Summer Fun - Kalamazoo

Hi everyone! I know I haven't been on my blog for awhile, but I have been visiting so many people and places. The second week of July Mommy and I went to Kalamazoo to visit Grandma Sal and Grandpa Jimmer because Aunt Mary was home from California. We went to Binder Park Zoo. They have so many nice animals there. Here is what I saw: peacock, prarie dog, emu, wallaroo, monkey, cheetah, snow leopard, turtle, swan, duck, impala, zebra, giraffe. Giraffes have very long, purple tongues. Just look at the picture:


Mommy and Grandpa helped me feed the giraffe a giraffe biscuit. She thought it was yummy!

I thought it was cool to ride the tram to the Wild Africa exhibit - no car seat! I also like going up and down on my first carousel ride.

What a fun day at the zoo! Stay tuned for my other summer adventures.

love,
Emily

Beating the heat

Whew! It has been pretty hot here in Ann Arbor, but that hasn't slowed me down. Here I am on the 4th of July playing in the sand. We also went to the parade where I enjoyed seeing all of the trucks and service vehicles and eating the candy and popsicles the parade people were giving to the kids.

When it is hot out it is important to stay cool! Here I am taking a break inside. Do you like my sweatband?
To keep cool outside I played in the pool and stood in the sprinkler. Daddy and Mommy also chilled out with me.
Also, this past week: Mommy and I met some friends at the library during story time and then had some fun playdates with them. We had lunch with Xan and Emmanuel. As a special treat we took Daddy to the Washtenaw Dairy for ice cream.

Tonight we are going to Kalamazoo for a few days because Aunt Mary (Roach) is home from California for a visit. It should be like totally awesome!

love,
Emily

Blue Lake

This past weekend Mommy and Daddy took me to Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp (www.bluelake.org). Grandpa Jimmer has been conducting there every summer since Mommy was 5 years old so it is a family tradition. We stayed in Cabin 13 in Faculty Village .

We went to listen to Grandpa Jimmer's orchestra rehearsal and he introduced me to his group. I thought they sounded really good and I really liked that I could push my truck in the sand and leaves while I listened to the music.

Blue Lake is near the town of Whitehall. I finally got to eat lunch and ice cream at the famous Pekadill's. It was very yummy.

We went to Meinert Park on Lake Michigan for some funnin' and sunnin'. I LOVE the sand so I thought the beach was great! However, Lake Michigan was too cold for swimming.

We celebrated Grandma Sally's birthday at the Dog-n-Suds in Whitehall. I had my very first corn dog. Now I know why Daddy gets so excited about them - they are tasty!

It was a fun weekend and I am looking forward to going back to camp next summer.

love,
Emily

Walk This Way -

Hey guys, well I've been at it about a week and I'm making pretty good progress. I can get up from the floor, turn, stop and even pick stuff up and carry it. Well, I guess you can just see for yourselves:

(click on the lower left arrow to play - daddy tried a slight different format on this one - be patient with him, as he is certainly not a kompyooter jeenyus!)



Love,

Emily