Memorial Day Weekend!

We had SUCH a fun Memorial Day weekend! So much fun, in fact, that is hard to condense it into one blog post. I will do my best…

We started our weekend on Friday night by going to Sweet Tomatoes. Why is this significant, you ask? Because we let Emersyn have her very first ice cream cone. We have determined that ice cream is like baby crack. Seriously.

At this point we tell Emersyn, "okay sweetie, you have had enough".

This was her reaction when we gently took away the ice cream cone. She is so naughty. :) Or maybe we are naughty for giving it to her in the first place. Hard to say. :) Is it wrong to think this picture is adorable, despite her sadness?

Saturday we had a reunion luncheon for “Priority”, a youth choir that Brett and I were apart of as high school students and then later as adult chaperones. It was fun seeing our former youth pastor’s and old friends for this special weekend. Both David, my brother, and I had solos for the concert that the “reunion choir” planned for Sunday morning so after the lunch, we had a quick rehearsal. It was so fun to sing on a stage again.

Saturday evening we had some friends over for a BBQ. It was fun to catch up with friends we hadn’t seen in awhile. After dinner we headed to Rood Bridge park and set up our badminton court, it was so fun!! It was a little windy which made it on the chillier side but all in all, it was a fun time had by all. We are so blessed with good friends and Emersyn has lots of honorary “Aunties” and “Uncles”.

Emers is a hit with the boys. :)

Uncle lovin'.

The girls.

Happy family.

Sunday was a blast. We had the concert in the morning, then went to have lunch with Daddy at work after church. Sunday afternoon we went to visit a client, then went to dinner with some very dear friends, Troy and Therese. Therese was in our wedding and Troy co-officiated it. Their girls were bell ringers, just toddlers at the time. It was fun to catch up with them. Our good friends Trent and Pamela also came to dinner, they were the leader’s of Priority for several years. I remember going to hang out with both Therese and Pamela when they were new moms and I was still under 20. I looked up to them very much and still do.

On Monday we packed up our mini van and headed to Silverton, Oregon to the "Oregon Garden Resort". It was so nice and new, just opened this last Fall. We got a great deal with a package that included dinner and breakfast and admission to the garden. Monday was a nice day so we decided that it was time for Emersyn to go swimming. The only problem was, the pool was SOOOOO cold, definitely not heated. Daddy tried to talk Emersyn into it, Mommy too for that matter, but us girls were stubborn and refused. Emersyn looked SO cute in her swimsuit, a hand me down from our neighbors. I stopped and got this pool hat at Target on the way to the resort. Seeing her in her swimsuit made me VERY excited for Hawaii in the fall!!!!

This was our first hotel stay with Emersyn. She is quite the little traveler, but we have always stayed in a home. She did great at the hotel. We actually put the pack'n'play in the bathroom and she slept great. She even took a nap in the afternoon when we got there while Brett and I watched TV and lounged. We always bring her cd player with her lullaby cd in it and I swear, it really helps her sleep and makes her surroundings seem more familiar. She is such an adaptable baby, I feel so blessed.

Here are some pics from our fun getaway!!!

Daddy set up the camera to get this family picture outside our room. Can you see what is wrong with this picture?? We thought it was pretty funny at the time.

There, that's better!!

On a walk, enjoying the stunning scenery!!

"Is it me or do I look STUNNING in this swimsuit!?!?"

"Okay Mommy and Daddy, I am ready for the pool!!"

The pool was too chilly, Emersyn preferred to watch Daddy play in it instead. She LOVED watching him, she would giggle when he would jump out of it and splash her from a distance.

Watching her daddy with adoring eyes. LOVE the bonnet!!!!

Working on her tan. Just kidding! :) She wasn't in the sun for very long at all and she was slathered with baby sunscreen. :)

This is a picture of Emersyn all bundled up while Mommy and Daddy went in the hot tub. She was angelic, just played with her toys for a good 20 minutes while we relaxed. We parked her stroller next to the hot tub and she just watched us and smiled. I haven't been in a hot tub in a looooong time and it felt sooooo goooood!!!

Emersyn rediscovered her love for spitting on our trip.

More spitting.

Beautiful.

Waiting for the tram with Mommy and Daddy. Love love love her outfit, courtesy of Grammy. Grammy has got some good taste in little girl clothes, don't you think??

Daddy snuggles.

I love them.

Enjoying the sunshine!

On the tram. Emersyn LOVED the tram that went around the garden and it was free! We would have gone on it a couple more times but Emersyn had missed her morning nap so it was time for us to go after once around the garden. She loved looking around at everything and got this funny little smile like, "I am totally supposed to be in my car seat but instead I get to sit on Mommy and Daddy's lap". Hee hee. She proceeded to stink it up on the tram so instead of letting her sit in it, I changed her really quick. Daddy was horrified at first but got over it. It isn't fun riding the tram with a stinky baby girl!

The resort was really fun and a great deal. The rate for our room was about $130 with taxes included. The package included a $50 dinner, $20 breakfast, and $20 admission to the garden. That makes it awfully affordable to just stay the night for another $40! I hope the rates stay reasonable, this would be a fun yearly desintation, each year Emersyn will appreciate the gardens more and more.

Well, that wraps up our fun weekend! Hope everyone had an equally good time!