Blueberry Picnic

This past weekend, Emma and I drove up to my parents on Friday for the weekend. Kurt had to be at work on Friday, so he joined us Saturday morning. Emma was an absolutely awesome travel buddy! We only had to stop once for a diaper change and a snack. We stopped at a McDonalds and I got a breakfast sandwich and Emma had a banana. She did great on the changing table (Emma fights changes at home, so I'm always a little worried when I'm alone and in public restrooms with her), stood right by me while I ordered, and had a lot of fun sitting in the booth beside me eating and waving to people on their way into the restaurant. She even got right back into her carseat without a fuss!

When we got to Mom and Dad's she went right to Grammy and gave her a hug! She did the same when Grandpa got home that afternoon too. She was also excited to see the dogs, and warmed up to them quicker than the last time we were there. She had fun wandering around a couple furniture stores while Grammy tried to pick out a new chair and even picked one out for herself that Grammy ended up buying for her. It's the cutest little rocking chair. She had fun climbing up into it all weekend and reading her nursery rhyme book.

We also stopped at the store where Grammy works and she spent a fair amount of time taking toy ring stackers off the shelf, lining them up perfectly, and then putting them back on the shelf when we asked her to! Such a smart little girl!

That evening, she played with water on patio furniture and had a grand time wetting her hands and making hand prints. When the water dried a bit, she figured out how to press her sippy cup just right so that water would come out of the spout. Such a smart little trouble maker! 

On Saturday, family and friends came over for the blueberry picnic. Emma even learned how to pick ripe berries and eat them! She thought they were yummy, but I'm not convinced she actually chewed them to taste them! She had a lot of fun meeting new family and running around the yard, climbing on chairs and coolers, playing in icy cooler water, and getting lots of attention from everyone!

We headed home on Sunday and Emma was a great little travel buddy again. We stopped a couple times for change and snack breaks but she willingly got back into her carseat every time! Similar to her reaction when we got back home from the 4th weekend, she was very happy to be back in her own living room with all her toys.