summer trips (part two)

a few weeks ago we headed to canyon lake with russell's family. his mom and dad, his brothers, and their families. 

i didn't capture it in pictures, but emma had some irrational fears of the boats this year. truly just uncontrolled fear. tried praying and calmly speaking truth with no calm in the crying, falling, ear holding, etc. tried the taking away of privileges, frustration, cajoling her to join her cousins and have fun.. zero effect. she was in total fear that the boat was going to tip over. 

i spent the majority of my time on the lake the first day with her trying to just get through it, and by day two we just went ashore. something we are going to have to work through next year ahead of time. i'm not sure if she has had some dreams about boats sinking, if it is something she has seen in a cartoon at some point that she took on as a fear... 

it was sad and confusing and just a new challenge where i just realized how inadequate i am to parent without Jesus. which i suppose is a good place to be.

on the way home, we stopped at a mcdonalds for lunch. abby bit into the plastic container that held her little toy, and her first tooth fell out. there was blood and screaming crying. once she realized what was happening and everything was okay, she stopped and was just excited.
you can see poor em got real sick the last day we were there and she was feeling pretty yuck the drive home too.

they are starting to look so big.