Merry Christmas!

We had a great Christmas and hope that you did too! Emmy was really fun this year.

On Christmas Eve we set out the traditional cookies, milk and carrots for Santa and his reindeer. Emmy decided that Santa needed his milk in a sippy cup. I tried to talk her out of it, but I wasn't able to. She also decided that Rudolf needed milk too and it had to be in a sippy cup as well! So, this is the plate we left out for Santa and Rudolf!

Santa brought Emmy a dollhouse this year. She was so excited when she saw it that she exclaimed, "Santa brought me a BIG Dollhouse!" It was hard to pull her away from it to open other presents. She was so cute and has spent hours playing with it. Thanks Santa! :)

Merry Christmas!

Zoo Lights

On the 22nd of December we took Emmy to the Zoo lights. Allison came with us and we had a lot of fun. This year some of the animals were actually awake. Emmy is so outgoing, that she was trying to see the Elephants and couldn't, so she turned to a complete stranger and asked her to pick her up so she could see. The lady did it she said because Emmy asked so nicely! That's our girl!

They had "snow" here too.

Emmy & Allison

Emmy wouldn't get near Santa this year. She was clinging on for dear life!

Pretty Girl!

Here's a couple of pictures of Emmy in her Christmas dress. It's a beautiful Emerald green color with valor and satin. When Shaun was getting her dressed for church she told him, "I don't want to be pretty!" I got her to pose for the pictures by telling her that she could take a picture with Abby, hence the last shot. She looked so cute!

Enchanted Snow!

One of the shopping centers here does "Enchanted Snow Fall" on the weekends through Christmas. We took Emmy to see it and she loved it. It was fun to play in it. It's really tiny bubbles, but it does kind of look like snow and the kids loved it. It fell in your hair and stuck to things just like snow, but it wasn't cold! This is our kind of snow fall! :)

Miss Independent!

My baby girl is growing up too fast! She has become a little independent person. Her new favorite phrase is "I told you let me do it!" and she says it with authority.

On Monday we went to my parents house to help them out and do some crafts. When I told her it was time to go home she didn't want to go. She told me she wanted to sleep at Grammy's house! I wasn't sure what to do. I tried to talk her out of it with no luck. I looked to Shaun for reinforcement and he struck out too! Grammy said that it was ok if she stayed, but even told Emmy that Papa was going to bed and that she had things to do. Emmy was determined to spend the night there. She told me that she would be ok and that she wouldn't cry. I couldn't believe it. I wasn't sure how I felt about it. . . rejected, relieved, confused? So, we put our stuff in the car and got ready to go thinking that she'd change her mind as Shaun and I got ready to leave. No luck she waved and hugged me goodbye! Then come to find out that as she was going to sleep she didn't ask for me, she asked for Abby, the dog! It was a nice blessing because I was able to get a lot done without her around, but still. She's not even 3 yet!

Then, to top it all off she's decided that she can get out of her bed all by herself. She has been calling me from her bed to come get her since we took the railing off of the crib 2 months ago. . . What am I to do? Where has my sweet little baby gone? I guess that's just life and part of growing up! UGH!