Hiding

Emma ALMOST got herself all the way into the cupboard.... Man, she is BUSY!

Today we spent a good 15 minutes searching for the keys to the truck. Finally I suggested Elliott search in the recycle bin we keep in the hall closet. Sure enough! Ms. Emma ahd swiped them from the counter top and dropped them in!!!! So now we REALLY have to be careful where we put things. I am slmost certain that was the fate of my missing contact lense case - that was actually CARRYING the lenses at the time!!!!!

Love to all...

Reading the Newspaper

How cute does she look in her Florida Flamingo dress from Great Grandma Hinrichs? And doesn't it look like she is really reading the newpaper?

When she is really tired she will lie on the floor (it is really the only time she seems to stay put!), so Elliott decided to join her the other day. She gets her leg up in the air in a really great ballet attitude position!

I am too tired to list Emma's antics, but you can bet there are many:)

We are busy getting ready for Gandma and Grandpa Loerch coming this week to help us work on the house! That will be so wonderful to have some help....

Love to all...

Frank Part II

Good lord! She is so strong and loves to test out JUST how strong she is! Here she is carrying her music table from Grams Patterson. She is so funny....

Yesterday was HOT - 90's! She did pretty good, but I did break down and have her just in her diaper at home. Something I never said I would do. But the poor girl was sweatin' in the house as it was 84 in here, with no AC.

She lasted for over 2 hours at Lowe's, when we went to get things to work on the bathroom's. She ran around sometimes, praticed putting the cap on the water bottle over and over again, played with my wallet, and found a piece of paper and a penin my purse to draw with. At the end she was so excited to find a bucket, that was almost as big as she was, that she could carry and drag around. When we were checking out she also found a red Lowe's Basket, and attempted to carry both that ans the bucket at the same time. She was entertaining the women at the checkout for sure.

Well, another beautiful day in store here. Em woke up at 5:30 this morning, so was all ready fro a nap by 9am! Now I don't know what to do with myself - there are a million things, but they take all day! so, I think I am off to pack up the rest of the dining room hutch.

Love to all...

she's a fan...

Emma is a fan of getting us by grabbing our fingers, then leadinh us to the cupboard so she can climb up on top of it. once there she opens the cupboard to pull out the dried blueberries, the parm. basil wheat thins, pistachios.... actually she is obsessed with it and makes dolphin noises until we o it! well yesterday she wanted the blueberries and just ate and ate them - her poo was literally blue!!!!!!

BUT they have added sugar - and out little girl was exhausted AND having a tooth issue (her loars are coming in on one side) AND wired from the blue berries we guess..... she was up/asleep until 9:30!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was a long one.

love to all!

Love Tim

Here is Emma giving her bear Tim, "love". When we say "give him love" the hugs things, pats their back, or rubs her face in him. This is what she does to anything she "gives love" to. Notice her pink pants - they are 24 months, and supposed to be capris (from Grandma and Grandpa Hinrichs) - but they fit her great as normal pants!!!!!

Emma also knows what a pen is for (when it's not being used for chewing) - and made her first piece of art yesterday! I kept it - ha ha!

Emma must have gained 2 pounds at the grocery store today. It seems that lately I can't get out of there without opening something before it has been purchased. Today she dug and dug into the "Pirate's Booty" - great natural cheese puff snack.

We also spend time exploring outside (which means walking up and down the street and sidewalk, finding things to carry, and things that might go in her mouth). She fell in the grass a couple of times, and it was so warm that she had just a dress on, and she was NOT happy about that prickly stuff on her legs!

Love to all...

I guess that's about it from here.

Frank the Tank

That is Elliott's new nickname for Emma, "Frank the Tank" - because she IS a tank! She loves to carry anything and everything around the house. The garbage can, a child gate, her clothes hamper, a Costco size container of microwave popcorn - anything!!!!

She is also climning on anything and everything - her kitchen set, etc.

Yesterday we went to visit John, Allison, and their new baby Peyton Mae at the hospital! She is a beautiful baby girl and we are SOOOO excited for them! When we were there Elliott got Emma this pig that sings songs. So she was a little interested in that while simultaneously playing in Cooper's food keeper.

Well, that's it for now.

Love to all....

Freezer Fun

Emma loves to play in the freezer! These Egg Rolls are especially fun. I should learn my lesson, because I STILL haven't founf the bag of peaches that went missing a week ago!

We had a lovely Mother's Day - I got roses from Elliott and Emma this morning, and cards. And We spent the day playing together, watching a little golf. Ms. Emma was enthralled with Dad's computer - she does not care to know the meaning of the word "no"! SO struggled time and again to get her fingers onthe keyboard.


Ok, I am tired. Wishing all the mom's a wonderful day...

Love to all...