Summer Fun

We are having a very nice summer. Finally we have had some consistently good weather so we have been able to spend lots of time at the pool and doing our other favorite outdoor activities! One of her favorite things this past week is making her own bubbles with the "bubble pig". Notice the concentration in the photos......it is all very serious business. She is also not to be held back by a little rain now and then. The other day when it was sprinkling out, she immediately went and put on her rainboots and raincoat and just went about her business as usual!! Other things of note are that she recently had her two-year appointment, and she is still in the 95% percentile for height and is in about the 60th for weight.

Birthday Girl

We had a small celebration for Emma's birthday this week. After much deliberation about what sort of party we would have, we decided to go for the all-family affair. Alex has been so busy in the past few weeks that we were lucky to even have him around for a few short hours! We learned this birthday that Emma loves presents, loves corn on the cob, and that she feels that her birthday cake is all for her. Next year she will be presented with one piece, and I will keep most of the cake far away from her after she blows out the candles!

Drama Queen

Several days ago, Emma fell down ONE stair on our stairway. She was quite scared for a minute, and then (after realizing that she was fine) wanted to discuss and reenact the scene over and over again. After several run throughs, we decided that we should photo-document it. As you can see, she was uninjured, and quite pleased with herself.

Stay tuned for pics from her birthday.....

Bubbles!

Emma, and all other kids I know love bubbles. "More bubbles" is a phrase heard multiple times a day at our house. We need to start buying the gallon containers of them the way we have been going through our bubbles....

Mother's Day Brunch

Spring is here!

I can't believe that we haven't posted anything since march. Is that possible? I think I tried to publish some zoo pics at some point but they kept appearing upside down. I will have to get back to those at some point, as we go to the zoo at least once a week so it should be documented! Everything is great with us. We are having a blast being outside a ton, going for walks (I can get Emma into her stroller in about 3 seconds if I give her a "yi-pop"), going to the zoo, gardening, etc! Alex is incredibly busy after not working for three months, but that was expected and it was great having him around so much for so long.

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!!!