Funny Emma

Driving the girls home from daycare today I had the minivan windows rolled down -- no a/c today, it's too NICE outside.

Suddenly from the backseat I hear Emma cracking up.

I quickly glance back to see what is so funny and see that she's laughing AT THE WIND.

Yes, the wind.

As it blew through the windows and over her face and hair she found great humor in it all.

It was so pure and so lovely.

I think we should all find humor in simple things that like.

Cedar Point!

An update on the girls...

I realize that I don't post here as often as I should...but the girls keep me busy!

Olivia is 4 1/2 and is turning into such a "grown up" little girl. Oh my. It's amazing to watch her every day. She's so smart and so sweet and LOVES being the big sister. She calls Emma "emmenem" and "pumpkin pie". Love that!


It's hard to believe that in a year Olivia will be starting KINDERGARTEN! Where does the time go? For now, she's in a preschool program at the daycare and decided on Monday that she wanted to take a Phonics class. Her BFF Avery is taking the class and I think that was one of the main reasons Olivia wanted to do it. But, it's going to be good for her -- she's still in speech therapy during the school year for her delay...so any extra lessons will be beneficial.


Olivia and Avery. Apparently they are two peas in a pod at daycare. I love that Olivia has made friends like that - I still feel guilt every day that my kids have to be at daycare and can't be at home with me.


Sometimes I miss being a stay at home mom. I hate that I'm missing important milestones -- but at the same time, I know they are learning valuable things that will help them as they grow. It's definitely a catch-22.


Emma. My little peanut Emma-nem. She's 18 months old today and she's is such a doll. Loves to cuddle. And is getting into everything. No more pack-and-play for her!


Em is a little comedian...always doing something to make us laugh. Her new obsession is throwing things away in our garbage - she picks things off the floor and walks into the kitchen, opens the garbage "drawer" and throws it in. I have to be careful though...she has a tendency to throw out Olivia's toys!


Emma has been suffering from ear infections for the past year. It seems that every 6 weeks or so she was getting sick...and so last week we went to the ENT doctor and he said "TUBES!". So, on August 25th, baby Em is getting tubes in her ears. I just hope that they do their job and make her better.


Em seems to be doing well at daycare too...although Kevin says every morning she screams and cries when he leaves her -- but when he checks on her again she's perfectly fine. Sounds like a future acting career is in the stars for her!


We took a 'staycation' earlier this month -- spent a short weekend at Cedar Point. I'll post some photos soon. We're going to make that our new annual "family trip" -- and make it be part of the girl's b-day presents. With January b-days it's hard to do anything "fun" when there's a ton of snow outside and it's freezing. So, we'll do "half-birthdays" in July!



We're hoping to go to the "beach" on Lake Erie this weekend...if we do, I'll post more photos.

New pics of the girls....

A mini movie

Spring has sprung!

My girls.

Let the teeting begin!

Well, it's not just one, single lonely tooth anymore.

Emma currently has seven or eight teeth coming in. All at the same time.

I think the kid is miserable.

I also think it's a good thing that we cannot remember how painful teething really is.

Baby Motrin is a god-send.

Finally!

Well, it has only taken almost 13 months, but Emma finally has a tooth coming in.

One single, very lonely tooth.

A photo will follow soon -- once I can pry her mouth open and have enough time to take a photo before she tries to bite me.

At this rate, she might be 2 before she has all her teeth.

Bubble Wrap!

As Olivia and I sat at the kitchen table this morning, popping bubble wrap bubbles, she looked at me and said, "Momma, this is so much fun."

It was hilarious to watch her. She popped each bubble individually. Very serious about the whole thing.

And really, it was so much fun.

Merry Christmas!

Olivia & Emma say:

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas!

See the girls as dancing elves, thanks to ElfYourself from Office Max.

Here.

I'm stuck!

Olivia's new thing to say when I tell her it's time to get up in the morning: "I can't, I'm stuck in bubblegum."

Now, I have no idea where she learned that (or how she knows that bubblegum is sticky), but it's so darn cute.

And Emma...well, her new thing to say is "Hi!", while waving. It's so cute. She's so proud of herself. I walk by and she says "Hi!" with a wave. And then laughs. And she's only 10 months old.

I tell ya, my kids are brilliant.

And she's off!

The girl just wants to GO!

Olivia says: Go Bucks!

Olivia, as an OSU cheerleader, crushes the competition.

Our first press!

Check out the Toledo Free Press this week online.

Lisa Renee mentions our blog in her Blog it Toledo column.

Thanks!!!

Happy Halloween!

Olivia and Emma - Halloween 2007.

This was the first year that Olivia really "got it" at Halloween -- she understood that we were going to get candy from strangers. She loves dressing up in her princess costumes, so that was easy. I think she made 3 separate trips out around the neighborhood - each time with different people in tow.

Emma...well, she didn't quite understand what was going on. We dressed her up, stuck her in the stroller and took her with us. She probably thought: "Why am I dressed as a fairy to go on a walk?"

All in all...it was a lot of fun.

Disney photos!

Emma-nem!

Too (two?) cute