Emma and Ewan's World: Summer Concert

Summer is here and boy can you tell by the temperature outside soaring in the 90's and in some areas of San Diego in the 100's as I type this. On Friday we thought that it would be a great idea to spend the first day of summer boiling in the heat at the first summer concert of the year in Carlsbad. Even though we didn't get to the park until 5:20, the temperature was still amazingly hot. Donald, Mike, Emma and I met up with some special friends who have a little boy (Lucas) who was born 1 year to the day before our little Emma. It's great for me, because Lukas's mom (Jennifer) can tell me what to expect and how to deal with milestones and development since Lucas has just gone through all of what Emma is about to. You can read more about Jennifer, Lucas, and Rich at their blog Mauser Family Blog

I love this shot! I had just finished dressing Emma for the concert and we were deciding which bow to wear and she had the best smile going. It's a bit shy for her big personality, but it's very enduring!

Jennifer is going to have her second baby boy in about a month, and she dealt with the heat much better than me, Emma, and Donald! We were a sweaty mess by the time the shade hit our backs, and Jennifer looked cool and comfortable. Jennifer was also amazing since she didn't seem to mind sharing her lap with her little boy Lucas and Emma in all that heat.

Emma also found Rich's hat quit fascinating as well as daddy's Hanse hat. It has been such a struggle to get Emma to wear a hat that any time she does there is great rejoicing. And it helps so much for her to see others wearing hats too.