Emma's zoo

Emma has a zoo in her crib. When I put her down to go to sleep she asks for several things. A baby, a moose, a cow, a bear, a dog and her blanket. Last night she wanted two blankets. It's getting a little crowded in there. I'll have to remember to take a picture and post it. The upside is when she wakes up in the morning she'll sit and chat with them for a while so I can sleep for an extra hour or so. The downside is she'll sometimes chat instead of going to sleep. But at least she is not crying.

Birthdays!

It's about time I get around to posting something about Emma and Bert's birthdays on the 2nd. We had a small party that night with some friends and family, barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs and had cake and ice cream. Of course I didn't bother to get my camera out until the very end, so no pictures of Emma blowing out her candles. Just some of her playing with some new toys. She was obsessed with the play cleaning kit grandma got her.



She thought the scrub brush made a good hairbrush, then she thought it was a toothbrush.

Double Rainbow

Friday night as a storm was passing through we saw the most amazing sight. Someone in the neighborhood sent us a picture and I thought I'd post it. The picture doesn't quite do it justice, the rainbow was quite bright and you could see the second one quite clearly. The steeple on the right is the Oquirrh Mountain Temple which is being built in our neighborhood and will be dedicated next month.

Movie Star

I bought Emma some new sunglasses and a hat yesterday and she won't take them off!

Emma-isms

Emma is probably learning a word a day and cracks me up with the stuff she says.

On Sunday the nursery worker brought her to me for a diaper change. As he handed her to me she proudly declared to everyone within earshot "I poop!"

This morning after daddy sneezes she starts repeating over and over, "bless you! bless you! bless you!"

She can't say her m's yet, so milk is "gilk" and instead of calling me mommy when she is looking for me I hear her calling "liz! liz! liz!"

A couple of weeks ago we're watching a reading/spelling program on PBS. The word FOG pops up and Emma looks at it and says "F - O - G" I could not believe it. Do kids really learn letters this young? I thought it might have been a fluke, but on Sunday I was writing letters to see if she knew them and sure enough, she started naming them! Not all of them were right, but enough to amaze me. She also counts, not necessarily in order but if I start with 'one' she goes to "two, thwee, six, seven, nine..."