It's been a hot summer! Luckily Jake was able to come home early on this hot day and get out the monkey pool for the girls to splash around in. They had a great time! Emerie absolutely loves water balloons and helped me fill up a few buckets full to throw outside.
I can't cook anything in the kitchen without hearing the screech of our kitchen chairs being pushed up to the counter. It isn't long before one or both of the girls climbs on the chair and says, "Let me help, let me help!" They are always so fun but some days I do have to take a deep breath and double my patience as the time to complete the task and mess also double as well! I just love my little "helpers"!
Yesterday Emerie made a bold move and asked Madison if she would be the "Darling" and then she could the the "Mother". Madison said, "No I am the Mother!" Emerie said,"OK," sigh... and they kept on playing. Emerie then had fun being the disobedient Darling who kept running away from her mother. Madison warned her that strangers would come and get her if she ran away from her but Emerie didn't seem bothered by the thought.
Madison and Emerie love to play house. Madison is always the "Mudder" as Emmie says it and Emerie is always "Darling". In these pictures Emerie was "Darling Baby Rapunzel". The girls are really funny to listen to and watch.
Emerie and Madison both play their parts really well and sometimes I have a hard time telling if they are acting or if there really is a conflict and I need to help out.
Madison will tell Emerie to hit her so she can send her to time out. Emerie throws a pretend fit and then goes to time out as instructed, usually. It is amazing how Madison will imitate the exact conversations I have with her. For example, Emerie was throwing a fit and Madison told her to "Calm down and take a deep breath in and out!" Emerie then told Madison, "I will not calm down, I will not breathe in and out!"
The other day Emerie was making a whining noise so Madison said, "Stop making that noise Darling and change it into a happy attitude!" What silly girls.
Awhile back we went to visit one of my best friends and her cute little family in Cincinnati. Tracy and I were roommates at a summer camp we worked at in Utah called Aspen Grove (one of the most beautiful places ever!) and we were also roommates in college and post college years (when we lived in SLC and rocked the single working girl life:) After the kid pictures are some fun pictures when we traveled the world with our friends.
Several years later we have been able to visit each other in our various locations across the country and our kids have had a great time getting to know each other. They recently moved back to SLC after living relatively close to us. What fun times and good memories!
We love this place in the summer! Madison runs around like crazy getting as wet as she possibly can at this fun park. Emerie takes a little bit longer to get warmed up but it isn't long before she too is joining in the fun! It is so fun to watch the girls play in the water. Madison is definitely the brave one when it comes to playing in water. Just the other night Jake turned on the sprinkler to water the grass and Madison ran in the house, changed into her swimsuit and was running through the sprinklers right before bedtime. It's really funny to watch, she becomes a giddy laughing silly girl as soon as the opportunity to play in the water presents itself.
These boys have been such fun friends for our girls! We were able to have a few fun play dates before our good friends had to move. Such cute kids! Madison won't know what to do without her "prince charming"!
