Emily has been trying to climb on top of the coffee table for months and she finally made it today. I probably shouldn't encourage this type of behavior but she did a little victory dance when she reached the top and I couldn't help but laugh and take pictures.

We joined a Gymboree class earlier this month. We tried another gym class this summer but we really like the Gymboree class because they have "open gym" a couple of times a week in addition to our actual class. They change up the equipment so it is not the same every time we go. Emily LOVES open gym. Here are some pics - I tried to only select a few but this was the best I could do...:)

We are trying to keep Emily busy today until we get in the car to drive to Lufkin. Turns out that James is on dad duty with Emily's friend Addison for the afternoon, so Ben went over there with Emily for a Dad's playdate while I run a few errands before our trip. Wooohoo! I had to snap this pic when I dropped them off. Be nice to the dads girls!

Emily was enjoying her coloring book so much that I thought I could slip in to the kitchen. Then I heard a strange noise...

As we were trying to clean up Emily's mess I heard another strange noise and walked in in Mella doing this... I think she ate most of the purple crayon.

Emily and I had a great morning! Usually when I pick her up from the nursery after my gym class she is already looking tired. But today she was just playing around with the other kids and not ready to stop. I had an errand to run at Memorial City Mall so we headed there next. The mall was pretty empty even though it was after 10 so we went to the big indoor play area. It was great because it was not as crowded as usual and it was just little kids. I finally pulled her away from the play area after promising her food. We stopped at Chick-fil-a and had a nice little lunch. We then finished off the morning with a ride on the carousel that is inside the mall. We had never done the carousel before - she loved it and cried when it stopped. She fell asleep before we could even pull out of the parking lot.

Ben brought this stuffed animal home from work. It is HostGator swag. Ben handed it to Emily but Mella intercepted it and ran off. Usually she just runs around with Emily's things for sport but this time she carried it up to the bed and did this. She is still holding it now.