Pool and Potty Princess

It's already been another week since my last weekend recap?! Time is flying by! On Friday I had a Primary Presidency Lunch meeting and then the rest of the weekend was pretty much a whole lot of this....

 

Emily's been so snugly lately and we have just been soaking it up!

I know that unless you've had kids, this is probably TMI but whatever it's my blog and it's exciting news around here...Emily went pee on her little potty for the first time! I got her a very simple white Baby Bjorn so it wasn't to be confused with a toy. No noises or anything. So I put her on it a couple of times after dinner and the second night, she actually peed in it! I was so excited! I don't think she knows what that means or if she even noticed what she did but it's still pretty awesome! We aren't really "potty training" yet. Just getting her used to the idea of it!

Another fun thing that was new for us was we got a new little blow up pool and filled it up in our backyard for Emily to play in. I knew she would love it because she loves the water and I was right! Unlike her Mommy and Daddy, she couldn't care less that it was freezing hose water! Next time I will let it heat up in the sun some more before we get in.

After we played outside, Emily dressed herself up in my headbands and hair tie, crawled into our bed, covered herself with a blanket, and said "Night night". So cute!!

We love our little girl!! She is growing up so fast!

First Time At The Pool and In A Hammock

Our Saturday was a first for Emily at the pool. I've been looking forward to taking her for a long time. At first she wasn't sure she liked it. Like her Momma, she doesn't like cold water and we had to ease in slowly together.

Then I showed her how to splash in it and that made her a little less apprehensive.

Playin' around..

Sunbathing (just kidding, but it was cute to pose her like this for a second)...

After the pool, we went back to her Nana and Papa's to get cleaned up. They watched her for a couple hours so Michael and I could go to dinner. These next two pictures were texts they sent me while we were apart. I love getting proof she is okay :).

After our little date, Michael had to go to work so I took Em over to see my parents too for a bit.

She enjoyed some hammock time with her Grandpa!

Then we spent an hour and a half stuck in traffic on the way home. A screaming baby really does make driving torturous. But we made it safely and it was a great day besides that!

Tomorrow is the first day for my Take A Lookin' At My Cookin' linkup!! Don't forget to linkup with a recipe and maybe a picture of it! I would love some participation ;).

Summer Foods

One thing I love about summer is the food.

I know that you could probably have most of the summer foods throughout the year but there's something about summer that makes everything taste better to me.

The corn on the cob is freshly grilled and buttered, cold root beer, sloppy joe's, eating outside by the pool enjoying the last rays of sunshine for the day.

It helps that we are blessed to live in Orange County, where the weather is typically pretty nice during the summer!