Emily got a little rocking-giraffe for her birthday, and she's just now getting big enough to play with it. She has a hard time getting on by herself, but when she wants to rock she'll say something that sounds like "Bapfff!" - which we've finally come to realize means "Giraffe". (But after we've eaten dinner, it also means "Bath".)
It's Emily's second Easter, and this year we didn't get a lot of pictures.
We don't ever go to the mall, so we didn't think to get a picture made with the Easter Bunny until the day before Easter, and by then there was no way.
I wanted to get some pictures on Easter Sunday, when we were all dressed up, but of course the lovely Texas sky was dropping freezing rain on us...so Emily had to wear a jacket over her sleeveless dress, and by the time we got home it was time for a nap - we skipped her morning nap to go to the middle church service (usually there are only two, there was an extra service this time for Easter.)
I had also hoped to get some pictures at the church - the children's area is painted with trees and flowers, and would make a great backdrop for pictures - but it was packed. There were just too many people coming and going between services, so that was another no-go.
We all still have our Easter clothes, of course - so maybe we can dress up again and re-create Easter (on a sunnier Sunday) and get some pictures then. Meanwhile, the studio photos that we finally got taken will be ready this week, so I'll get those posted as soon as I have them.
Our friends Lee & Dana just had a new baby, so we went to Plainview yesterday to see them. Emily was just fascinated! She really liked seeing someone even littler than she is - almost like her baby at home, only this was a really real baby, not a baby doll!
Payge was very little - 5/11, I think, when she was born on the 4th - so we had to make sure Emily was very gentle. She's learning how to be gentle with the puppy at home, so this was good practice.
"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!)
