{"id":5831,"date":"2012-08-05T15:47:51","date_gmt":"2012-08-05T20:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=5831"},"modified":"2012-08-05T15:47:52","modified_gmt":"2012-08-05T20:47:52","slug":"emma-july-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=5831","title":{"rendered":"Emma: July 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

This summer has been such a blast with Emma!\u00a0 Clint and I returned from our 4 day getaway to Chicago on July 1.\u00a0 Emma had a great time at Katie’s house and was very surprised to wake up from her afternoon nap to see us standing there!\u00a0 We had a great time away, but it sure was great to see how happy she was to see us!<\/p>\n

We spent the whole first week of July at Katie and JD’s house and had a great time.\u00a0 They are the best hosts and we always love being with them.\u00a0 We had lots of great meals and took several naps!\u00a0 The 3rd of July was fun as we got to hang out with lots of Katie and JD’s friends from church at their annual July 3rd party.\u00a0 We spent the 4th with our family, my aunt and uncle, and Katie’s neighbors.\u00a0 Definitely a lot of fun! We continued our family tradition of heading to Pickwick for July 5th and enjoyed the pool every other day.<\/p>\n

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We returned to Georgia on July 7th and I returned to work on Monday, July 9th.\u00a0 Emma also returned to Camp Eagle to catch up with her friends after three weeks off.\u00a0 The first weekend after we got back, Clint headed to California for a good friend’s wedding.\u00a0 Emma and I headed to the Atlanta Zoo with our good friends Dana and Amanda.\u00a0 After a fun morning at the zoo, we celebrated Dana’s May birthday at Tin Lizzy’s in Grant Park.<\/p>\n

Emma and I went to church on Sunday morning while Clint was out of town.\u00a0 Our church is in the midst of a building campaign called Imagine<\/a>.\u00a0 We have talked a lot about this at home and are so excited to be a part of this next step for Cedarcrest Church<\/a>.\u00a0 The money that the children’s ministry gives through their offering is being used to build a playground.\u00a0 Emma was so focused on this that she took a nap on a Saturday afternoon with her offering in her hand so she wouldn’t forget it the next day.\u00a0 As we were walking into church (meeting at Allatoona HS), we were talking about the new building and how exciting that would be.\u00a0 She looked at me with all seriousness and said, “Why don’t we just move this church?”\u00a0 Emma has never attended a traditional church on a regular basis and must think that all churches meet in school.\u00a0 I decided not to try and untangle her thinking.\u00a0 I decided it was pretty cool that her thoughts on where churches could meet is pretty wide open!<\/p>\n

Our family has really enjoyed watching the Olympics these past several days.\u00a0 My brother Kevin came in town the last weekend in July to spend some time with us before he deploys to Afghanistan.\u00a0 Emma always loves having Uncle Kevin here.\u00a0 We spent all day on the lake with Kevin and our friends the Carr’s.\u00a0 Kevin wanted to go to Henry’s<\/a> for his last Acworth dinner for a while…we happily obliged!\u00a0 After Kevin left on Sunday evening, the Carr’s and Scheck’s came over for dinner and a fun evening of catching up and watching the Olympics.<\/p>\n

Clint’s 40th Birthday was July 31.\u00a0 Emma and I had a great time making a scrapbook for Clint that included great memories from family, friends, classmates, teachers, coaches, etc.\u00a0 What an awesome tribute to an amazing husband, father, and friend!\u00a0 We took Clint out to Fusco’s<\/a> for his birthday and had a great time together.<\/p>\n

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We have squeezed just about every bit of fun possible out of this summer.\u00a0 Our sweet Emma starts school this Friday, August 10th and she is so excited!\u00a0 She can’t wait.\u00a0 She has loved being a part of Camp Eagle at NCCS and has made a lot of sweet friends.\u00a0 God has continued to bless us with our precious daughter!<\/p>\n

Here are some pics from our July together…<\/p>\n