Girls Trip Part 5: The Finale

Rockin' the rocking horse at Papa's (note the jockey goggles)

Two of the sweetest kids ever, Ethan and Mary

(and also a very sweet but very intimidating Pittbull, snuffy)

Snuffy loves spaghetti

Emma and her Papa (my dad)

It was a busy trip but we did manage to stop and smell the flowers

(even if it meant plucking the last surviving flower out of Nanny's garden)

Nanny, Emma and the elusive fish

Jumping in the leaves!

Born to Ride

Proudly sitting on Bubba's motorcycle

Emma and her Bubba (Dan's Dad)

A very greedy chipmunk in Nanny's bird feeder

His cheeks were swollen with bird food so it was

a little difficult to squeeze out

We managed to meet up with one of my oldest friends, her

mom and her daughter Sophia

100 pictures and not one with both of them looking at the camera

***whoops, that wasn't a squirrel it was a chipmunk!

Girls Trip Part 4: Emma and Oscar

These pictures are from my sister's in-law's home? (hmmm...is that grammatically correct? oh well). They have a goat named Oscar that Emma fell instantly in love with (even though she is still terrified of cats and most dogs). They also have chickens, but she wasn't as impressed with them. Basically, it was the closest thing to a petting zoo that she has even seen.

One of the four wheelers Emma fell in love with

(not a big fan once they were turned on..)

speed racer

Let me introduce you to Oscar...

before Oscar....(my trick is to say "Emma show me your

teeth") Holy Cow it works!

"Oh, Oscar is nice and sweet..."

"Oscar thinks my hair is hay.."

"back off Oscar.."

"leave me alone Oscar.."

Cousin "GG"

The Pumpkin Farm

Toddler Castle

so much fun with cousin Isabelle

Lilly, Emma, Maddy, and Kenzie

Emma feeding the bull

Humpty Dumpty (one of Emma's favorites)

Three little monkeys jumping on a bed...

YOU KNOW WHO!!!!!!

Hay maze

Baaaaah!

These two are animals :)

Emma and Kenzie riding in the wagon

Emma and Maddy on the bus!

Isabelle, Kenzie and Emma

It was a little hectic getting all the girls in the bus...we tried :)

And if there is a "big slide" within a hundred miles, Emma will find it!

Girls Trip Part 2: Home Sweet Home

At the ripe old age of 15 I started my first job (at my uncle's store)

He sold penny candy, there were a lot of kids with dollars...it was hell

There was a tv in the back and I ate tons of penny candy :)

My elementary school complete with K-4 classes, a gym, and nurses office :)

My niece Isabelle holding a "wild" apple

Views from around my neck of the woods

There is something about a plowed corn field in the fall....

A bee hive we found on our country drive

Cows (did I mention I grew up on my grampa's Dairy farm?)

I may have moved to a "city" but I'm still a country girl at heart

Girls Trip Part 1

When you visit a place like this....

One must wear boots like these....and ride parked

all terrain vehicles :)

More pictures and details from our amazing trip to come :)

What Time is It?

One of my favorite things to do is ask Emma,"what time is it?" And sometimes we will ask each other and she will jump in with an answer. Here are some of her answers from yesterday.

"Ten-forty"

"ten to nine"

"$9.99"

"5 more minutes"

and my personal favorite

"time to party"