Coloring

Emily asked me if she could color today. Well, she doesn't ask, she signs, and it's not a question, it's a statement. How could I say no to this face?
She paused during her coloring to gnaw on a nearby soda carton. She's getting her canines and she's gnawing on anything and everything, including me. "No bites!" means nothing to this kid. It just makes her laugh. And then I laugh. And then she bites me again. I think I'm a bad mom.

So, Emily colored and I took photos. And then I saw her feet. I can't resist her feet! I don't know what's wrong with me. Maybe it's the fact that I know in a couple of years they're going to start stinking and getting ugly. I don't know, but all I do know is right now, they're so cute.

Emily decided to check out what I was doing under the table. I can't slip anything past her. "Just keep coloring! I'm takin' pictures!" Nah, she joined me under the table. It was kinda like a tent, only not as dark, so it was all cool with her.

Then it (I) became boring and she climbed back on her chair to color. And then she climbed on the table. And I snapped pictures. See, I'm a bad mom. I let my kid climb on the table.

But see, I can't resist the feet. They make me smile and make my camera take lots and lots of photos.

"Oooh, wassat?" Her exact words. So she reached and reached...

...and reached. Holy cow, kid. How strong are your toes? Think I should get her into ballet or something?

It was my Sudoku book she was reaching for. And she colored on it. I think I'll keep it forever! I hope she didn't hurt her toes. But don't worry. I gave them lots of kisses.

Kinda Icky

We've been sorta holed up in our house for the past couple of days. I was sick and now Emily is sick and Rob is getting sick. I hate it when Emily is sick. I can't fix it. But, I can take photos!

You'd never know by the looks of her belly that she threw up her breakfast.

Faker.

Hop!

Emily hopped for the first time Thursday night. She was watching Blue's Clues and Joe was hopping like a frog and Emily crouched down real low and popped up. I yelled for Rob to come look because she was about to hop. We watched her and encouraged her for a couple of minutes and then it happened...hang time. Needless to say the hang time lasted all of a fraction of a second, but there was definite air between the carpet and her toes. I'm just so proud.

Here are some photos from yesterday.

Randomness

Randomness...is that even a word? It looks funny. Anyway, I thought I'd share a few things about Miss Em. She has learned a couple of new signs. She can now sign "cookie", "giraffe", and we're currently working on the sign for"cat" or "kitty". She kinda verbally says"kitty", but she's not consistent with it.

We put a doll in her booster seat and she buckled her in and sat on her. So, maybe we'll work on treating her babies with a little more respect. I did laugh, though. And then she got up, took the doll out of the seat, and sat back down. Apparently we need to get the doll her own chair.

I love Emily in piggies. They make her look so cute! They also make her look older, which I'm having problems with because I'm just not ready for her to grow up yet. I used some tiny hair thingies this time instead of the clips and they worked better. They stayed in her hair longer. As I was uploading her photos to my computer, I looked over and noticed she only had one piggie. We couldn't find the rubber band, so I'm going to assume we'll find it in a couple of days in her diaper.

I'm currently working on getting a cold. Fun times, I know. I blew my nose earlier and Emily laughed at me. She thinks snot is funny or something. Just wait until she gets a runny nose and I have to snatch her boogers with the booger bulb thingy. We'll see who's laughing then. Mwuahaha.

Emily loves tents. Every time I get under my blanket, which has been often since I've been feeling crappy, she gets under the covers with me and chills out in the dark.

Alright, I guess that's it.

A Different Sort of Bib

We thought that since Emily loves animals so much that she would be a farmer for Halloween this year. I bought her some bib overalls and she already had the cute shirt (thanks Kelly!). Nana is currently looking for a stuffed chicken that Emily could carry around, along with a basket of fake eggs. I imagine she'll be saying, "buh-gok, buh-gok" for candy this year instead of "trickertreat."

This is her beauty pageant smile. She's an energetic toddler who loves animals and wants world peace.

Remember Charlie?

We had a sheepdog named Charlie. Charlie's vision was hindered by the hair covering his eyes. Sometimes he'd walk around with his head tilted up so he could see under his bangs. And as most sheepdogs do, Charlie would run with his head turned slightly to the side so he would be able to see out of at least one eye. Strangely enough, this is what Emily does, too.

You Voted...

And it looks like I'll be cutting Emily's hair. Or someone will. Probably not me. I'm too scared. We'll just cut the bangs for now. I don't think I can bring myself to cut her curls. We all know what happens when we cut curls on little girls...right MICHAEL?

Magic Kingdom

Our next stop was Disney's Magic Kingdom. We arrived just as the park was opening. There really weren't that many people in the park. We didn't have to wait very long in lines. I think the longest was like twenty minutes for the Peter Pan ride.

Emily is in awe of the Minnie Mouse-shaped shrub. This was even before we got into the park.
She LOVED the rides. She's taking in all the sights of "It's a Small World".

Emily and Grandpa.

One thing she'll take from this trip is the ability to snap her strap in two seconds flat.

This is what we saw as we returned to our car. This photo doesn't do it justice. It was gorgeous!

More St. Augustine

After looking at the fort, we went across the street to see the shops and stuff. There were all kinds of shops that sold all kinds of things; wind chimes, t-shirts, taffy and chocolates, lacy underwear. Yes, lacy underwear. For all your vacationing needs.

Here is a main entrance into the shopping area.
And here is our country's oldest wooden schoolhouse. There was a freaky mannequin in the upstairs window calling for the children to come to school. I think she wanted to eat them.

Emily sporting her cool band aid.

Emily liked the yard art.

Bob and Beckie sitting at a cute little fountain.

Emily wanted to get in the fountain.

Emily and a crazy lady and an Indian advertising cigars. We didn't buy any.

Time Out!

Okay, I'm taking a time out from vacation photos. I need help. The question: Should I cut Emily's hair? Please take a moment to vote. Voting ends Sunday at 9pm.

Please take into consideration that sometimes snot gets in her bangs...

St. Augustine

On Tuesday we went to St. Augustine and then on to Kissimee. There is this really old fort in St. Augustine that someone built to fight against some bad guys. I didn't read the signs or anything; I was more interested in getting some cool shots. How lame am I? Anyway, it was really cool.

Here is an outer wall. See the cannons?

Here is a close-up of the wall. It's sand and shells! So COOOL! I'm sure there's other stuff in there, but again, I wasn't paying close attention to the history.

Here are the stairs up to the top. It used to not be stairs, just a ramp to get the cannons up there. (I guess I listened to Bob a little)Here is a big door.

Emily fell and skinned her knee. She didn't cry. And she didn't let it slow her down a bit.

Notice the hair in her eyes and the snot running from her nose. Sheesh, you'd think her mother would take better care of her child.
This is a view from the top.

Stay tuned for photos from more photos from St. Augustine! It'll probably be tomorrow because my eyeballs are tired.

Grapes and Gravel

Last Monday we went to Bob's sister's house. They had grapes. That'll be the one thing I remember from their place--their vineyard. I loved the green and yellow leaves, the vines hanging down, and the grapes (what was left of them from being picked over).

I didn't get pictures of anyone except Emily (duh) because I was so distracted by the beautiful grapes. I spent over an hour in the vines. I got up close and personal in there. I loved it! Check out these shots!



Emily loved the rocks. There was this area by their back porch that had gravel and Emily loved it! She took her shoes off and dug her feet in. The cool rocks and soft dirt must have felt great!

Look at those cankles!!! She has a leg with toes! Where does she get that? I wonder...NANA!