Friday, August 15, 2008

Four months!!

Happy 4 months Emma!!!!!
I cannot believe that Emma is already 4 months old! These past 4 months have gone so quickly! Emma is such a sweet baby, always laughing and smiling-so happy! She loves her play gym and exersaucer, and her favorite little moose named "moosie". Emma loves her brother and sister, who are always willing to read her stories, play with her, and hug and kiss her. Grace tells everyone who talks to Emma "but don't keep her! She is our baby!" Grace kisses her goodnight every night and good morning every morning! Even Ben has found her to be a wonderful audience for all of his stories- the more he talks, the more Emma smiles!
Emma started eating solids this week, and responded as babies usually do. "What did you just put in my mouth? Blech!!!!!"
It did not get much better that first night, but by the third night, she was actually chewing on the spoon and eating the cereal willingly! Go Emma!
It has been a fun-filled four months watching Emma grow develop into the sweet baby that she is. WE LOVE YOU EMMA!!!!!!!!!!!

A New Playground

After about 2 1/2 years of research, multiple rec and council meetings, and more hours than I would like to admit, Buhl finally has new playground equipment. It is safe, it is fun, and it looks great! We are so excited to have a safe place for children from our community to play!

The playground has 3 slildes, multiple climbers, a storefront panel, and 2 fun spring riders. Lots for kids of all ages to do. We still need swings and a ramp (the surfacing is accessible, but I forgot to order a ramp for access to the accessible surfacing).
I should mention that as the (soon to be former) park and rec director, this was my project from start to finish. Lots of work, but totally worth it for my kids and all of the kids in our town!