State Fair & Amish Country

Two field trips in two days -- wow!

The State Fair:

The revolving climbing wall was really cool. I'd love to have one of those for my home gym!

Surfin' (that gymnastics training really paid off for Emily on this!)

Amish Country:

All Things in Good Time, Real Woman

There have been three milestones which have been of no interest to Emily -- riding a bike without training wheels, whistling, and snapping her fingers. I knew she could have done any of those things at least a year ago, but decided not to push her. (After all, I taught myself to whistle out -- I learned to whistle in as a child -- while driving the back roads of West Texas when I was 22.)

We've cajoled Emily to practice bike riding a few times, and she has worked on it on her own a little bit with help from her brother. She's got the basics, but doesn't quite enjoy it yet.

Tonight, while putting up her laundry, she WHISTLED!!!

I told her she only had one thing left to work on, snapping her fingers. I showed her how again -- and she SNAPPED!!

"Mom, I can whistle like real woman and snap like a real woman! I feel like a real lady!!" We giggled and laughed and laughed and giggled.

What a great day!

Wedding Trip

We spent a few days in Stephenville, TX for the wedding of Eddie's nephew, Zachary, and his now wife, Sloan. It was a really pretty ceremony and the reception was a lot of fun -- good food, family, and dancing children.

The kids got to swim in hotel pools every day for five days, which certainly kept them happy!

Daniel continues to find pretty girls to admire everywhere we go, from 1st graders to those in their 20's. His eyes got wide over a few girls this weekend, and he is excited to have a picture of the bride (and groom) for his room! His opening line for one girl was, "What do you like to drink?" I'm sure he was thinking milk, Sprite, ginger ale, cherry limeade. Let's hope this teenage girl was thinking the same thing!!

Rearranged Rooms

My kids LOVE to have their rooms rearranged, which I did this week with the help of my super slider furniture movers. I did Daniel's one night, and Emily almost cried because I wasn't going to get to hers until the next day. It is a great opportunity to vacuum up dust bunnies and find lost toys. Now we just have to clean out some drawers....