4th of July

We had a very relaxing Fourth! We spent most of the day lounging around the house... it was so nice! Then in the evening we went over to Hank and Tricia's for supper and fireworks! The first 2 pics that I posted are from the 4th evening..and the last 2 are from the morning of the 4th out on our front porch!
This is a shorter post than usual... we're getting organized and packed for our vacation with the Kroese side!!! We leave tomorrow and will be gone almost a week! I'll post pics when we get back! Have a great week!

Sitting!!!

This past week Emma has begun to sit all by herself! She can't sit UP by herself but if we set her on her bottom she'll sit in the same spot for up to 20 seconds (that's the record time as of this evening... her dad in true coaching style has been timing her on his stop-watch:) ). I posted two pictures of her in action... the top one of her and her little hippo toy sitting together is my favorite! As for rolling over she still can only roll from her front to her back. I'm pretty sure if she wanted to she could roll from her back to her front... but frankly I don't think she has any desire to do so.
The past two weeks we've been spending our afternoons at the pool. I've been teaching swimming lessons for some friends of ours at their community pool. Trav watches Emma while I teach... they swim together for awhile and then she takes a nap for the rest of the afternoon in her stroller.
It's time for Emma's bed on this end... Trav is trying to keep her entertained while I finish this up! Hope all is well with everyone! Have a great 4th of July!