Daddy is talking to somebody about a job, and we're keeping ourselves amused in the car while we wait. Good thing we brought the books!
P.S. (Friday, 18 Dec.) He got the job!
Halloween Fun
Emily spent the day next door with our neighbor, who watches her for us every now and then. Ken and I were busy moving things from a storage space across town to a garage here on the property. Emily stayed with Miss Renee and her dog Roscoe, and had a great time. She wanted to wear her Minnie costume, but we talked her into wearing her special Halloween outfit from Nana Jo instead. After we got her dressed, she decided she needed a hat.
After we picked her up from Miss Renee's house, we went back home and finally got to put the Minnie costume on! We gave Emily/Minnie a black nose and some whiskers, and headed up to Vancouver where some friends had invited us for dinner and Trick-or-Treating around their neighborhood.
Emily was a Trick-or-Treat star! She marched right up to the very first door and knocked on it, and held up her bucket and said "Trick or Treat!" without any prompting at all - in fact, she was ready to go inside and sit a spell with her new friends! The only time she hesitated was when we came to a house with scary decorations and spooky noises; but once the door was opened by a little boy in a spider suit, she was her sociable self again. We met lots of nice people, collected a bucketful of candy, and had a very happy Halloween!
Not only did Emily do everything all by herself, but this is what I got when I offered to help her ring the doorbell at one house!
Minnie Mouse
Emily is very, very excited about being Minnie Mouse.
She has a little pumpkin bucket for when we go Trick-or-Treating,
and she absolutely cannot wait!
More pictures to follow.
Emily at Play
At the playground in the Park Blocks downtown...
In the empty field next to our building...
At the Delta Park playground...
Feed the Birds
We went to the park this afternoon, and there were acorns all over the ground. Emily knew just what they were - she said "Look Mama, acorns - they're for the birdies to eat."
Then she held an acorn up high and beckoned with her other hand, and said "Come here, birdies!"
So cute!!
She's Lucky She's Cute...
This afternoon I was sitting at my desk, checking my classwork and skimming through my emails, when I heard an odd noise behind me. I turned around and Emily was standing in the corner of the living room, taking sips of her juice and then spitting the juice onto the carpet!
She was practicing diligently, and was very startled when I called her name and told her to stop it! I wanted both to bop her on the head and to just fall down laughing. However, I held it together and simply tried to explain to her that it's okay to spit when she brushes her teeth, but that she mustn't spit on the carpet.
Daddy's Birthday Present
My daddy had a birthday, and he said his favorite birthday present was from Nana Jo and Grampa. We went to the store and I got to sit in a bunch of different chairs. Daddy found a big comfy purple rocking chair. I didn't pay much attention to it at the store, because there were so many other things for me to look at. But then they brought the purple chair to my house, and now I love it! I have to keep telling Daddy to move out of my rocking chair, cause he likes to sit in it too.
Tonight, Daddy had to go to a meeting, so Mama and I had a girls' night in. After I took my bath, Mama let me stay up and watch a movie with her. She brought me my blankie and some juice, and I was all nice and comfy. During the movie, I took some time to work on my multi-tasking skills.
See how good I look in this chair? Don't you think this should be my chair, instead of Daddy's?
Lunch at the Market
There is a great little market down the street from where I work, and I go there sometimes for lunch. On Friday I worked a short day, so Ken and Emily picked me up and we went down there together. They had some chicken curry sausages in their meat market that I was really wanting to try, so we got those and a couple of other things, and our lunch, then went outside for a little picnic.
Emily was a good helper when it came to pushing the shopping cart. She still needs to work on her steering, but she's getting better - and she always says "excuse me" when she gets a little too close to anyone. (actually, what she says is "excume si.")
When we got home, Emily helped me use the tahini that we bought to make a batch of hummus, which she loves. Later, we used the sausages to do curry-style bangers and mash - very delicious!
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