Cute

Just some random cuteness:

Sarah enjoying a cup of whipped cream:

Having fun with Papa in Red Robin:

Family fun day

We took some time to do a family fun morning.  We took the girls to the park to fly kites for the first time:

Sarah flying her kite:

Emma flying her kite:

 Our picnic at the park got rained out.  So we held it in our living room instead:

Golf

Emma has started taking golf lessons, which makes her Papa very happy.  She has her own clubs and is starting to get really good (better than mommy anyway).

Here is her trying her strokes:

2 year check up

Sarah finally got her 2 year check up.  She is doing great and even took her shot like a trooper without tears.  She has grown about 2 inches since her 18 month check up.  She is 34.5 inches tall (75 percentile), 25 1/4 lbs (25 percentile) and her head is 19.5 inches (80 percentile).  The doctor said she is doing great!

Chicago

We spent a few days in Chicago for the 4th of July.  What fun everyone had:

At the Museum of Science & Industry learning about friction with daddy:

 Seeing what various bugs in the wild look like:

 Driving the corn picker machine (both girls are in there with daddy):

 The giant tractor wheel:

 Driving the giant tractor:

 Playing with gears:

On July 4th, Alexis & Dave were in a parade (so were Aunt Christie & Uncle Cort, but the kids were of more interest to Emma & Sarah).  Here is everyone waiting for the start:

Emma got to meet a police officer and take a picture with the car:

Saying hello to all the floats:

Setting off some fireworks with their cousins (well, the champagne poppers anyway):

Finally, the girls loving jumping off the diving board at Aunt Mo & Uncle Jim's house:

Splish Splash

Enjoying a little time in a splash pad during a short heat wave 2 weeks ago:

Camping

We took the girls camping on Father's Day weekend (shame on mommy for not posting sooner).  Here is some of the fun we had:

We did lots of fishing.  Even Sarah did.  Here she is figuring out her new Mickey pole:

Here is Emma fishing:

Casting :

Showing her sister the fish she caught:

Dinner (hot dogs, of course):

 Even better than that was the S'mores:

 And the sleeping arrangements!