Emmy's Adventures in Illinois

My mom and my sister, Chelsea, flew into Virginia to spend a few weeks with us. We decided to make a road trip to Illinois to visit family for a few weeks. And quite a roadtrip to Illinois it was! Mountains, fog, and tornadoes... oh my! We ran into some nasty weather on our way out. But made it safe and sound, and brought all the Virginia heat with us! But it cooled off just in time for lots of wagon rides and sipping tea on the swing of my grandparents front porch. We got to spend time with both sides of my family, and Emmy had tons of fun. She didn't take many naps, and surprisingly never once ran out of energy. We started our visit with a trip to the Miller Park Zoo with "Me" and Aunt "Nonnie". Emmy pet a boa constrictor and loved watching the sea lions and sea otters. It was a hot one that day, but right across the street was a water park that had sprinklers of all shapes and sizes. And it was FREE! Unfortunately, I don't have many pictures of it, but it was a blast!

She also talked to my dad,"Papa", a lot on the phone.

Thanks again, Hayden, for the fun 4-wheeler! We are having LOTS of fun with it! Daddy thinks it's awesome!
We iced a cake at Grandma Wells with "Mimi." Yum! Frosting!








And, boy, did she love wagon rides!!!
She stakes out the wagon...


Puts one foot in...


Slides the other foot in...


And then with both feet in...


She's all ready to go! Someone take me for a ride!

She played on the organ with Grandma Wells.


Chelsea found Grandpa's old Navy uniform, and decided to play dress-up! A good lookin' sailor, I might add.


And we had more wagon fun, as Emmy filled it with pine cones.



And she told Grandpa to look at the "ucky" on her hands.




She LOVES corn on the cob!

Grandma took some pictures of her digging. Her new favorite thing!


She played the piano with Grandma.


She loved playing with these glass birds that were on the piano.




And we went to the Zimmerman family reunion. Emberlyn went on about 4 carriage rides and had lots of fun with water balloons. She even got to see some cows.










Aunt "Bathy", Emmy and "Me"

Aunt "Bathy", Emmy, "Me", and "Pa"

Aunt Chelsea and Emmy

We had so much fun on our trip! Thanks to everyone for your hospitality! Emmy still looks at the pictures and can remember your names. We miss you all, and we hope to see you soon! Love you all! We miss you already Mimi! See you in a couple of months!!!

Summer Shades

Emberlyn never wears these sunglasses, but I managed to snap a few pictures of her before she took them off. Too cute for words!

Our Little Guy

I'm 24 weeks along, and I got to see our little guy in action today through a 4-D ultrasound! It was so neat! He was very cooperative and active. I got to see his sweet little face. And he has long fingers just like Emberlyn!