The Pianist

Emma spent about an hour at the piano today. She always loves it in little doses, but today she really got serious about it! I don't want to get too ambitious, but I like what I am seeing so far. The singing that was going along with the playing could use a little work, however!!!

Emma loves Fifi

Emma just loves her cats. Hannah is too quick for her to pose with, but Fife (fifi, to her)is a little larger and slower, so he gets lots of the love. Notice how please he looks. I can't say that I blame the guy, as several minutes after this picture was taken she was "showing" (trying to hit him with) a toy truck, which was quickly taken away from her. Someday I'm sure she will learn to show her love a little more gently. For now he might need to get a little quicker on his feet!

Sunday Brunch

Today we took Emma to sunday brunch. She has been a bit under the weather, but was a trooper. She really seemed to enjoy the blueberry pancakes! Daddy had a bit too much of the omelet bar...

Super Bowl Sunday

We had a little gathering for Super Bowl Sunday. A few neighborhood friends/kids came over. Emma was holding court, as usual. All in all, we enjoyed a great game, and the kids enjoyed their Robin Hood video...

Boy is she growing!

We had Emma's 18-month appointment, which was actually a bit more of a 19-month appointment. She is very tall--34 inches, in fact! She has always been in the 95th (or so) percentile for height, and that has continued. Her weight gain was also steady, although she continues to be a beanpole. Earlier that day we had her interview for the preschool which I had determined to be our number one draft pick. It didn't go very well. Incredibly, the 18-month shots seemed to be much less of an ordeal for her. Go figure. Later in the day she was back to her usual congenial self, though!

Spring in January

We had several days in January which felt like April. Except for the ground being a little muddy, it was just fabulous to spend as much time as possible outside for those days!! Emma was in heaven. When she is having great fun sometimes, she loves to squint her eyes and laugh like a crazy person. I'm not sure what that is all about, but in the house she sometimes runs into things. Outside she didn't run into anything, and boy was she having a blast!!!!

Christmas 2007

This was Emma's second Christmas and the second Christmas that she won't remember. For us, it will be remembered as one LONG and exhausting day!! We decided that my parents would come over to be here when Emma woke up so we could all witness her excitement over what she was going to see under the tree and in her playroom. And since we were all up until goodness-knows-when putting together tables and kitchens and easels(oh my!), 6:30 am came awfully early! The early hour will explain why we all (except for my mom, somehow) look like deadbeats in the photos. You should see the ones that didn't make the blog..... It was a great day all in all, however. And if you notice a dog in the pics.......no, it wasn't a present for Emma.....it was Rocky, who was visiting us for the holiday with the Pirate. We ended our day with a fabulous dinner at my parents' house.