Grandma Turns 50!!

Two weeks ago we took a trip to Seattle to celebrate my mom's 50th birthday. We were up there for about 5 days and it was all a surprise to her. It was so funny to see her reaction when she walked in the room and all 3 of us were sitting there - she screamed and we all laughed. Even though we surprised my dad on his 50th birthday, my mom had no clue we were coming!

On one of the first days that we were up there, we took Emma to Kelsey Creek Park in Bellevue. I went to that park all the time growing up so it was fun to take her there. The main reason we went there though was because they have a little farm and we all know how much Emma LOVES animals right now!!

She looked at the big pig with Pa:

She also saw chickens and bunnies and we also had the opportunity to watch them bring the cows into the barn from the fields.

After we saw the animals, we went to the playground and played for a long time. Emma had so much fun!

Peeking at Pa through the big hole:

Riding on the teeter-totter with Pa & Grandma:

When I was younger, my siblings and I, used to slide down our stairs a lot. We designed a contraption with fold up mattresses and blankets to make us go really fast. We even used to take the cats down with us - they sure loved that! :) Well this time when we were up there, we decided Emma was old enough to be exposed to this and she really liked it. We went down over and over again and she even got Pa to go down with her. He's a sucker...

We had a surprise party for my mom on her actual birthday and once again she was very surprised!! To get her out of the house, Emma & I took her to get pedicures. This was Emma's first time getting an official pedicure and she had a really good time - it was very cute!

I probably won't be taking her again anytime soon b/c her's chipped off very quickly, but it was still a fun experience. She even got to have Starbucks with us before we got there!

After the party, Emma had a great time playing with the balloons. Here she is with all of them and her new sheep from Great Grandma Kelly:

It was definitely a busy few days, but we had a great time! My mom thanked us for coming up and for all the surprises and I told her we'd come back anytime she turned 50!! :)

Easter

Easter started off for us as a very busy morning. We decided to go to our church in the desert for Easter service, which meant we needed to be fed, dressed and out of the house by 8. It doesn't sound that early, I know, but when you have to get Emma ready it takes a little bit longer! :)

We woke her up about 7:15 and gave her her Easter basket. She was looking real beautiful in her half-zipped jammies and crazy hair. She liked her basket though and of course we had fun watching her dig through it! :)

Emma still doesn't do extremely well in the nursery at church, so we decided to try and let her sit with us through the service. She was pretty good...as long as she had food to eat to keep her mouth quiet. She was thrilled to get a donut! :)

Easter was beautiful in the desert this year and so after church we had trouble getting Emma back in the car. She kept running around in the grass and trying to get away from us. It was really cute!

Later in the afternoon, after we got back from church, Dave's parents came up to celebrate Easter with us. I think Emma's favorite part of the afternoon, we getting to find Easter eggs.

It didn't take her long to figure out that there was candy in the eggs (m&m's and jellybeans) so she spent a lot of time just eating the candy. :)

She was very happy with her treasures - we are still rationing them!

The day ended with a yummy dinner - Emma's favorite's were the ham and the rolls. It was fun to watch her enjoy everything and we had a great time celebrating Jesus and His love for us!!

Disneyland

Well, I'm a bit behind again on posting Emma pictures, but here we go! At the end of March, we took Emma to Disneyland again. When my parents were here in November, they helped us buy season passes so we are able to go more often!!

Here's Emma getting ready to go into the park:

We went to see the return of Captain EO as soon as we got there. Emma actually really enjoyed the show and got to have some fun with her 3D glasses! :)

After that we got to go see Tigger and Eeyore. Although Tigger was Emma's first love, she is now VERY into all of the Pooh characters. She sleeps with all of them every night! Her first glimpse of Tigger:

And Eeyore got a kiss:

Posing with Daddy:

We ended the day by heading over to the petting zoo. After learning that Emma loves goats at the Date Fair, we couldn't resist! :) She got to pet the goats again and loved it!

After dinner with Grandpa & Grandma Anderson at El Torrito, we got Emma ready for bed before driving home and she passed out in the car almost immediately, balloon and all in hand. It was a good day.