More of the Cousins

I forgot to add a couple pictures of Ethan and Emma balloon sword fighting. They had so much fun taking turns pretending to be dead (or asleep as Emma thinks).

Out of Town Guests

Since last Saturday we have had some out of town guests staying with us. My sister-in-law Janna and my nephew Ethan came to town for a funeral. I wish it had been under better circumstances, but I was very happy to have them and to see them. Emma had so much fun with her cousin that when he left she came into the house and was all teary eyed and whiny while saying "Ethan, Ethan." She loved playing with him and having him here. One time while Emma was sitting on the potty Ethan came into the bathroom and saw her doing her business, and he said, "She's peeing out of her bum!" It was so funny. I think his favorite thing he did while he was here was play the Wii with us. I had fun playing Mario Party with him. Yesterday we took the kids to Gardner Village and did some shopping, and then we took them to Temple Square to walk around. They both thought the Chistus statue was very neat. Here are a couple pictures of them.

My Ballerina

Last week Emma started a dance class. It's just a short once a week thing, but she loves it. She is always dancing around at home, so I decided to put her in a class for a little more structure. I started ballet and tap when I was 3. I loved it and continued until I was 12, took a Jazz Ballet class, then some gymnastics the following year, and then I was done. I always liked the recitals etc. So, if Emma likes it she can keep taking classes. So far so good with this one. I keep forgetting to take my camera to class, but here she is at home after class today.

It is not required for her to actually have any of this dance attire, but I just couldn't resist. I mean, can you blame me...she's adorable!! Plus, it makes it more special for her. Today she especially had fun because her cousin Ethan came along too. He didn't participate with the dancing part, but he joined in and had fun with the tumbling part at the end. It was fun to watch them both.

A Little Weeding

Yesterday Emma went outside to help Eric with some light weeding. She had a lot of fun. I don't know if it was just being outside, being with Eric, or her gloves that made her the happiest. Maybe it was a combination of all three. Either way she was excited. Her main job was putting the weeds into the garbage can. She did get a little distracted by the dragon fly that stopped by, but for the most part was a big help. At any rate she was a bigger help than me...I was just there to take pictures. =)