A Weekend trip in Phoenix with the Readers

We had a great weekend with our friends, The Readers, in Phoenix. Emma was really excited to meet her new friend, Lincoln and we were excited to visit with old friends from Virginia.

Emma was really excited to ride the "Google Bus" to the airport. Over the weekend she got to ride on Planes, trains, automobiles, and buses!

Our first introduction to Lincoln. Emma was a little shy at first

Dan and Lincoln sporting their Google shirts

Emma and Lincoln decided to have a little book time

Are you talking to us?

The Readers took us to "The Railroad Park" and we got to ride the train!

On the train

Daddy was there, too!

Then Lincoln got to try the swings with Emma

I think he liked it!

Lincoln does some trick riding on the Carousel

Emma entertains Lincoln

Lincoln liked Emma's hair

In the afternoon, we went to a spray park where Emma had a great time cooling off

She was not sure about that first spray

Lincoln observes

Then Emma started having some fun

She found a cup and had to fill it several times

The water was cold, but Emma did not want to get out

Lincoln decided to see what the water felt like
Thank You Readers for such a fun weekend!

Easter 2008

What a great Easter! It was a full day with church, brunch at a local restaurant and then dinner at our house with friends. We ended the day with one more egg hunt for Emma and her friends.

Emma shows off her jumping skills in her Easter best

Emma, Adam and Kaylie

Family Picture

I am so glad Nana came to visit!

Emma does a little reading before brunch

Kaylie's daddy reads to the girls

More reading with Kaylie's mommy

Dinner at the kid's table

One more egg hunt

A good end to the day

Hunt 2008

Every year our church has various egg hunts at different community parks as an outreach. Emma met a few of her friends at a local park and did a great job finding a few treats.

Emma the bunny preparing for the hunt

Run Bunny, Run!

And all these other kids just brought a basket; fill-er-up!

Emma was not very patient at the starting line

The Hunt begins!

Emma really got into it

I found a bag!

Checking out her stash

Emma and her basket
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Adam, Kaylie, and Emma


"I was just kidding about filling the wagon"

Nana came to visit!
And here is a comparison to Easter last year in Virginia!

No hat and coat this year!

Our Day at the Exploratorium

Yesterday, we decided to go into San Francisco and check out a museum we had been hearing about. It is called the Exploratorium and is full of hands on science activities for children young and old to play with. The museum not only entertained Emma, but Dan had a lot of fun, too. Here are some pictures from our day.


Getting ready to go...Notice the bling that Emma decided to wear today on her wrist


Playing with magnets. Dan made the "Bridge" and Emma just enjoyed playing with the washers

Checking out the fish


Watch the rolling balls


Playing the Xylophone

Bubbles!

Geometry

Making sand patterns

Playing with water


and air
The museum was really near the Golden Gate Bridge and a great little park that we enjoyed some time in.

Emma kept trying to go in the water
What a fun day!