Salsa Verde

No, I don't have a recipe, but I would recommend Pace's. It's pretty good. Emma thinks so too. Josh had some out the other night and before I knew it, Emma was up on her bench dipping right into it. She loved the stuff!

Firework fairy

We enjoyed a quiet evening at home on the 4th of July. It was a little windy when we started fireworks, but the girls were able to enjoy a few. We were all worn out from a big day working at the house and we didn't even stay up for the town fireworks, but it was still a fun day for us as a family.

Movie night

Last week, Mackenzie and I enjoyed a Mommy/Mackenzie night out. We went to the movie theater to see Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. It was a great film and perfect for her first theater experience. Our friends Dawn, Natalee, Emily, Bella and Rachel joined us. Then, we headed to Primos for a pizza buffet. It was fun for us both to catch up with our friends and spend some time together. We decided to stop by Dairy Queen afterwards and surprised Daddy and Emma with ice cream. They stayed home and had a fun night of their own. 

New do

I tried to get some pics of Emma's new haircut. She was growing a mullet and since this isn't the 80s, I thought we'd change her style a little. The bottom part had grown about two inches, but this short part was staying about the same, so we just bobbed it off. She was more interested in the blocks she was playing with instead of posing. But, I did get one "cheese" shot. 

When the house is quiet...

Emma's into something! Today, it was lotion. And it was like she knew she wasn't supposed to be in it too. She came up to me and showed me like, "Hey Mom, look at me. I know I'm in trouble, but aren't I so cute and funny?" And I thought, yes you are cute and funny and I'm just going to laugh at you otherwise I'll cry. :) My friend Kim should appreciate this post. I think she has a mischievous two-year-old too. Or maybe we'll call them curious. 

Just couldn't resist. My poor Mackenzie. So tired after a hard day of play and here's her little sister to pester her. Is that the face of innocence or what?

It's so fun to watch Emma play pretend. I've seen MJ do it for a few years now so it's neat when Emma gets into it too. Here, she decided to make a bed for her baby on the rug that was lying in the kitchen. (That was a temporary resting place for it before we took it to the new house).