Summer time!

June is quickly moving on and it will soon be Emily's birth month! I can't believe I will have a 2 year old!! Oh, how I love her! We are enjoying the summer with a lot of playing, swimming, baking, potty training, etc. The days have been warm, but that doesn't seem to stop my sweet girl. We are so thrilled to be living in our little community of other seminary students/families. My guess is that on this one street we have 10 toddlers (between 18months and 2 years), which means there is always a friend for Emily. She has enjoyed playing with her buddies and often asks for them by name. Her vocabulary has really taken off and she is now singing complete songs on her own. Pretty much the cutest thing to hear, ever!
Here are just a few pics to share....

She loves to help me bake!

Loving her homemade Rubbermaid sandbox...a great size for the back porch...and enough room to share with a friend!

This picture cracks me up! Emily only gets her paci at naptime/bedtime, but she thinks Elmo needs the extra comfort, too. I walked in one afternoon to find her putting one in his mouth.

She loves her new baby stroller that her little friend, Janna, passed along to her.

Snack time with baby Kate.

My baby is getting so big. Mimi recently bought her this new backpack for church/travel. She loves it and ask to wear it all the time.

That's right, friends...we have successfully potty trained! :) Phew! Emily picked up on it like a champ and has been doing great!