Emma's Earrings

Emma is the ultimate girl! She has evolved past the dressup clothes of princess and ballerina, and her dressup playtime has turned into, "how pretty can i look as an everyday girl?" She wears church clothes, and her favorite church shoes, as much jewelry as she can find and a hat. But the BEST part are her earrings. I don't know if you can tell from the picture, but her "earrings" are really hair ties that she has looped around her ears. Just another example of her creativity at work!

Father's Day

Following the best Mother's Day ever, was the best Father's Day! Jon got the day off, and got a lunch (breakfast) in bed. Then hours of uninterrupted, quiet video game playing. Then time with the kids, dinner (steak, baked potatoes, green bean casserole and German chocolate cake), bedtime for kids and some fun (yes, fun!) time with the wife. I think he really enjoyed it. And I know that I did!

Nature Photography Day

For lack of any other ideas for summer vacation, I looked up online this National Holiday calendar. There are TONS of National Holidays that I have never heard of. So, using that, I have planned out things to do (for free!) every day this summer. Yesterday was Nature Photography Day. We took a walk around the neighborhood and the girls took pictures of flowers and trees.

Grace's picture

Emma's picture

Yosemite

We went to Yosemite this week! I had my hands so full, that I didn't take all of the pictures that I wanted to. But here are some of them!

We ALL climbed Vernal Falls, about a 3 mile round trip hike. I carried Seth about half the way too! It was so wet, partly because it always is, but it had also really rained the day before. But we made it all the way up safely!

This is Vernal Falls from the bridge, about half the way up.

The girls at the base of Lower Yosemite Falls.


Inspiration Point

Bridalveil Falls from Inspiration Point

The giant sequoias were giant compared to Grace

Only Emma could make a burned out sequoia look good.

Grace with her namesake trees, "The Bachelor and the Three Graces". The Bachelor is to the far left, and the Grace's are right behind Grace.

Emma looking tiny.

Upper Yosemite Falls.

Half Dome

I love going in June cause these informal waterfalls spring up with the snow melting

A deer in the campground

Seth eating strawberry marshmallows

We went out bear searching. And only found a raccoon.