- We traveled to Cincinnati for a few days for a vacation. It was SO nice to get away and have Paul ALLLLLL to ourselves for a few days! We stayed the first night at Great Wolf Lodge where Emily swam like crazy! She was a total water dog- never left the pool except to eat! She really surprised us with how eager she was to ride the water tunnel rides- some of them are very fast and steep and she just yelled and laughed and enjoyed every minute. I think we have another adrenaline junkie in our house!
The second day of the trip we spent more time at Great Wolf and then had dinner out. We stayed that night in a Hampton Inn (after briefly checking in at the Kings Island Resort across from Great Wolf....absolutely DISGUSTING----- stained carpets, debris all over the carpet, including plastic trash and a SAFETY PIN(!!!!!!), broken furniture...it was AWFUL. We checked in, saw the room, and then promptly demanded a refund and left. I have no idea how that place is even open!) Once we were safely in our nice, clean Hampton Inn room, we snuggled up and went to bed- we were worn out from all the fun at GWL.
The third day we headed out to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens. We had a great time, even though Emily was completely exhausted and pretty whiny. We made it about 2.5 hours before Paul and I had had enough of the complaining and decided we would just head home, haha!!! Emily even fell asleep in the car on the way home and that NEVER happens! Overall it was a fantastic trip and we all enjoyed the time together.
- She is reading more words this month and is constantly writing us notes and drawing very detailed pictures for us. Growing up for sure. :/
- She had her first sleepover with her friends Lila and Caroline. It was so much fun! We watched movies, did hair, danced, and played a ton. Emily had a great time and was a terrific hostess. She is already planning the next time friends sleep over!
- She has been still going to preschool each morning (well, most mornings...there are a lot of Home Days this summer, for sure!) so she can see friends and socialize. What's funny is that on the (rare) days that she is there after nap starts, she will nap.....but she never naps at home anymore. As soon as we hit the driveway, all the kids in the neighborhood come running to get her and they play outside for the rest of the day! I actually miss having her inside with me in the afternoons- we snuggle and watch movies, rest together, etc....but I am definitely second fiddle to the neighborhood kids. I guess that's how it should be. ;)
- She is growing- I had to buy size 6 panties (she probably really needed a 5, but those little boogers shrink SOOOO much in the wash- it's crazy!) She is in mostly size 10 shoes. Any NEW clothes I'm getting for her are size 5-- no more 4 or 4T. She is also about 41 inches tall- I'm amazed!
- She is very into accessories now- every day it's headbands, or bracelets, or a necklace, or fingernail polish, or earrings, or a handbag....or ALL of the above. For a while there was a trend in her class to wear TWO headbands at the same time-- haha!!! They were all so in love with it for about, oh I don't know, a week. Then they (sort of) came to their senses!
- We used sponge rollers in her hair on Father's Day because she wanted to "look extra beautiful" for her daddy and grandaddy (see Accessories, above, ha!) I would LOVE to know if her hair will really hold a curl or not, but I haven't been able to tell yet because the few times we've rolled her hair, she has insisted on taking them out just an hour or so after...not long enough at all. Maybe someday she will sleep all night with them in and we can really know!
- She thinks we're eating too much corn on the cob this summer and accused us of having it "every single day." Which was a stretch...but not by very much. :)
- She is getting very good at helping with Audrey- they will play together now for a while and will play cooperatively- pretending to do the same thing (like they will both be a Mommy and have a baby, etc).
- Both girls are spending HOURS in the pool and water tables both here and at the in-laws house. They are having a wonderful summer!
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