Random Pictures from Our Trip to Chicago & Michigan

(These are not in chronological order).

*Although we have never been there this is our favorite town in Missouri* *The following pictures are from the Fourth of July Parade in East Tawas, MI. It was the girls first parade*!

*The girls with Lao Lao & Yeh Yeh*

*The girls and Great-Auntie Karen playing with cousin Katie's old doll house*.

*Pictures from our Adult Dinner out*!

*Sophie and Lao Lao reading*

*Sophie and Emma sleeping on the air matresses*

(Looks like Sophie was thumbing through some reading material before bed)!;)

*Emma hanging out with Yeh Yeh*

*Emma & Sophie with their Great-Grandma Dee Wee. Dee Wee is 96 years old and Emma is named after her* :)

*The girls watching TV*

*We were in the car for 40+ hours round trip. This is the ONLY time that Emma took a nap! She dozed off for about 40 minutes. Sophie took a few more naps than Emma did-but, not many*!

*Sophie and Great Grandma Jo who is 87 years old*!

*Emma hanging out with Uncle Bob*

*Emma and Sophie with Nonna*

*Pa Pa squeezed in the back seat with the girls and they though that it was pretty funny*!

Family Picture Mishaps: 7/4/2009

We TRIED to take a family picture before heading off to the parade on the morning of the 4th. Emma and Sophie were just NOT cooperating at all & we were not able to get a good shot. Oh well! The following out takes ARE sort of funny...just look at their little faces!!!

Pool Days

We have gone to the pool every morning this week; when the tempature hits the triple digits there is really no better way to cool off and have fun! Emma and Sophie have had a great time playing in the Baby Pool with their new dollar store pool toys! They are getting SO tan, I have been calling them my little chocolates. :)