Quotes in Our House

I have been been struggling to think of something clever to post. We haven't done anything exciting as of late and believe it or not, don't have any new pictures since our trip to the museum. However, I did realize that I could post something based on Emma's quotes the past few days. We've realized that we need to watch what we are saying and that she is growing up very fast! Here are some things I have heard the past couple of days (This is not edited. She really said these things):

• "Mommy, Can I have a prize?" "Why do you think you should have one? "Um, Christmas?"
• To the dogs- "Get back boys. Go in your houses."
• To a friend at school- "Oh, Will. That is not nice."
• "Emma, what did you do at school today?" "Miss Gabby went home early. She sick."
• Confirming she watches too much TV- "Mommy? I want a Pillow Pet. A Lady Bug one."
• Knocking on Matt's office door- "Daddy? Do you hear me? Daddy?"

As they say, from the mouth of babes!

Can He Fix It? Yes, He Can!

We hit the Children's Museum today to check out the new Bob the Builder exhibit. It did not disappoint. Emma was so excited she squealed, "Oh, Boy!" when we walked through the doors (Of course, that is what I said when I saw the new Barbie exhibit). Bob the Builder and all his friends kept Emma very busy. To top off the day, we ran into her school buddy, Paige. They ran around each other a couple of times, giggling, not really knowing what to do. They finally climbed on the bulldozer and had a blast. Our membership to the museum was a great investment. Now I need to back and see more in the Barbie exhibit!

Olympics 2024

Emma started gymnastics this past week at Indiana Elite www.indiana-elite.com. Emma calls it "jump on the mats." I honestly did not think she would participate, but she marched out on the floor like she owned the place. She was jumping, rolling, cheering and dancing like a professional. I couldn't believe it. She showed no fear. The funniest part was her trying to show us her new skills at home. My friend Jamie (who works at Indiana Elite and is the Butler Cheer Coach) thinks Emma may be a future I.U. cheerleader. I am pushing more for the 2024 Olympic games. Time will tell!

Gettin' Crafty

Not sure what came over me last week. Maybe it was the three day weekend or our surprise ice day, but I finished three craft projects. The bow organizer was way overdue. As you can see, Emma's bows have taken over. I saw one of these at a craft show for $15- $20. I made this for under $5. Emma's scarf was a special request. She noticed everyone had a scarf, but her. How could I say no to, "Mommy? Make scarf for Emma, too?" I also finished a scarf for our friend, Leigh Ann. I know she will be excited to use it this winter. Now I need to finish the pillow I started knitting a few months ago.

Dr. Emma

How patient (no pun intended) is my dog, Sheldon? He allowed Emma to check his blood pressure, bandage his paw and check his ears. I couldn't belive he just sat there. By the way, Dr. Emma reported that Sheldon had bumble bees in his ears. Sounds pretty good coming from a tutu wearing doctor!

SNOW!

We had our first big snowfall today and we could not wait to get home today to play in the fresh stuff. It took a while to get Emma all bundled up, but she stayed outside longer than I thought she would. The best part of the whole adventure was when I finally got all the gear on, she fell flat on her back and laid there screaming, "Help me!" I couldn't stop laughing. It was like the scene from The Christmas Story ("I can't put my arms down"). We stomped through the snow to our neighborhood park to watch the kids sled. Fortunately, Miss Claire offered a ride to Emma. (I have Claire in class this year and had her big sister, Ella, last year.) Emma got right in and took her first sled ride. We asked her if it was fun and she said, "Yea!" We asked if she wanted to do it again and she said, "No!" I think she was enjoying watching more than sledding. Before we went inside, she made her first snow angel. When I told Emma to move her arms, she waved them in the air. It took a little help, but we made the angel. She was very proud of it.

I am excited to be sleeping in tomorrow due to our 2 hour delay. Ah-h-h! The life of a teacher in snowy Indiana. :)

Year of the Kitchen

The picture says it all. Emma was very fortunate to receive all she did for Christmas. So many cool things. She was ecstatic to receive here "titchen" that she has been asking for for weeks (she did say at the last minute that she wanted a horse, which threw us all off). She loves her kitchen from Momo and Papa because she can take it upstairs. The Elmo microwave from Uncle Matthew, Aunt Debbie, Carter and Sadie is always running. What great surprises! Emma is a big fan of her new rocking chair from Mimi and Papaw. She sits and rocks her new baby doll and insists that it "go to bed." She is too funny to watch as she pretends.

We are very excited to see what 2010 has in store for us! Keep checking out

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