A September to Remember

This is one of Emma's favorite new places to play and hang out.  

Has anyone else asked themselves, "where did September go?"  A very wise man once told me that "time flies like an arrow and fruit flies like a banana."  Well, that's certainly true because this past month absolutely flew by!  I enjoyed going through the pictures from September, and if it weren't for them I would have sworn we went straight from August to October.  I guess this is what happens when there is a lot of excitement and activity.  We had visitors, play dates, apple orchards (Fall Time is the Best Time), baseball games, more visitors, trips out of town (Labor Day 2012), trips to the park, and on and on.  It was fantastic but fast!

This past month, Emma really started taking a liking to books.  She has a step stool that sits next to her book shelf that she will climb on, pull down a book, then bring it to you and plop on your lap while you read.  Often times we can only get through the first couple of pages before she grabs the book and starts flipping pages herself or gets up to get another one.  If she doesn't bring them to you, she will use her step stool as a desk and sit there to flip through the pages.  Very cute!

 This is a great picture of Melissa reading to Emma one morning before work...my girls :)

One of the highlights of September was a weekend visit and babysitting gig by Grandpa John and Grandma Roz.  They came up to watch Emma on a Saturday while Melissa and I spent the day at a golf outing with friends.  It is so fun to watch Emma beam when she sees them because she knows she's in for an entertaining weekend.  Although sometimes it's hard to tell who was entertaining who.

Its no secret that Emma loves electronics and she loves to play with Grandma Roz's phone.  One of the favorite games of the weekend was to call her phone and have it ring while Emma was holding it.  Almost always, she would make an astonished face and say "oooooh".  So funny!

Thanks for a great weekend, Grandma and Grandpa!

Emma also had a couple play dates this month.  One was with her old friend Colin.  Colin and his parents Julie and Aaron came over to our place and we took a walk to the local park.  The kids had fun swinging, digging, teeter tottering, and just plane hanging out.

Emma also made a new friend, Whitney.  She is the daughter of one of my friends, JD.  They came over for a few hours during Daddy Daycare Wednesday.  It has been in the works for a long time and I'm glad it finally worked out -- we all had a blast. 

We also had a visitor from Emma's past.  One of our favorite teachers and former go-to babysitters Sarah, moved back home to Illinois at the end of the summer but returned for a weekend in Minneapolis.  She was kind enough to take time away from her busy schedule to have dinner with us and hang out with Emma for a while.  I think both enjoyed it very much.

 Thanks to everyone who made September a month to remember!  Although it went by at a frantic pace, we enjoyed every minute.

With love from Minneapolis,
Jason, Melissa and Emma