This Saturday our family was invited to three events all of which were starting at 4:00. We struggled to find ways to attend all three, and after an elaborate plan all it took was a bit of rain to solve our dilemma. Last night we attended a wedding reception for our neighbor Rachel and her husband Gener. We all had a great time eating, laughing, and celebrating. Allison and Emmeline had fun enjoying some cake, my two sweet treat bandits. I, on the other hand, got the pleasure of meeting a wasp up close and personal. (I was stung) In my defense, I was protecting Emmeline and another little girl named Ella; better me than them.
The rain caused the birthday parties to be moved to 12:00 and 4:00 today. The first celebration was for Emmeline's good friend Estella. She turned three on Saturday. The party was at Milburn Orchards which if you read the blog on a regular basis you should recognize as the same place that we did our berry picking this summer. The party included feeding the goats, a hayride, and, of course, cake. Emmeline really enjoyed feeding the goats although she was not always sure that they were only going to lick the food out of her hands. Daddy had to be the brave example, hooray for chivalry. The hayride, not unlike swimming, was a no go. She got onto the trailer full of hay, but quickly decided she did not want to go for a ride. For Grandma Jeanne and Grandpa Kim, it was a carbon copy of the carousel incident in Toledo.
After a fun filled time of presents, cake, and sand box we were on our way to Kennett Square, PA, the mushroom capital of America. Our birthcenter friends Josie, Sky, and Avie invited us to celebrate Avie's second birthday. Avie turned two on the 18th. There house was somewhat nestled in the woods with plenty of green space for the kids to run around, and they also had a pool that was about two or three feet deep for the kids to swim, of course Emmeline wanted nothing to do with that. Instead, she spent most of her time in a swing that they had hanging from a tree. Allison and I took turns pushing her in the swing, and it wasn't until dinner time that she really started to play with the other kids that were at the party, maybe it was the cake that made her feel more comfortable.
What a bonanza of birthdays!
Emmeline swinging at the orchard
Deep concentration
(It's a lot of work sucking your thumb and feeding Milly at the same time)
"See Emmeline the goats will only lick the food from your hand"
"I love baby goats"
After a bit of modeling, she had no reservations about feeding the goats
Hayride, have fun everyone. We will watch.
Yum, Cake!
"I can swing all day"
Here we are swinging some more.
Mommy, trying to convince Emmeline that there is more to life than swinging
(As you can see, she wasn't convinced)
Taking turns with Sabine
We did have a few moments of hide and seek.
The game is still a work in progress (We like to run and count)
Enjoy this short video of Emmeline bouncing on a ladybug ball
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