Riverview Park and Emmy

There is a new park in Mesa that was being built for the last few years. It's huge and so much fun! I wish it were a little closer but that won't stop us from going often. It has tons of play grounds with such fun jungle gyms and other cool things for kids to play on, an awesome splash pad, good walking paths and a lake with ducks to feed. My mom, sisters and two of my brothers thought it would be fun to go check it out on Presidents Day and have a little picnic. It was extremely crowded but still a lot of fun. I wish I would've taken better pictures of everything.

 And Em is off, she just wanted to explore and play.

 LOVED the splash pad, and so did I bc it has been HOT these last couple days. 

 Seriously I couldn't get Em to eat hardly anything. All she wanted to do was play and explore. I think she ate an Oreo and a piece of turkey. Stinker. 

 She was so tired after, just relaxing with Kristen before we went home.

 And totally passed out 3 minutes into the car ride home. 

(Look at those long legs! She did not get those from me that's for sure, they have daddy written all over them) 

We had such a fun time and can't wait to go back. The only thing that will make it better next time is having dad come with us, and hopefully not quite as crowded. 

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I thought I'd do a quick little update on our almost 16month old girl too. 

She is our cute and funny babe. She got these buckets from Grandma and she loves to wear this big one on her head. She LOVES hats, and this just happens to be her favorite 'hat' around. I'm not joking, she will wear this thing for a good 30 minutes at a time. It cracks me and Court up!

 Especially when she pushes down the handle and gets a little smoosh nose. 

It's amazing to me how much she learns in a months time. She can say so many words now! I especially love how she says poo poo, kristen (twiten)  bubble (bubba) and i love you (Ilu-ooo). When I am on the phone I'll catch her copying a couple words I say. She is a little talker, with me and Court at least. 

She loves dancing. Too any kind of music. Still loves watching Baby Einstein and loves to play outside! She loves trying on any pair of shoes lying around. She is down to just one nap a day, most days. She gives the best kisses with a nice 'Mu-Ah' to go with them. Em, me and daddy can't get enough of you!