We had a beautiful sunset Monday night. I thought the colors went well with the pumpkins!
When we drove up Emma said, "I love the pum-kin patch!"
The other day I saw Emma doing something I couldn't figure out. I asked her what she was doing and she replied, "I'm ironing my letters." She names the letter and then "irons" it with this nail brush she found. It's very imaginative and a learning game at the same time!
Meanwhile, Sara was busy talking on her Minnie Mouse cell phone. Boy, our phone bills are going to be steep in a few years!
Saturday morning the girls enjoyed chasing the bubbles Daddy was blowing. Don't they look cute in their cheerleader outfits?
Sara can't quite figure out this doggie in the backyard. She always goes up to him and pets his head and then bends over and looks into his eyes. I think she is wishing that McDuff would be that still so she could mess with him.
All aboard the S.S. Kolmetz Sisters! I got quite the workout pushing that boat to and fro!
Row, row, row, your boat...
As you can see, Emma wasn't feeling her best Wednesday. Her allergies were giving her a little problem but she is back to her old self and, thankfully, Sara has settled down since her big adventure day!
Emma has started "riding" her tricycle again. She hasn't really gotten the hang of it just yet but she does have her moments of forward propulsion. Before getting on her bike, she spent a lot of time collecting "little coconutsh" (acorns to you and me) and putting them in her "bass-kit."
Sara decided she should help Emma, so she would push her backwards until she ran into something (like the deck railing) and then pull her forward again. It was like watching baby bumper cars!
Sara really enjoys watching the pinwheels. Unfortunately, she also still likes tasting them, too. I will be so happy when she grows out of this "everything in her mouth" phase! Yesterday she put a leaf in her mouth, made a face, and then spit it out. Hopefully she learned a lesson, but I doubt it!
I bought a ball at Wal-Mart because it was on sale for only $1! I couldn't pass up such a great deal! I guess I should have read the packaging a little better because it ended up being "the ball that ate Lynn Haven!" I took both me and Marcus to blow it up and Emma was sweet enough to help us out after our lungs collapsed!
I like this nice action shot of Emma jumping in amongst all the different balls.
Emma and I took a turn going down the big slide. It was quite a trek to get up the thing on the "stairs" you can see to the right of the picture. Those stairs are basically little speed bumps so you don't slip off. The slide is at a pretty steep angle and I was trying to use my hand as some sort of braking system. It didn't really work.
As you can see, I am very relieved that we both made it down safely! Thanks to Jen for capturing this moment for us!
Meanwhile, Sara enjoyed just trying to get up the ramp to the "stairs."
Sara and I rode the slide together once and then my friend Nancy took a turn.
