Monday, October 27, 2008
Carving and Caramel
Over the last few days we have had a bit of fall fun in our house - carving pumpkins and making our own caramel apples - yum! I just wish our weather was a little more fall-ish!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Dates with Daddy
On Saturday night the girls and Scott went to the Daddy Daughter Dance at Mater Dei. They looked absolutely fabulous and had a great time dancing the night away. Daddy and Emmerly even won the dance contest! I think there were definitely some cute points at play in that decision!
Then, last night, Emmerly and Scott went to Em's school for Dad's Night. It is so cute (well, I can only imagine it's cute - no mom's allowed!!) - they do a mini-session of what a normal school day looks like - circle time, songs, stories, sensory tables and art projects. Oh, and snacks! The kids also get to show off and do a trick with their dad - last year, Em walked up Scott's front and stood on his shoulders. This year, she added a flip down - ooooooo. Last year, one of the little boys in Em's class got up to do the trick and before his dad could get up too, the little boy turned to his dad, held up his hand and said, "I got this Dad." How funny is that?? :) Anyways, so fun for the girls to get a little quality daddy time!
The sculpture and handprints Daddy and Emmerly made at Dad's Night....
The avant-garde version of the photo, as requested by Em...
Then, last night, Emmerly and Scott went to Em's school for Dad's Night. It is so cute (well, I can only imagine it's cute - no mom's allowed!!) - they do a mini-session of what a normal school day looks like - circle time, songs, stories, sensory tables and art projects. Oh, and snacks! The kids also get to show off and do a trick with their dad - last year, Em walked up Scott's front and stood on his shoulders. This year, she added a flip down - ooooooo. Last year, one of the little boys in Em's class got up to do the trick and before his dad could get up too, the little boy turned to his dad, held up his hand and said, "I got this Dad." How funny is that?? :) Anyways, so fun for the girls to get a little quality daddy time!
The sculpture and handprints Daddy and Emmerly made at Dad's Night....
The avant-garde version of the photo, as requested by Em...
Science Experience
Recently, Em was in the kitchen mixing together a concoction of glitter, glue, water, pieces of pancakes from that morning's breakfast, and some feathers. Then, she was looking for her little saxo-flute. When I asked what she was doing, she said making an experience. "An experience?" I questioned. "Yeah Mom, you know, a science experience!" Oh! An experiment! Got it! I then questioned her need for the flute. Em proceeded to explain. "I already put in some glue and glitter and some other stuff. Now it just needs a little music. Then my science experience will be ready!" So, we found her saxo-flute, and she added a little music - too cute!
Since then, she really loves to do science experiences. We have done the mentos/diet coke thing about ten times! And we had an ant farm and are going to be getting butterflies soon.....too fun!
Sassy!
In a nutshell, that is our Emmerly - sassy to the bone! She is much more too - sweet, thoughtful, compassionate, hilarious, but certainly sassy! She even has a pair of underwear that say "Sassy" on the bum and she likes to strut her stuff, stick out her bum and proclaim, "SASSY", of course with a little sass in her voice.
Em turned 4 in August and it is so hard to believe that our baby is no longer a baby! Where did that baby go? She has become such a person! She can say yellow now instead of lellow, and Las Vegas instead of Las Besas and elephant instead of ephalunt - when did that happen? When did she become so funny? When did she start to think for herself (in the womb, I know!)? It's so fun to see her come up with original jokes and ideas about the world that aren't merely a repetition of things we have said.
Some funnies from Em lately - "Mom, I'm going to call you Mama. That means the same thing as Mommy. No, I'm going to call you Bama, like that guy Rocco Bama." I said, "His name is Barack Obama, honey." "No, it's Rocco. Rocco Bama." Have we been watching too many debates lately? Another funny - Our rule is that in the car, when we are driving on the freeway we leave the windows up. The other day, we saw a car with the windows down on the freeway. Em: "Mom! That guy is in trouble! Look, his window's down and he's putting his hands out!" I let her know he may not have the same rules for the car as we do. She proceeded to say, "Wow, that is a lucky man!"
