her own.

Finally, we are expecting teeth at any moment. Emily is constantly rubbing her tongue back and forth over her bottom gum. Teething can be tough so Ryan offered Emily some moral support!