It's been awhile, I know. Not much has happened since school started over a month ago. Last Monday, Emily was back riding Stuart Little still accompanied by Jeanie and with a new instructor named Caroline. Thursdays seem to be her favorite day of the week with gymnastics. She can't seem to walk anywhere these days without sneaking in a cartwheel (or 10). First grade is going well, and even though Kennedy is still her best friend at recess and lunch, she has been talking about a few girls in her class that are really nice. She aced her first ever spelling test, is reading book after book, and I was even able to arrange to volunteer in her classroom once a week since her class's centers are during my prep.
This weekend we broke out of routine and went to visit our friends Shay and Buddy at their other home up in Challis. We arrived later on Friday and went out for pizza. Saturday was spent at the gun range on their property, fishing, cooking hotdogs and smores over a fire, and watching Gerda wear herself out playing with their dog Mick.
What you can't see in the above picture is the two top extremely loose front teeth. What you will notice is the need to go shopping for longer pants. Growing like a weed!
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| Aaron and Shay shooting long range at the mile target |
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| Shay's parents and sister's family joined us for the cookout and fishing. Shay's niece is also named Emily so it was fun for the two girls to finally meet and play around. |
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| Mick and Gerda |
Shay competes in fishing tournaments so when Aaron and Emily weren't having any luck, we were counting on her for success. But no such luck. Emily's attention span was short, she was more amused digging up clams and snails over the river bed.
