Here are a few stories and pictures to sum up the month of June.
This is Emily chatting away on her play cell phone one morning. She usually has conversations with people who are in the room, but she has to talk to them using the phone. She also uses it quite a bit in the car.
These are the guys outside grilling on Father's Day. Joe's shirt says "Daddy's BBQ Budddy."
These are the Bartelt Cousins! Alexis, Emily, and Joseph. This was taken Father's Day weekend, too.
And here are the moms and babies.
Amanda and Alexis
Josie and Joseph
Becky and Hayden Oyen
Hayden is only about a month older than Joseph.
Emily found a big hat to play dress up with.
Our highchair that we got when Emily was born was recalled. And it was cracked so we couldn't use the repair kit, either. So we had to send it in, and then Graco sent us a new one. In the mean time, we borrowed a highchair from Brian's parents. So here is a picture of Joe in the new highchair and Emily in the borrowed one. She wanted to sit up high like Joe.
Emily and me before the fireworks started. The flash is bright when it's dark outside! 
Emily sitting on Uncle Tim's lap, while Aunt Jess and Jonathan take pictures.
Jonathan and Emily at a mixing board at the children's museum.
Emily dancing out a tune.
Emily and I were conducting the Star Wars theme. The faster you conducted, the faster they played.
Emily and I following the directions and becoming flowers in the dance studio.
Joseph and Emily picking apples (plastic ones attached to a picture with velcro).
Finally Joseph got out of the stoller. Now he's in a rocking boat.
And he got to go down a slide. This area was especially for kids under 3 to play.
Great-Granny with Joseph. Those two got along very well.
