On Sunday after church, Emmy took her daddy to Chava's, one of his favorite restaurants in the neighborhood, and then to the Magic House for a day of play. We explored everything, but her favorite area was the fairy tale land, especially the beanstalk slide which she decided she could climb by herself. She also enjoyed making pizza, and we couldn't miss touching the ball that made our hair stand on end! It also brought back a lot of childhood memories for me and Jeff!
Emerson has recently started spending a lot of time in her kitchen. She washes her hands and then makes us delicious meals (like the vegetables and spoon she has cooking in the oven) complete with tea or water. She is a very careful cook, putting on her oven mitt and telling us that the oven is "hot". After she is done, she washes the pans before settling in to watch Elmo ("Elmo, Elmo, Elmo, Elmo...")
On Grandma's birthday last Sunday, we participated in a 5k to benefit one of our favorite places - the St Louis Zoo! After the run, we spent some time visiting the animals and then had a picnic in the park. Maybe next year, Emerson will be big enough to join Kenzie in the kids race.
over at 
her great aunt and uncle's house the other night when we learned that you just can't hide chocolate from a one year old. She will climb whatever furniture is necessary to get her M&M's!
Kate and Emmy spent Saturday morning at the pool - going down the slides and riding the lazy river. I can't believe how much they have both grown since our trip to the pool last year. Looking back at the old post showed Em crying on the slide. Now, she runs up the stairs to the slides and tries to jump off the side of the pool. And Kate has become a little girl - speaking in sentences and watching out for her crazy little friend. Hopefully, we will be able to get them together more often this summer to play at the pool!
