Emma had TWO 2-year old birthday parties this weekend. It was tiring chasing after her, but we did get some good pictures. Her party requests for the future include: a bubble machine, her parents not following her around, a trampoline / bounce house, and paint to eat.
There is nothing better than going to a wedding where the bride and groom are truly in love. What a party!! The ceremony just barely finished before a huge storm swept in (hence the damp hair- well, somebody had to save the cheese table). It made it all that more fun. 
You see our wine glasses are quite full in this picture- that is how the Iron Horse champagne was being poured. We have warm, fuzzy memories from our trip last summer to Sonoma where Marla, Chris, Tom, Luke & Laura, and I all spent an August morning trying through every Iron Horse wine the vineyard was willing to open.
We spent our 5th anniversary in much the style that I think we would like to spend every day worth celebrating: tasting some big, red wines. Although our trip was brief, our consumption was not. In true Team Thor style, we visited entirely too many wineries and found some that we may love forever. Good way to spend the anniversary.
Sue, Jay and Gabriel came to visit us! Our main objectives were: Wii Guitar Hero, Salt Lick BBQ, and the pool. Mission accomplished. Good times, good times.
We took a field trip to Lockhart, TX this summer with our friends, Brooke and Heath, to have what some claim to be the best BBQ around. For those of you not in the know about trendy Lockhart, it is about 40 minutes outside of Austin and pretty much has nothing going on in the town except for two of the most valued BBQ joints in Texas. (When I say 'nothing', I am not being facetious.)
It was a classic 98 degree day and the guys had to wait in a long, un-airconditioned line by the smoky fire pits. It was worth the wait. It was delicious. I am proud to say that Tom could barely cut up the brisket fast enough before Emma was clamoring for more. 
We've done back to back pool parties and are barely alive after the weekend. I guess that's what holidays and summertime are for.
No summer is complete without at least one round of flip cup. See the concentration on their faces? That's how it's done.
Emma has figured out that one of the ways that she can show affection is through kisses - big, wet, tongue kisses. She is generous with her them, giving kisses to you when you make a noise that entertains her or to a page in a book when her favorite kitty pops up.
I am very entertained by all of this, but I do want to know when she will stop trying to french kiss everyone, including her stuffed animals.
She is also trying hard to talk. She now says "car", "book", "cup", "toes", "dada" and "ahhhhahahah". The last one there is the equivalent of pick me up and hold me while you do a little dance to make me grin slightly.
Emma is a human hoover. She is partial to dust bunnies. Today, Tom saw her crawl towards the hall and start working her jaws in that chew-chew-chew motion that generally makes us so proud. He knew that HE hadn't given her any food, and his stomach did a little flip-flop. He ran across the room and - yes...wait for it... dug bug parts out of her mouth. She was not happy, not happy that he was taking something out of her mouth, not happy that she didn't get to finish her bug.
Later in the day, I took Emma outside to calm her and distract her from her tooth-swollen gums. I pointed out the plants and trees to her as we walked around. Somehow, though, while I was HOLDING her, she managed to stealthily grab a flower and cram it in her mouth. She wasn't too pleased about having to give that up either.
I think these are the signs that maybe she is ready for more solid foods.
(Photos by Paige)
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