Cruise 2013

We enjoyed a FABULOUS vacation on the Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas last week!  The girls had an amazing time and I think Emily truly enjoyed getting to spend her birthday on vacation!!  Here's some pics from the trip.

Waiting for the airplane:

- view from our balcony

-Emmy LOVED her Barbie Girls at Sea surprise! A whole week's worth of activities planned for her and other girls on the ship who love Barbie...so exciting!

Birthday morning breakfast- the cast sang to Emily!

Special chef-made treats at the Barbie Tea.

These babies LOVE some face paint!

Labadee, Haiti. 

Falmouth, Jamaica

Pirate Parade night... in the second photo Emily is holding hands with a boy.  Typical!

Face paint- again!

Water show! 

Barbie fashion show!

You guessed it...more face paint!

Audrey is 2 years 11 months old!

Audrey is getting so much bigger and smarter every day- we love her so much! Here's little snippets into what life is like with her right now:

- She is obsessed with the hot tub- wants to swim every minute of every day. :)

 

- Also, she is in love with swimming, period! Here are both girls over at Paul's parents' house...swimming yet again!

 

 -Summer is proving to be very tiring. ;)

 - She's hung out with Mommy a lot....such a cutie!

- She likes to dress herself- this is one of her ensembles to go outside and play....in August.  I think the fleece jacket really sets off the look!

 - Our very good friends from church, Jeremy and Sara, moved in down the street from us, along with their sweet kiddos.  Our girls are THRILLED to have fun neighbors and like hanging out with them so much!  Here they are at brunch, after church one Sunday.  Fun!

- She LOOOOOVES to read- here's her favorite story (and quite possibly my favorite video of her ever!) 

 She is so precious and we are enjoying the summer so much- thanks for checking in!

Emily is 5 Years and 8 Months Old!

Emily is amazing us every day- new things all the time! Here's life this month:

- She is reading better and better each day.  Hard to believe she has been reading some words for well over a year now.  We are crazy proud of her. ;)

- She and Audrey are getting along much better these days:

- She helped me harvest the green beans we planted a few months ago.  They were delicious and the girls were so proud of themselves for growing their own food.  Now I just wish we had planted more!

-She started gymnastics class, which she really enjoys.  She can do a cartwheel almost perfectly now!

- They helped Granny and Grandadddy celebrate their birthdays this month:

- She holds daily dance parties:

- She lost her first tooth!

- She napped with me a few times (noteworthy since it hardly EVER happens!)

- She got to spend some time with Uncle Bill while we were on vacation:

- She got to be the pray-er at school (and her teacher snapped this pic for me!)

- She got to see Charlie boy.

-She visited a public pool for the first time every with some friends (that's Audrey in the pink bathing suit, a few weeks after her surgery.  So glad she can swim without us having to be so paranoid about accidental ingestion!)

That's our month!  Check back soon- we are busy busy busy this summer!