We drove out to visit with Sandy and Sue and Rebecca

Emily got to stay up late. She says the flash is especially bright. :)

What a weekend!

Emily reported for surgery Friday at 7:30 am. She got her own drafty gown and everything!!
The Happy Juice kicked in pretty quickly, so there were no tears when they wheeled her away from us... well, no tears from her at least.
An orange sticker dot.... the high tech way of making sure they do surgery on the correct eye. And lots of monitoring wires to grab at while she was feeling happy go loopy.
She came out from general anesthesia okay, and by that evening she was feeling fine. So we went to hang out at the Lansings and play Catan. Emily was on Chris's team. She especially liked eating the dice. No Heimlich necessary, thankfully.
Bridger was on David's team. They beat us all as they settled and seafared their way to victory!
And on Saturday we went and hung out with the Amanos. Emily thinks lots of children = lots of fun!

Emily's first airplane ride.... to Montana

She found flying to be exhilarating. She was crazy hyper all the way til we got there at 11pm, which was very entertaining for us, although a little tiring since she didn't have a seat.
We stayed at Grandma Donna's house for the 10 days, and were treated to some good eats! Grandma also babysat Em so we could go do fun things... out to eat, see Mummy movie, etc.
Emily had fun playing with Papa Eakman and her 4 cousins in Montana.
Here's Scott and Em with Scott's grandparents... (Em's great-grandparents).
Scott's brother and his sweet family. These kiddos are wonderful little people!
A belated Birthday celebration for Emily.... complete with a cake made by Grandma Donna. Emily really liked the frosting! I had to hold her grabby hands back so someone else could bring the cake close enough for a picture. Grandma put an edible transfer on it... pretty cute!
Enjoying a Farmers Market/Community Bazaar on Saturday morning.
Scott's brother, dad, and dad's parents.... lots of Eaks
Emily opening presents at her birthday party
Cousin Brae helps Em count her birthday money
Going out to eat pizza with Uncle, Auntie, cousins and Grandma
Fun with the cousins at their house! It was great to see everyone up there!

Xian comes to visit!

Xian, Carey's dearest friend from China, came to stay with us for 10 days! We had so much fun!
My mom and I took her to San Francisco, here's Lombard Street
A very yummy lunch in Chinatown!
It was the first time for Xian and my mom to ride a cable car
Me and Xian with sparkly man
Xian cooks Chinese food for us at home
We take her out to Mexican food
Everyone has a good time at the doggie park
Leatherby's is a treat for all!
We had a blast together.... Emily and Bridger both just adored Xian!