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.
Emma and Sara enjoyed splashing around on the deck Friday afternoon. 
Saturday morning brought playtime in the sandbox. Even though the girls couldn't watch the game (past their bedtimes) they still wanted to show support for their team. War Eagle!
Saturday afternoon was the inaugural "swim" in the new Kolmetz water park. Thanks to Daddy for blowing the thing up! We found that even though they liked the new pool, they liked being hosed down even more! 
Emma got to help Grana bake some biscuits Monday morning. She had her own bowl of buttermilk and flour that she got to mix up all by herself! She even tasted it but she wouldn't recommend that.
While the real biscuits were baking in the top oven, the girls got to help Grana put the biscuit Emma made in the bottom (cold) oven. Watch out, Sara Lee! Emma and Sara Grace brand biscuits will be hitting the grocery shelves soon!
Sara has started enjoying coloring with Emma. After this picture was taken, she chewed up the end of the orange crayon. Emma kept saying, "Sawa put it in her mouff! Sawa put it in her mouff!"
We've introduced the potty to Emma but she's not very interested in using it herself. She is enjoying trying to potty train her Mickey Mouse though.
She even praises him and claps for him afterwards. This also goes for anyone who comes out of one of our bathrooms. The other day Emma said, "Yea, Daddy go to the potty!"
Sara continues to enjoy eating. She really likes to put the food in her mouth all by herself. Someone has to poke the food onto the fork but she is getting there! 
Just in Time for Football Season!
I don't remember why the girls got into my huge L.L. Bean bag in the first place, but they enjoyed sitting in it...until it started tipping over!
Sara has learned a new trick and she is quite proud of herself. She can now get up into most any chair, couch or coffee table in our house! She likes to stand up once she gets on the couch and doesn't seem to understand why all this is really stressing Mommy out!
We played a rousing game of throw the ball into the clothes hamper the other day. Sara didn't really want to throw it in the hamper so she just threw it anywhere she wanted.
The Next Dream Team!
We traveled to Arizona last week for Marcus' AuD graduation ceremony in Phoenix. Here is one of the first pictures of the new doctor! We are so proud of you!
We also took a side trip to the Grand Canyon. It is really indescribable!
Marcus' parents are so proud of their son that they are willing to throw each other off the South Rim of the canyon!
This is what happens when Mommy takes her Sunday afternoon nap and Daddy is in charge.
Emma likes to read her Mickey Mouse book very closely. She has been investigating everything with her magnifying glass lately.
Sara is a little fashion plate! The beads are quite tasty, by the way!
Emma crowns Sara "Miss Auburn Alum Megaphone Toddler 2007."
Sara wore this little number, given by Uncle Brandon and Aunt Lolly, to church on Sunday. As you can see, the hat didn't last too long!
One of the girls new "things" to do is to get in the corner of Emma's room and play with my old Raggedy Anne. This new game involves talking to Anne and to each other in extremely high little voices. You can't stay in the room with then very long or you'll loose your hearing!
Emma and Sara took a little visit to the beach in Destin a few weeks ago. They spent a total of 8 minutes on the sand and they had had enough. We also splashed in the pool for a few minutes. It was late in the day and the "fussies" were in full effect. We'll try again later in the summer. It just made me think of all the families who spend hundreds of dollars to travel to the beach and to then have toddlers who could care less about it all!
