Pony rides and bounce houses!
This was Daddy's 15 year high school reunion weekend, so Daddy brought Mommy and Emma over to his old school for the "family fun" day. There weren't many other kids there, which made it even better in Emma's opinion, since that meant that she could ride the pony and go in the bounce house with NO waiting! Em made a beeline for the ponies as soon as we got there, and hopped right on and took off! She was petting the pony and talking to her, too. Mommy likes this shot of Emma and Daddy that she took while Em was riding. She really loves horseback riding, so Mommy and Daddy took the pony ride owners' brochure to keep in mind for a future birthday party activity.

Next, we moved on to the bounce house. Em had never been in one before, and she wasn't sure what to make of it when she first climbed inside. (She kept calling it a "rocket ship" even though it was a castle, and the dragons on the inside were "dinosaurs" in Emma's opinion!) Once she figured out she could stand and walk in it, she quickly began bouncing and discovered that it was lots of fun! Emma was the Bouncing Queen in no time flat! She did her Michael Jordan impression while bouncing, which was funny. Emma also discovered that rolling on the bouncy floor is also lots of fun! (That's Daddy's old classmate Kirsten's daughter, Zoe, in that last picture with Em.) She was a bouncing maniac and had to be lured out with offers of sippy cups and snacks when it was time to go! (And boy, did she take a BIG nap when we got home, too!)
- posted by Heather @ 1:00 PM