Cougar Mountain Zoo

Erich and Emi took a trip to the Cougar Moutain Zoo this morning. The weather was perfect and Emi was really excited! Besides seeing the animals and checking out this zoo for the first time, Emi ran into a classmate there. She was SO excited to see her friend Bella.

Emi meets her buddy Bella

Adolescent Cougar

Emus!

BELLAAAAA!!  Over here!

Sleeping tigers

Nice view

Big white tigger

Ok, let's go see the kangaroos!

Pretty crane

Where's that kangaroo?

Noisy parrots

Shhhh!

Checking out the lemurs

Close up of the emus

KANGAROOOOOO!

Crowned crane

MULE DEER!

Mule deer up close

You got something in your teeth

No climbing on the statues!

Gorillas

Bye bye baby cougar!

Mariners Game

Erich thought it would be fun to take Emi to a Mariners game. Emi was more excited to ride the bus there than to be at the game. She liked playing at the kids area but did not like the loud cheering of the fans...they stayed for about an hour then left to eat dinner. These are the two pictures that Erich captured of their adventure to the Mariners game...cheesy smiles...

Heritage Park

We met up with our friends Becky, JT, and Haley at Heritage Park in Renton.  This was the first time we'd been to this park, it was the perfect spot for tots!  Emi and JT have been friends for 2 1/2 years.  Haley and Kenzi are about 6 months apart.  I am so glad we've kept in touch with the Keene's they are such a great family and it's fun to see how our families have grown since we met.  I snagged these pictures from the Keene's blog, my pictures did not turn out well at all and Becky seemed to get some great shots!  Thanks :)

JT and Emi warming up on the swings.

Time for Lunch

And a nice little smooch

Kenzi and Haley

Hanging out on the big rocks.

Waiting patiently while the big kids use the potty.

Looking forward to seeing you guys in October!

Kenzi's 7 Month Update

Kenzi is so much fun at 7 months!  She is now able to crawl where ever she wants to go and just figured out how to pull herself up on her crib.  We lowered the mattress on the crib tonight before putting her to sleep.  Kenzi is also enjoying eating table foods like yogurt, steamed eggs, avocado, applesauce, and peaches.  Every time we are having a meal she makes it known that she wants to eat just like us!  Kenzi has a cute one tooth smile, the second one is coming soon I think.  It was nice to enjoy her toothless smile a little longer than her sister who cut her first tooth at 4 1/2 months.  Kenzi seems to imitate "da da" and is starting to try to wave, it's so fun to watch her grow!  What a little cutie pie!

Hmmm what is this?

Oh I'm 7 months today!

Pretty funny...

but true!  :)  

Emi's First Day of Preschool

Emi has been looking forward to the day that she gets to go to the Children's Garden to play. She had a great start!  The teachers send home a little note about the day and on Emi's first day she was super excited about painting since she painted 8 pictures!  We are looking forward to the next 2 or 3 years at the Children's Garden.

Emi was very excited TODAY was the day for Children's Garden!

"I'm ready to go-ooooh!"

Emi was so happy to see some familiar faces!

Let's chase!

Playdough

Daddy says good bye to Emi.

Rice table

This was a favorite!

Mommy says good bye to Emi but she is clearly more interested in the rice table.

Here comes Emi!  Collin was going back in to find his coat.

The first day was a great success, no tears!

Nathan wanted a picture with Emi after school!

Cousin Play Date!

We went to visit Melanie today!  She's already changing and growing bigger.  Emi loves holding her baby cousin.  Kenzi is just happy to watch all the action.  It's funny to see how big Kenzi is compared to Melanie, she's growing so fast!  We are so happy to have a cousin for the girls!

Labor Day!

Baby Melanie joined us on Labor Day at Gung Gung and Po Po's house...she is just 3 days old!

Happy Labor Day!  Melanie is still getting used to car rides.

Emi loves her new cousin!

So sweet!