We have been keeping ourselves busy the last few weeks with visitors as well as some previously postponed projects. It was so nice having my mom come out for a visit. My sister Jackie and her family came to California for a vacation and brought my mom along. It was great to see them all. Unfortunately my mom was sick for the entire trip so I don't know how good of a time she had, but it was just nice to visit with her and for her to get to know Emma a little better. Emma sure loved her Grandma Marla, and my mom was even pretty patient with the pets in the house. I don't know what it is with our house, but everyone who comes to visit ends up getting sick. Please don't let that deter anyone, let's break the cycle. It's just pretty sad. Mike has been super busy with work the last couple of weeks. They have a lot of projects going on, but we finally had an open Saturday and so we started working on our Square Foot Gardens. We are starting out with 3 garden boxes, with the possibility of doing more in years to come. I was amazed at how much dirt we needed. We ended up getting 24 bags of "Mels Mix", (special Square Foot gardening dirt)! It took us a couple trips, but we are finally on our way. Next up, planting the seeds. Let's hope that they grow for us novices.
I also planted some snapdragons yesterday to brighten up our yard a little.
Emma is just growing up in front of our eyes. She is taking steps on her own and will probably be walking within the next week or so. She has also decided that "Sippee Cups" are o.k. now. I was worried about how I was going to wean her since she would not drink out of anything, including just a cup. She finally figured out how to drink out of a straw and not loves her "ba ba", or drink cup. We also put her in her big girl carseat that faces forward. It's fun being able to see what she is looking at, like the train we were stopped at yesterday. That was a good learning opportunity for us. It's fun to see her learning how to do all of these new things, but part of me feels so sad that she is no longer our little baby. I'm sure that will never change.