Some more 411 on Em - She is the queen of dress-up - especially very eccentric outfits. And she loves to dance. We have dance parties pretty much every day, and she is often nudie for these dance parties! She has no fear, and she absolutely LOVES bugs! For her birthday party we had a bug party and she held a scorpion and a tarantula and a bunch of other creepy crawlies! A few firsts for Em in the last few months - she rode the Matterhorn and Big Thunder Railroad at Disneyland, she put her head under water and started swimming without a floaty, she went on a zipline with Scott - scary! - and she got a big girl bike and has recently started learning to ride without training wheels! Like I said, when did she get so big?? Like her little partner in crime, she, too, is a bundle of fun and definitely keeps me on my toes!
Again, I've posted some photos to get you up to speed....also, for more photos from Em's birthday party, visit the Spada blog. Patti is always much better about getting my own kids' photos up on her blog or facebook than I am!
Sass with a capital S
Creativity - yes, that is a foam crown that one should wear on one's head. Em is naked other than the upside-down crown around her waist - and very proud!!
Finally 40 inches! Em's first rides on the Matterhorn and Big Thunder Railroad!
Em's first day of dance class (posing with sass, mind you!)
Happy Birthday Em!
Zipline!! She climbed to the top of this wall and then zoomed down the zipline with her Dad! Brave girl!
First Day of School (this was her "first day of school pose")
Furrowed Brow!
Em and her friend Ryleigh - cutie patooties!
At the pumpkin patch with school
Her first time ever riding without training wheels!! Woo-hoo!!
Em turned 4 in August and it is so hard to believe that our baby is no longer a baby! Where did that baby go? She has become such a person! She can say yellow now instead of lellow, and Las Vegas instead of Las Besas and elephant instead of ephalunt - when did that happen? When did she become so funny? When did she start to think for herself (in the womb, I know!)? It's so fun to see her come up with original jokes and ideas about the world that aren't merely a repetition of things we have said.
Some funnies from Em lately - "Mom, I'm going to call you Mama. That means the same thing as Mommy. No, I'm going to call you Bama, like that guy Rocco Bama." I said, "His name is Barack Obama, honey." "No, it's Rocco. Rocco Bama." Have we been watching too many debates lately? Another funny - Our rule is that in the car, when we are driving on the freeway we leave the windows up. The other day, we saw a car with the windows down on the freeway. Em: "Mom! That guy is in trouble! Look, his window's down and he's putting his hands out!" I let her know he may not have the same rules for the car as we do. She proceeded to say, "Wow, that is a lucky man!"
Some more 411 on Em - She is the queen of dress-up - especially very eccentric outfits. And she loves to dance. We have dance parties pretty much every day, and she is often nudie for these dance parties! She has no fear, and she absolutely LOVES bugs! For her birthday party we had a bug party and she held a scorpion and a tarantula and a bunch of other creepy crawlies! A few firsts for Em in the last few months - she rode the Matterhorn and Big Thunder Railroad at Disneyland, she put her head under water and started swimming without a floaty, she went on a zipline with Scott - scary! - and she got a big girl bike and has recently started learning to ride without training wheels! Like I said, when did she get so big?? Like her little partner in crime, she, too, is a bundle of fun and definitely keeps me on my toes!
Again, I've posted some photos to get you up to speed....also, for more photos from Em's birthday party, visit the Spada blog. Patti is always much better about getting my own kids' photos up on her blog or facebook than I am!
Sass with a capital S
Creativity - yes, that is a foam crown that one should wear on one's head. Em is naked other than the upside-down crown around her waist - and very proud!!
Finally 40 inches! Em's first rides on the Matterhorn and Big Thunder Railroad!
Em's first day of dance class (posing with sass, mind you!)
Happy Birthday Em!
Zipline!! She climbed to the top of this wall and then zoomed down the zipline with her Dad! Brave girl!
First Day of School (this was her "first day of school pose")
Furrowed Brow!
Em and her friend Ryleigh - cutie patooties!
At the pumpkin patch with school
Her first time ever riding without training wheels!! Woo-hoo!!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Nola, no-no-no-no-Nola....
no-no-no-no-Nola....bahmshabahmshabahmsha Nola.....
I'm singing....see?
The whole bahmsha part is the drums......
