Sprinkler Fun, An Adoption Anniversary and Emma’s FIRST Fish Tale

Well, summer is officially upon us!  : D  I have a bunch of fun photos for you!

My new hydrangeas…Endless Summer Twist-n-Shout…so pretty and interesting looking.  Love them!

We bought a blow up pool several weeks ago and it started leaking air and water after two uses so, Emma has been enjoying our sprinklers while we decide what to do about a pool!  : D  I absolutely LOVE this watermelon bathing suit (or, as Emma would say…”Waterlemon”).

This month, we celebrated the THIRD anniversary of the day that Emma came to live in our home!  Can you believe it’s been three years?  Wow!  We celebrated with ice cream!  Emma loved her vanilla cone.  : )

Today, we took Emma fishing…she had a blast!!

“This is totally AWESOME!!  Go faster, Papa!!!”

We enjoyed our picnic dinner on the boat and Papa spent some time breaking in our new motor.

So, here’s Emma’s first fish tale (this tale is true…hee hee)…  : )  We decided to let Emma try out her Barbie rod and reel using a little fly as bait.  On the first cast, right near the boat, we hooked a good size northern!!  Papa guesses that it was around 25 inches long!!  We could not believe it and we were cheering!!  The fish quickly went to the other side of the boat and easily broke the line!  It was very exciting!  ; )  Papa didn’t bring extra lures so Emma quickly graduated to the only other rod and reel that we had in the boat.  Doesn’t it look like this wasn’t her first rodeo?  She blew us away….she was reeling like a PRO!  : )

On one the first casts with the “big girl” rod and reel, she had a nibble at the end of the line!

She was a little intimidated by the nibble so she handed the fishing pole over to Papa!  “Reel, Papa, REEL!!!!!!  I sink it’s a BIG ONE!!”

 

Emma:  “OH, a fish, A FISH!!!!!!”

Papa:  “Look at that…it’s a crappie!!”

Emma:  “Mama…LOOK…it’s a CRABBIE!!  A CRABBIE!!!!!!!”  ; )

Emma was so proud of her “crabbie” and WE were so proud of HER.  : D

Before I sign out for the evening, I will leave you with a few of my current favorite “Emma-isms”…  ; D  Little kids say that most hilarious things…

*  Papa:  “Hey Emma, check out this guitar!”  Emma:  “Papa, that’s NOT a GUITAR…that’s a UKE-AH-LARRY!!!!!!!!”  (Ukulele)

*  Emma:  “We have to be happy wiff people and den we’ll make LOTS of fwends!!!”

*  Me:  “We’re going to a Barbeque, Emma.”  Emma:  “What’s a barbeque?  Is dat yike a dance powty???”  (Translation:  Is that like a dance party???)

*  This is what I hear from Emma about 34349384938943 times every time we’re outside and she wants to go on the swings:  “Mama!!!  Can you SWING ME?????  Pweeeeeze?”

*  Emma:  “Mommy, it was just an AXE-SILL-LENT!!!”  (An accident)

*  Me:  “Hey Emma…come and get your vitamin…”  Emma:  “Uh, um…I want CHOC-YET!  How about CHOC-YET???!”  (Choc-yet = chocolate)

*  When we’re in the truck, Jason and I try to have a conversation over the very loud talking and phone noises, boat noises, singing, etc. coming from the back seat.  I actually LOVE and adore these noises but sometimes, Jason and I can’t even hear ourselves talk so we say, “Hey Emma…can you please make the phone ringing sounds just a little bit quieter so that Mommy and Papa can have a conversation?”  Emma quiets down but continues to make the noises and a few seconds later she yells, “Hey MAMA…is DIS quiet enough for you??????!”  ; )

*  I love that:  “Someping” = “Something” and “Nuffing” = “Nothing”  : )

*  I also think it’s hilarious when she says:  “Mommy, can I see Emma on da blog??”  ; P

God bless,

Tera