Summer Fun

This summer, Jayce spent a day a week at our house.  Emerson loves him and he is kind enough to play with her :-)  Here are some pictures of one of their fun-filled afternoons together

Water balloon fight!

Sprinkler + tampoline=fun :-)

Emerson was a proud supporter of her daddy's washers team for Russellmania 2011.  Unfortunately the "Mustache Manglers" who were last year's washers champions came in last in this year's tournament :-(  We all had fun anyway!

Russellmania featured a giant blow-up water slide

When Emerson got to the top, she wasn't really sure about it but this new friend convinced her it would be fun

I love this face on the way down!

Finally getting tired after a long day of playing, sliding, bouncing, and running...

time to relax and listen to some music.  Emerson and her new friends became groupies for the band :-)

U.P. Summer Vacation (Part 2)

Well, once again, I'm attempting to catch up on the blog...sorry for the delay!  Here are some more pics from our U.P. summer vacation in August :-)

We spent a day exploring around Copper Harbor.  Here's Emerson on the top of Brockway Mountain

Family photo on top of the mountain...we should have thought to ask the kind stranger who took this picture to to on the other side of us so you could see the view behind us, not the gift shop :-( 

While we were staying with her, Nana completed a 1000 piece puzzle (with Emmie's "help")

Grandma Glo had Jeff, Lesley, Noah, Koen, and our family over for a delicious dinner one night

Emerson was a big fan of "Chutes and Ladders" in Houghton.  This picture doesn't do it justice, it's massive and she had so much fun there with Noah and Koen!

Love this action shot of her and Noah coming out of the slide!

We got to go out for dinner with Grandma Lowney while we were there too!  

We spent a very windy day wandering around McLain State Park.  The waves were huge and the water was freezing, but the rocks, driftwood, and scenery were so beautiful!

Family photo in Lake Superior...this is as close as I got to the water!  Emmie and Nick are much tougher and had a great time splashing around.

After a day at the beach, ice cream is always a necessity :-)

We took our time driving home and stopped for awhile at Tahquemenon Falls.  It was beautiful!