"Hat!" is one of Emmie's favorite new words. She knows the sign for it too, and she never says the word without the sign.
The other day on Sesame Street, the Letter of the Day was H, and there were lots of little girls on the TV, wearing silly hats and dancing, and Emily just went bananas!
When I was out a couple days ago, I saw a little pink Easter hat that I knew she would love.
So I brought it home for her...and I was right!
BUH-deh (button)
EM-uh-nee (Emily)
GOCK-eh (cracker)
NEH (nose)
BUCK (book)
NA-neh (banana, or Nana Jo)
Emily had her first birthday party last weekend, and it was a lot of fun!
While I got everything ready for everyone to come over and finished making the refreshments, Ken got to put together the giraffe we got for her.
We had cake and ice cream and punch for everyone who came to the party, and Emily got her very own little cake. She wasn't too sure what to do with it at first - but once her Daddy told her it was food, she dug right in!
After she finished her cake (she ended up eating - or smearing - about half of it) Ken dumped her in the bathtub with all her clothes on! After we got her cleaned up, she got to put on one of the pretty new outfits that Aunt Meaghan sent her, and we partied on.
(Nana Jo is afraid Emily's going to pop the balloon!)
All in all, I think everybody had a good time - especially the kids. I know Emily had fun! She got lots and lots of pretty new clothes, and a bunch of toys, and even a big red toybox to put them all in (thanks, Jim & Ruby!)
It's a good thing we have a whole year before the next birthday party - I don't think we could stand to have so much fun any more often than that!!
We're getting ready to go to church on Emily's birthday, and she's wearing one of her new birthday dresses. Check out that big toothy grin - Emily loves going aywhere with her Daddy!
She got to ride to church in her new big-girl carseat. Now she can see where we're going - not just where we've been. (Chewing on fingers is a big pastime, now that Emily has so many teeth coming in!)
A lot of times when we come in from being out - if I have lots of stuff in my hands or I need to get Emily's diaper changed - I'll set the diaper bag on the floor outside the kitchen. That's where Emily found it when she was exploring the entryway this afternoon.
The picture that I didn't get, because I wasn't fast enough, was the one just before these two - the one of Emily digging in the diaper bag Mary Poppins style, with just her little butt sticking up in the air!
We're back at our house now and everything is getting back to normal - except that while I was at Nana Jo & Grampa's house I learned to pull up and get myself around on two feet.
I was helping Mama make dinner last night. We've got a great situation worked out: I hold on to the backs of her legs, and she takes little, little steps so that I can walk with her.
After a little while though, Mama decided that since I was such a good helper, I should get to have my dinner. So Grammy gave me some spaghetti, and it was GOOD!
After Great-Grandmother's funeral in Lubbock, Nana Jo, Grampa, and I took Mamaw home to Midland before heading back to NM to wait for Mama and Daddy to come back from California. Nana Jo bought me some really yummy " Biter Biscuits" to help my teeth feel better (I have 4 now with more on the way). We also went to eat at the fish & chicken place that everyone loves. In between meals I played with one of my favorite new toys, Alphabet Pal. Here are some pictures.
These biscuits not only feel good on my gums, they taste good and are shaped just to fit my little hands.
Lunch was fun 'cause I played with Nana Jo and then she gave me french fries! Yum-O.
I love my new Alphabet Pal, Edison. Jackson showed me how to pull him by the string so he would sing the alphabet song, but I really prefer to turn him over and play with his wheels.
It snowed at Nana Jo and Grampa's house, so I just had to put my hand in it. Brrr! I didn't like it at all! What I did like was being with all the people I love, like Mama, Mamaw, and my cousin Jackson. Here are a couple of pictures taken on Christmas Day.
Mama, Mamaw, and me!
Jackson was really patient with me as I patted and prodded him.
This is me with Grampa in the hotel in Lubbock where we went when Great-Grandmother died. I slept in the same bedroom as Mamaw who was a really great "Nanny" for me all week long.
