Vacation, Well It Was More Like A Trip

So we took our first Family Vacation at the end of June.

We had a lot of fun!!!

First we went to Six Flags Great America to ride some of the rides. We were really going more for the kids than us. We had already been there about 4 times already.

Yes, we have season passes!!

Anyway, we wanted to see how the kids would do on some of the rides and we knew that Brooklynn was tall enough for some of the roller coasters. She knew what roller coaster were because I play Rollercoaster Tycoon all the time. So she was really excited to go and ride something that she had never ridden before.

So anyway the first thing that we decided to ride was the Sky Trek Tower right in the front of the park. It is really tame but really tall and we thought that would be a good place to start.

We are getting ready to go up in air!!

Brooklynn and Emmerson both loved the view from way up there. Brooklynn kept saying "We are up really high!!"

So after that we went and rode the Carousel.

But Emmerson didn't like that the Carousel started moving. He was fine while it was sitting still but once it started moving he was all done.

Then came the fun part! The moment we all had been waiting for... Will Brooklynn like roller coasters or not?!

This was actually the 2nd rollercoaster she rode. The Little Dipper.

This was her first! She rode this one with Mommy. I couldn't see them to take a picture. 

And the result.....

She LOVED THEM!!!!

She kept wanting to ride again, but the lines were really long.

We had a lot of fun!!

Then the next day we went to BrookField Zoo and saw a lot cool animals.

It was a long day. But I think that she like the Dolphin show the best!

We also got Emmerson his first stuffed toy. A Wolf.

We did the same thing for Brooklynn when we went to Shedd Aquarium. We got her Roar. I was unable to find our pictures of that event. Hmmmm....

Anyways, that was our little trip.

He's Starting To Really Get This Walking Thing!!

So as I said over the last month some things have happened. One is Emmerson started WALKING!!!!

He started just as most kids do the shaky couple of steps. But he took a couple out of the blue one day. So after he did that we tried and tried to get him to do it again but he wouldn't. It is almost as if he knew we were on to him and he didn't want to reveal any more of his secrets to fast.

But we found out that if we didn't watch him or make a big deal (to much) about it then he would randomly walk.

But then he really started to get it and we got a video of him. This video was shot from a phone so it isn't the best of quality.

Emmerson Walking
(this link may not work. it is linked to facebook.)

But now he is walking in full swing. He doesn't really crawl any more!!

He is officially a toddler!!

Oh, and a silly boy!

More stories to come!!

Dear Blog

Dear Blog,

I haven't posted on you in a while. However, there are A LOT of things that have happened over the last month. I have some things to write about and share with you so keep checking back.

I do have this for you though. This came through on my Bible widget yesterday...

Psalm 19:1-6

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 19[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
    the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
2 Day after day they pour forth speech;
    night after night they reveal knowledge.
3 They have no speech, they use no words;
    no sound is heard from them.
4 Yet their voice[b] goes out into all the earth,
    their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
5 
    like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
6 It rises at one end of the heavens
    and makes its circuit to the other;
    nothing is deprived of its warmth.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 19:1 In Hebrew texts 19:1-14 is numbered 19:2-15.
2. Psalm 19:4 Septuagint, Jerome and Syriac; Hebrew measuring line

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms%2019:1-6&version=NIV

It was just a cool thought and sent me into wonder.