Members of our family are often found singing this song to our little, who is not so little anymore, Nola. You may know it as "Lola" by the Kinks or "Yoda" by Weird Al, but not in our house! Nola's name was an obvious insert into this song, but we have converted many a song to sing to Nola, and she absolutely loves it! Emmerly inserts "Nola" for every word in "Row Row Row Your Boat" and makes up her own songs about her sister, which is so fun to hear. She also often sings the ABC song when Nola starts to cry, and the crying subsides! It is wonderful to know that she loves and responds so well to music. It is a must in this family! And our newest member has added music in more ways than one.
Nola is now 8 MONTHS OLD as of yesterday!! Yes, 8! Crazy, huh? Doesn't it seem like just last blog she was only 3 or 4 months? Oh wait, she was! We'll ignore that, ok? Just fast forward a few months, and bam, she's 8 months! She is just beautiful and a delight to be around. She really is a very happy baby. She talks a LOT, way more, it seems, than Em did, so Scott's choir concerts can sometimes be tricky! And she is always on the move! Just a quick recap....you'll remember her monumental blog-documented roll-over at around 2 1/2 months. Then she sat on her own around 4 1/2 months and started crawling right at 6. She is now all over, pulling herself up with whatever she finds near, standing on her own for a good while, and toddling around holding onto a little walker.... so we'll see how long it is before she takes the big first step! She also has two teeth on the bottom which have accounted for a few sleepless nights!
I have included a few pics from the last few months to get you up to speed....Enjoy!
First Trip to Disneyland at Four Months
Next to our Disney Brick between Disneyland and California Adventure
Five Months
Six Months....Her first food! She LOVES it!
6 Months and Crawling!
Fell asleep in the Exersaucer!
Seven Months
Nola's Baptism, 10/4
We had a small gathering of family and friends at our house, including Scott's parents from CO, and had our friend Tim perform the baptism in our backyard. It was really nice and very intimate. During the actual baptism, Nola licked the water as it fell down onto her face! It was so cute!
I came into the family room the other day to find Nola like this - Em loves to dress her up! Her own living doll!
All dressed up and walking down the hall!
Eight Months
I'm singing....see?
The whole bahmsha part is the drums......
Members of our family are often found singing this song to our little, who is not so little anymore, Nola. You may know it as "Lola" by the Kinks or "Yoda" by Weird Al, but not in our house! Nola's name was an obvious insert into this song, but we have converted many a song to sing to Nola, and she absolutely loves it! Emmerly inserts "Nola" for every word in "Row Row Row Your Boat" and makes up her own songs about her sister, which is so fun to hear. She also often sings the ABC song when Nola starts to cry, and the crying subsides! It is wonderful to know that she loves and responds so well to music. It is a must in this family! And our newest member has added music in more ways than one.
Nola is now 8 MONTHS OLD as of yesterday!! Yes, 8! Crazy, huh? Doesn't it seem like just last blog she was only 3 or 4 months? Oh wait, she was! We'll ignore that, ok? Just fast forward a few months, and bam, she's 8 months! She is just beautiful and a delight to be around. She really is a very happy baby. She talks a LOT, way more, it seems, than Em did, so Scott's choir concerts can sometimes be tricky! And she is always on the move! Just a quick recap....you'll remember her monumental blog-documented roll-over at around 2 1/2 months. Then she sat on her own around 4 1/2 months and started crawling right at 6. She is now all over, pulling herself up with whatever she finds near, standing on her own for a good while, and toddling around holding onto a little walker.... so we'll see how long it is before she takes the big first step! She also has two teeth on the bottom which have accounted for a few sleepless nights!
I have included a few pics from the last few months to get you up to speed....Enjoy!
First Trip to Disneyland at Four Months
Next to our Disney Brick between Disneyland and California Adventure
Five Months
Six Months....Her first food! She LOVES it!
6 Months and Crawling!
Fell asleep in the Exersaucer!
Seven Months
Nola's Baptism, 10/4
We had a small gathering of family and friends at our house, including Scott's parents from CO, and had our friend Tim perform the baptism in our backyard. It was really nice and very intimate. During the actual baptism, Nola licked the water as it fell down onto her face! It was so cute!
I came into the family room the other day to find Nola like this - Em loves to dress her up! Her own living doll!
All dressed up and walking down the hall!
Eight Months
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