Catch up: part 2... the one with all the pictures.

This past month, I have been watching Emma's friend, Seger, on Wednesdays.  This allowed his mama time to get done with mama stuff while his big sisters were in summer school.  I loved this time with this sweet boy!  Emma stays with them on the days I work, so it was fun to watch the dynamics of their relationship they have built.  They play so nicely and are definitely great friends.  

We've also had a few days with other friends who dropped by to play!

We renewed our zoo passes again this summer, which is great for us.  We like the zoo, but Em gets tired easy, so we can come and go as she pleases.  It's also a great way for her to learn and get excited about animals!

We also decided to get passes to Worlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun.  We knew we weren't going to go on any trips this year, but we really wanted to have fun things to do away from the house.  Turns out, Emma is a little dare devil!  She loves the kid rides and all of the water slides!

We had the opportunity to work with Convoy of Hope again this year.  Witnessing the planting of seeds of faith and hope in the lives of others is such an amazing experience.  My bestie, Brooke, joined us this year in the Samaritan's Feet tent.  I just love this ministry.  Nothing more precious than washing the feet of children and providing them with brand new shoes.  Lots of prayer and renewed faith for folks, including myself.

Emma has been enjoying some time with Aunt Karen, Uncle Dan, and cousins Alex and Chris.  They watched her while we helped with Convoy and then they fed us all!  We got to spend some more time with them while Brett's brother, Matt, was in town last weekend when they fed us all again. They are pretty great people :) 

My brother and his sweet family moved to Sabetha, KS.  We helped them load their moving truck, but we're not very happy that they are moving another hour away.  I'm hoping this means that our visits when we are together will be longer.

We've been having a great time just being together.  We love playing in the hose and out in the garden.  We've expanded our flower beds around the perimeter of our yard and planted a few trees.  Emma loves helping ;)