SPRINKLER!

We couldn't keep her out of the sprinkler today, so the easiest thing to let her play in the water. That's what summer is all about, right?

She Knows What She Wants

I randomly asked Emma tonight, "Are you hungry?" knowing that I probably wouldn't get an answer from an 18 month old. She looked at me and said, "Cheese. Dog Dog. (Her word for Hot Dog) and ran to her high chair. While I was fixing the hot dog, she looked at me and said, "Mama. Dog Dog?" She is now stuffing the hot dog in her mouth with both hands. She sure knew what she wanted!

Hail Storm!

Last night we had a terrible hail storm. This might be one of the worst storms I have seen. I had Emma and the dogs in our small, center bathroom while I was closing blinds in case something flew through the window. As I looked out the window, I saw our patio furniture flying across the deck. It was like a scene from The Wizard of Oz. The hail was HUGE. There were pieces from the size of a golf ball to a softball

flying at our house. The hail shattered a window, punched a hole in another window frame, took chunks out of our fence and made many wholes in our siding. I am counting my blessings this morning that we are all ok and everything else will be handled by our insurance company. Good thing is that Emma wasn't scared at all. She was most upset that her dinner got pushed back!

Dinner on the Patio

Emma and I decided to have dinner on the patio tonight. She loves her little table in chairs. I love our new chairs. I am so happy it is summer vacation. More dinners on the patio!!

**Check out the new video on our Video Bar at the bottom of the page. It is Emma and my nephew, Carter dancing to "The Freeze."

Field Trip

This word is a very scary word in the world of teaching, however, this field trip may have been one of my favorites. We started off off our day with a private tour of Lucas Oil Stadium. We ran on the field, walked behind the scenes, went in the visitors locker room (can't go in the Colts locker room) and gazed out the press box. If you ask the kids, their favorite part was the elevator ride (you could see the whole city) or the shower in the locker room. They couldn't believe is was all open! I loved being on the field and walking through the tunnel like the players. Also, there were some funny signs for the players I may have to post later. After our tour we made our way to Victory Field for an Indians game. We took a small detour on the bus, but it was great because we got to drive through I.U.P.U.I and the I.U./Clarian Med. Center. The kids got to see the Ronald McDonald House where all our pop tabs are going. We also passed the zoo and saw one of the baby elephants. We finally made it to Victory Field for an Indians game. It was Education Day, so all in attendance were school kids. There were kids from all over the state. I think that seeing all those different faces was a learning experience in itself. The Indians had activities between innings, prizes, kid-friendly music and the Indians won. The weather was beautiful, too. Overall, it was a great field trip!

Eyes, Bye-Bye and Elmo

Emma is obsessed with three things right now- her sunglasses, purse and Elmo! She calls her sunglasses, "Eyes" and we have to have them on every time we leave the house. I think my years of lifeguarding and my obsession over Oakley's have been passed on to her. We also have to take a purse wherever we go. She calls this her, "Bye-Bye." Emma doesn't want to put anything in her purse, but don't you dare try to take it! She is also still in love with Elmo. She has many stuffed Elmo's, but her favorite is the one that goes in her hair. She pulls it out to see him. I cannot wait for school to end so that Emma and I can play all day. We are going to have a fun summer with our Eyes, Bye-byes and Elmo!

Talents

Emma latched on to a toy from the neighborhood garage sale this weekend and she has been able to show her true talents. We are already thinking about agents and maybe American Idol. Check it out.



Emma also mastered the "So Big" trick. I had to show off this, too.