We've had a busy July so far. We started off with a trip to my family's farm in Northeast Texas. Emily had a lot of fun on the farm running around freely, spending time with all my family and going for rides on my dad's new Kawasaki mule. She was also very interested in the tractors and running towards the edge of the farm deck. We definitely cannot take our eyes off of our little girl. She is always up to something! On our way back from the farm we stopped in Lufkin to visit our friends the Robertsons. We got to see their new house and Emily got to play with her friend Reid. Emily also started going to a gymnastics class at Byron's gym. The class is for 1-3 yr olds so Emily is usually the youngest in the class but she loves it! She is particularly obsessed with the big trampoline. Most of the class consists of obstacle courses filled with climbing up and down mats, through tunnels and across balance beams. She likes that part but it is all just an obstacle in the way of the big trampoline that she gets to jump on at the end of class. Emily clearly has no fear or hesitation when it comes to new activities where she can run and jump freely! Grandma came to see one of Emily's classes and got some pictures for us. The gym is very large and its hard to get pictures from the viewing area, but Grandma did a good job of getting as many as she could. Emily is never without an audience! We have also spent a lot of time this summer in pools, on splash pads or running through sprinklers. Last week I took her to get ice cream for the first time. I got a kids cup for us to share because I wasn't sure how much she would eat. Next time I will get my own cup. She wanted every last bit of that ice cream and even tipped back the cup for the melted part at the end! Here are some pics of all of our activities. [nggallery id=42]