THE BIG GIRL BIKE

Emily was so ready for her big girl bike. There are several boys her age in the neighborhood that have bikes, so of course she has to have one too. One of the boys everytime he rides his bike with his mom and dad by our house, she knocks him off of it so that she can ride it!! Another boy has TWO big kid bikes. One with and one without training wheels. Yes, he learned to ride without training wheels before he was 3 1/2!! Emily now wants 2 bikes!! She rides 90 to nothing, and controls it very well. She has had a few spills, but we just told her that was part of it, get up dust yourself off and get going again!

LIFE'S A BEACH

Mommy, Daddy, and Granny (Daddy's Momma) took Emily to the beach. We went to Orange Beach in AL and met Great Aunt Mary, Aunt Tracy, Uncle Jerry, and cousins Levi and Carly. We had tons of fun. Emily LOVES the beach. She loves the ocean, the sand, the pool and the condo!! This was the first vacation that we have taken her on. The whole way there (Ok, it was only 3 1/2 hours), she kept saying this is my first vacation ever!! We took the ferry acrossed the Gulf in Dauphin Island. She wasn't so sure about that!! Age wise, she is right between Levi and Carly. Levi is 4, Emily is 3, and Carly is 2. You can ask her what was her favorite part of the vacation, and she says this was her best vacation ever!! By the way, we did beat the oil slick. The weather was probably about 10 to 15 degrees cooler than I like at the beach, but it really was nice.

Next up on the agenda: a big girl bike with training wheels!! We kept telling her that when we got home from the beach we were going to get her a bike. As we pulled out of the condo on the way home, she wanted to know when she was going to get her bike!! Stay tuned ....the next post will be about her bike!! I tried a different layout with the pics...sorry it looks so yucky...just enjoy the pics, that's what you come for anyway!!!

WE ARE READY FOR SUMMER!! Stay tuned. Here are somethings that we hope to accomplish this summer:

A) this weekend our church is hosting an end of school party for preschool - 5th grade at an indoor jumpy place. We won't stay all night, but we will stay late...promises to be lots of fun!!

B) Going to a water park with Aunt Trudy....Emily just loves the water.

C) Daddy has plenty of festivals with carnival rides planned for the summer. Emily is definately a thrill seeker!!

D) We will try to sneak back to the beach again. Hopefully the oil won't ruin the beaches!! I have a cousin that lives in Pensacola, and that is only about a 4 1.2 hour drive...will make a nice weekend get away!!

E) The splash park and Granny's pool. I have scheduled swim lessons for the end of June. I can't wait to see how she does...she is so not afraid of the water!!