party weekend

we had a busy weekend packed with parties. as a result, i have neglected to post anything since friday.

here are my excuses:

saturday afternoon, we headed over to our next door neighbor's for their daughter's high school graduation party. the food was phenomenal...and ALL homemade (except for the cake)! we ate so much that we were still full by dinner time. emma immediately thought the graduation cake was a "birday cake" especially for her. she also made herself at home by taking off her shoes and wandering in and out of the house "on her own."

saturday night, aaron and i were able to swing by a going away party for one of aaron's colleagues (thanks, jon!). this gentleman and his lovely wife will be moving to north carolina, and aaron will be taking over his old job. we are ecstatic, and welcome the change from night shift to day shift! it has been an answer to our prayers-praise God!

the following day, we attended another high school graduation party for the daughter of aaron's supervisor. again, the food was delicious. and yet again, we ate to the point where we were still full for dinner. emma befriended a little boy close to her age while she was there, and had the best time hanging out with him. it's so funny to watch younger toddlers play with each other. they haven't quite mastered all their verbal skills, so they find other ways to communicate with each other.