White Water

Let me give you some free advice. If you go to a water park, wear your shoes. Everywhere. While the water rides themselves were really fun and the park wasn't too crowded, the ground was on FIRE! And the cement was so rough that Brian and I both lost two or three layers of skin by the end of the day. I say we petition to have them repave with that cement that is A:Smooth and B:Doesn't heat up to 150 degrees. You cannot run fast enough to get to a shady spot. Ouch.
My other bit of free advice is this: If you don't want to be scarred for life, don't look at anyone else in the park. 90% of the women there were wearing string bikinis and only 10% of that 90% were actually making it work. I saw a LOT of skin that I did NOT want to see. *shudders* And there were WAYYYYY too many pre teen girls romping around in skanky suits. What are their parents thinking!? Anyway. All of that said, it was not a bad way to spend one of these wonderful 105 degree days. You are in the shade a good deal and you are wet most of the time, thus making the humidity a non-issue. Just be prepared for it to take you 3 hours to get home. Leaving Marietta at 4 in the afternoon just doesn't work. We ended up stopping in Dunwoody for a yummy dinner at The California Pizza Kitchen and kicking around at Borders for a while making a nice leisurely end to a fun day =). So anyway. There it is. Oh, and Happy birthday to Dad, Granny and Sarah. I for one am glad I am the only one in the family on my date...more presents! But keep trying to break that world record...

A Comparison

Emma and Her Shoes

Emma and the shoes. A Photo essay =) (She's also sporting one of her super cute new outfits!) Oh and keep scrolling, because there are two more new posts below!

Baby got to have shoes!

Well my cutie pie is finally walking around EVERYWHERE, so I knew it was time to break down and get her some shoes. So off to stride rite we went, and these lovely shoes are what we came out with:



We let Emma walk from Stride Rite to Old Navy and she spent the whole walk with her mouth wide open laughing hysterically. She was sooooo proud of herself! She was smiling at everyone and talking to everyone and was just LOVING the freedom. My little baby isn't a baby anymore! She is officially a toddler! When did I let her grow so much?! And speaking of growing, she is finally growing out of her baby sizes. I suddenly realized two days ago that she has nothing to wear that fits her fat belly, so we made an old navy run today as well. We got some super cute stuff, though I had to show some restraint! It's consignment season again, so we will get most of her stuff at sales, but sometimes you just can't resist the call of a good old navy sale. Ems has also finally cut another tooth, making the count 7. Number 8 shouldn't be far behind, and she has been cutting some molars as well. Let me just tell you that that's been a blast. Poor little goose! She is eating very well, and has been very sweet. She tends more often than not to listen when I say no, and she LOVES for me to teach her new things. She also said "Hi Dada" the other week. She will be speaking in paragraphs in no time at all!





Brian and I are doing fine, and planning on going to White Water this Thursday. Thank you all so much for your input =). We are trying to enjoy this last week and a half of summer before he goes back to working three jobs and going to law school. I don't want to talk about it right now. So hopefully White Water will be fun! On that note, I leave you. Hope everyone is having a great week!

Two sad goodbyes

Since I last posted, Mom and Dad moved out of the house they spent the last 9 years in, and I was FORCED to turn in my car (they actually WANTED the car back at the end of the lease!!!) Mom and Dad's move was chaotic, but it got done in the end. Next time, we will use more boxes!! So that's why it's been a while. Here is a tribute to both of my fair friends in pictures. I will post more of an update next.