Babysitting!

Several months ago Sara and Ryan scheduled an anniversary trip to Colorado for June.  Ryan's mom, Nancy, and I both agreed to babysit for the little munchkin.  We figured two eyes were better than one for keeping Emery safe!  I drove down a day before they left and Nancy came up that evening.  We had a blast spoiling Emery rotten while they were gone!  We took her to the Children's Museum, the zoo, and the park before things got so hot that we didn't want to leave the house.  We also spent plenty of time playing in the sandbox, the pool and checking out the garden.  Nancy and I also enjoyed getting a chance to visit together.  We can't wait to talk Sara and Ryan into another trip!

Nancy and Emery watching Baby Einstein on Nancy's computer.  Emery got so excited!

Emery loves her bucket of balls!

This was the toddler play area in the Children's Museum.

This contraption was like a giant Light Brite for children.  It was so very cool!

Playing in the toddler water area...

Picking out groceries...

The next day we went to the zoo.   Emery was brave and sat on the lion!

I never got the opportunity to feed a Galapagos tortoise while we were in the Galapagos, but we were able to feed this gentle giant at the Greenville zoo!

This might be my most favorite picture of my trip (at least so far!).  Emery and I were outside and it was her snack time, so Sara gave her a container of cut up cucumbers for snack.  Here's Emery just hanging out while she's eating cucumbers.  Note the necklace and the laid back appearance....life is good!  Emery loves most fruits and vegetables and just like her Uncle Austin, she will eat blueberries till she turns into one! 

We also went to the park, and Emery had a good time, although it was scorching hot. When we decided to go home we found out that the heat index was 97 degrees! Too hot for us! After that, we did early morning outside activities and spent the rest of the time indoors.