playing in the sprinkler

I’m normally really annoyed when our association water sprinklers go off in the middle of the day and stay on for hours. It’s fun when things malfunction and waste precious resources, don’t you think? In this case, though, it happened in the late afternoon on a weekend when we happened to be outside playing, anyway. What better way to introduce Emma to the fine art of playing in the sprinkler.

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fun in the sandbox

A few weeks ago we went to the Rodenbaugh’s for a cookout on Dipper’s fancy new grill (a Father’s Day present).

He was mighty proud of his grill but his daughter, Shayna, was even more proud of her brand spankin’ new sandbox. She and Emma played and played… and then played some more. The light was just right and I took gobs of pictures – are you surprised?

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first doughnut

Is a first doughnut a momentus occassion, like a first step or first word?

I’m not entirely sure, but the pictures are sure as cute as can be! Grandpa Northcutt had the great idea for a chocolate-covered doughnut on a lazy, uh, Tuesday morning and Emma certainly wasn’t going to disagree! She attacked the doughnut with gusto and downed it with a frosty glass of chocolate milk.

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