Smurfette

Emmary got Smurfette for Christmas and she has been a constant companion since. Smurfette needs snacks and to be kissed goodnight and likes to hear certain books at bedtime. The other day Smurfette and Emmary were having a snack of goldfish when Emmary said, "Mommy I have to tell Smurfette that I am a girl everyday. " I replied, "You do? Why do you have tell her that you are a girl?" Emmary said, "Well, she can't remember." I asked her how she knew that Smurfette couldn't remember. Emmary squeezed Smurfette's hand and Smurfette said "Hello Boys!" Emmary exclaimed, "See?!!! Smurfette says "Hello, Boy!" Why can she not remember that I am a girl? She needs to say "Hey Girl!""

My First Snow!!

Emmary had a blast in the little bit of snow we had yesterday! She wanted to make a snowman and tried to do some snow angels. Her favorite part was catching the snow on her tongue. When she woke up and saw the snow she declared "it's Christmas!!!" That was her one issue on Christmas- where was the snow? So she had a pretend snowy Christmas day yesterday!

Where is Ellie?? (episode 3)

I found Ellie peeking out behind the buffet the other day! It is now her new favorite hiding place!

Help!!!

Emmary was yelling "HELP!!!" from Ellie's room the other day- we found her stuck in a storage container.

Cooking!

Emmary and Ellie decided to fix me a "snack" the other day. They tried out a "new recipe" and it was delicious! Ellie is really into following Emmary around and doing everything that she does. She will crawl right behind her and pick up (or fight for) whatever she has or had. Emmary is so glad that is Ellie is getting big!

Reading

Emmary is really into "reading" right now. She gets so excited that she can "read" so many different "words." She is very good at reading McDonalds, "Chick-il-a", Target, Qdoba and things like Cinderella and Backyardigans. Basically, she has decided that recognizing logos (which she has done for quite awhile now) is reading.

The other day Ellie was fussing while getting her diaper changed and Emmary decided she needed a pacifier. So I told her she could get one out of Ellie's crib. Well, there were two and she couldn't decide which one to pick. I told her it doesn't matter, she likes both of them. "Well, how about this one- It says Happy Halloween!" I didn't know what she was talking about- but realized when she put it in Ellie's mouth. I said, "How did you know it said Happy Halloween?" Emmary's reply, "I read it- can't you read it right there? In pink?" Well, of course.

Breakfast Time!

Emmary is like Gordon. She does not like breakfast- I have a very difficult time getting her to eat in the morning (unless it is hasbrowns from "Chick-il-a.") But she helped herself and Ellie to some Cheerios this morning. She poured them in the bowl and poured Ellie some on the table. Ellie climbed on up and helped herself. They both ate a pretty good breakfast!!!

The View

We had the oil changed in the Durango today. Emmary was very concerned about getting her car back and if it was going to be different and what was an oil change, etc. On the way home she was very quiet when she said, "my carseat is the same- they didn't move it." We explained, no they didn't move her seat, they just changed the oil and went through that whole story again. Emmary then said, "Well, I was hoping they were going to move my seat- I want to sit where Ellie sits." We asked why she wanted to change seats- "I want to see the world from that side of the car."

Christmas Time!!

We have had a wonderful holiday this week!!! We went to church on Christmas Eve and then we went to Pop and Ma's house for dinner! We got to open presents and exchange gifts with Gordon's extended family. It was so much fun- The girls had a blast and Emmary realized what exactly Christmas entails! The next morning the girls slept late and were so excited that Santa came! Emmary is still very sad that Elfred (her Elf on the Shelf) left and hopes to see him again soon. Her favorite Santa gifts were her washer/dryer, Hannah Montana guitar, Smurfette, the Wonder Pets, and all her books. Ellie's favorite gifts were the purse her FurReal puppy came in (not the dog!!) and all of Emmary's gifts!! We then went to Popsey and Gammy's house and got to eat lunch and open gifts!! Emmary got to ride her big girl bike from Sissy for the first time around the neighborhood and has decided we need to install sidewalks at our house. All in all, it was a wonderful Christmas. We finally got all the presents put away today!!!

Even with all the excitement and presents, Emmary has still remembered that it was Jesus' birthday. We had cake and balloons on Christmas day and she really enjoyed singing Happy Birthday to Him. Today she said that she was glad we got to celebrate His birthday and hoped He had a great one. I pray that as a family we can continue to make Him the reason for our Christmas celebration.

Opening presents at Gammy and Popsey's house

I love my Big Girl bike from Sissy!!!

I love my stroller from Sissy!!!!

Christmas is great!!!

Yeah!! Santa was here!!!!

Presents From Santa

And our rinky-dink tree that was knocked over twice! We were very glad we decided to use the smallest tree!!