2 days

0 naps

1 poo in her crib at Grandma's

All amazing Papa's, Nana's, Grams, and Grandma's

But one Grandma earned BIG brownie points today:)

Sushi?

Emma and I were driving to the butcher today and when we pulled in she asked, "are we getting sushi?!" We were right next door to where Elliott gets sushi and Emma often goes in with him. It was cute:)

Emma, Cooper and Daddy in a smelly dog sandwich!

Emma wanted to paint Daddy's finger and toes, before he went on his trip! Look at how concentrated she is!

Emma found her new winter flannel pj's and wanted so badly to wear them - it was over 80 outside! So, she had to take one leg out:)

Tomorrow I start back to new teacher workshop, and Elliott left this morning for North Dakota AND somehow Emma just couldn't fall asleep for her nap today???!!!! That throws everything off... So we had to get out of the house and went to Papa and Grandma Loerch's for dinner. On the way her eyes were watering and she was yawning and said "Oh, I'm tired!" I asked her why she thought she was tired and she said "I didn't nap, i couldn't sleep" I think it is SO fun to listen to her as she starts to verbalize cause and effect, or consequences - she is growing up! It's the best thing ever....

Great Grandma Visits

I was making pulled chicken enchiladas last night for dinner, and Emma keeping busy was how I got it done! The above picture is how she stayed busy.... 5 wet dish towels, 10 wet dishes and a big silver bowl, dish soap, a big wooden spoon, a LOT of paper towels, and an endless supply of water! I know, not very environmentally savvy, but the enchiladas were really good:)
Elliott has been obsessed with sushi lately and so Emma has been introduced to chop-sticks! She went and got these the other day all on her own so she could eat her blueberry muffin.

Helping Daddy make mashed potatoes! She was scared to death that the mixer was going to be loud and was hiding behind my legs when he first pulled it out. Once he started it we decided, "That's not so bad, huh?" And then she loved it!

We had Great Grandma Hinrichs over for dinner on Tuesday night and Emma just loved her sparkly butterfly pin! It was so sweet to see them together - at one point Emma tried to get on her lap!

Love to all...

Emma, Daddy, and Cooper all watching "Elmo" (Sesame Street) this morning at 6:30 am:)

Emma LOVES to fly!

Yesterday Emma got Tommy on her lap and said, "Mommy, take a picture!" And there was this great big smile!

On a side note, Emma has fallen three times in the past week, walking with her flip-flops on! They are getting stretched out, and she'll be just walking along and take a spill. So now she has a BIG owie on her knee! That means that bath time is a DISASTER! It hurts when you get owies in the water.... So,l last night I had to get down to just my shirt, Emma had to sit on my lap OVER the tub, while I washed her hair - and she still cried almost the whole time! I was soaking wet, she was unhappy - and Daddy took a picture that had Mom's naked bum in it:)

Love to all...

Twin's Game

Today we all went to the MN Twin's game to celebrate Uncle Peter's 33rd birthday - Auntie Becca, Uncle Chris, Papa, Grandma, Daddy, Mommy, Emma, and Uncle Peter! Above is a pic of Daddy, Em, and Papa walking to the Light Rail train... which she was very scared of at first (remember the "train terror" from May?) and then she finally said "I like trains"

Once we got on the train she said "Go fast!!!!"

When we got to our seats they were perfect - right at the bottom of the stairs and right on the aisle!!!! AND Emma had her own personal jungle gym!!! Emma enjoyed an ENTIRE hot dog and some pop, of course. Once she saw the players on the field and the crowd went wild cheering, she got excited. BUT she was exhausted, having a hard time sleeping the past few nights.... So, Daddy took her out to see if they could find a place to sleep (that was deal if she came to the game, that she would be all his, because originally she was going to be with a sitter:)

Sure enough, I called him about 2 hours later and he'd found some sort of commissioner office and she was sound asleep on his chest, and he was watching the game on TV!!!! Priceless...

I had a showing of my choreography tonight and I came downstairs all ready to go in my jeans and a dressy t-shirt that had faint flowers and butterflies on it. Immediately Emma says, "Cute shirt Mommy! Cute shirt!" HOW SWEET IS SHE??? Granted, she usually sees me in plain solid colored tops, but still... Gotta love her

Como Park

Emma, Grandma Loerch and I all went to Como Park Zoo, in St. Paul, yesterday. It is such a great facility that is FREE and they ask for a donation if you can afford it! I used to go when I was little, but it has been years since I've been and WOW, they have really made it into a beautiful facility! Emma especially enjoyed a giant sucker:)

Then we went to see the "Sparky the Sea Lion" show. I thought Emma was pointing to something she saw in the show.......

Of course our silly girl was pointing to the GIANT crane moving up and down in the background!!!! That was what she watched the whole time. And if we were seeing animals and she hear a truck or mechanical noise, that is what she was more interested in!

The zoo had a gorgeous butterfly exhibit that you could walk through. There were thousands of butterflies all around us, and one landed on my head!!!!! One landed on Emma's head for just a second too!

Emma was tuckered out after a few hours! It was super hot and humid so we were ALL done. We'd seen giraffes, lions, tigers, zebras, sea lions, monkeys, a baby orangutan, a giant gorilla... We were tired:)

Love to all....

OH! I almost forgot... I've been telling Emma that we eat fruits and veggies to get "strong and healthy", and we take naps and go to bed so we can be "strong and healthy" too. Then, we can do gymnastics, and jump, and play.... The other night Elliott was called in for back-ups getting her to bed. He asked her if she knew why it was time for bed? She replied "So I can be strong and healthy!" TOO CUTE!