For Nena

Nena - here is the video of Emma reading Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swamp, just for you. Hope you enjoy it.

Then I saw his face....

OK, just realized the last two post did not actually show Reed's face. So the last time we showed him in all his glory (that is, not being a monster) was way back when. So here is a pic of Reed as of last night. He loves to yell, gets the shakes when he sees his food (solid food that is), and gives kisses by grabbing both of your ears, pulling you towards him and then sucking your nose til it falls off. Sooo sweet. He is still a very happy boy and I hope he always stays that way.

Who is that masked man?

Just had to post this. Hopefully this isn't a trend and we don't hear of someone 20 years from now with a monkey stocking cap pulled over his face (do they make them for adults?) robbing a bank or something, but for now it's just pretty darn cute. He actually did that himself.

Hello all. Well, two months since our last post. Too much to cover and not enough space - Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Reed's surgery, etc....but everyone is doing well and we're just now settling back into our normal lives. Emma is more vocal than ever with a whole new set of "why's" that are getting harder to answer already, Reed is crawling, cruising and could probably walk tomorrow if he really wanted to. And he makes a great dinner tray.

Anyway, Manda is back teaching after the holidays and things are going well there. She gets to teach Emma's class on Fridays so that always leads to some interesting stories.

Justin's work is good. Have two bosses still, but luckily no TPS reports to deal with.

Halloween Pics

I apologize in advance for the messiness of this entry...certain people keep bugging me to see pictures and another person is trying to hurry me out the door. But hey, it is done!
We had a wonderful Halloween season, and I say season because it is starting to seem like there are as many activities to do surrounding Halloween as there are for Christmas! Have a gander at some of the fun that we had!
Our first activity was my mom's group pumpkin painting party, no pics, but Emma's personality was shining through that day. We got there and she diligently painted her pumpkin and was the only kiddo there (and this is no small group, there were around 15 kids painting) who painted the ENTIRE pumpkin. She wasn't too big on playing with the other kids, more of an observer...no clue where she gets that! But she did find Mya's carebear and was content playing with it in her own little world.
We missed the mom's group halloween party because I was sick, that was very sad! But we made up for it with a great trip to TG Farms Pumpkin Patch. We had a wonderful time playing on the slides, picking out pumpkins from the pumpkin patch, relaxing during the hay ride, petting all the animals and getting lost in the corn maze!We then had our first ever experience at Haunt the Zoo. It was a great time, very crowded, but lots of fun! Emma was ever so excited to see another carebear there, Harmony Bear.
And last of all came the much anticipated day of Halloween. Rosary had a great class party and trick or treating brought lots of candy and compliments of our sweet monster and cuddly carebear!

A Quick Peek Into Our World

The first couple of pics are of Reed. He is getting very mobile for four months. He can roll over both ways and even uses that to his advantage to move from point A to point B. These pictures show how well he can lift up his head and torso. Big boy! He is also teething, I have gotten a call from daycare the last two days telling me that Reed isn't his normal happy self. After a trip to the doctor on Friday to rule out an ear infection, I have decided it is just teething...






















These show the magnitude of obsession that has recently befallen our house. The pictures speak better than any words....And yes, these are all of Emma's doing. Well, after looking this was the only one I found, but we have been lining care bears up to watch TV, to get ready to go to lunch, to watch Emma take a bath. Poor Daddy usually has a care bear in his hands from the time Emma wakes up until the time she goes to bed....bad news, we just found 4 more in the garage. Oh, and in case you can't tell, in the picture the care bears are all laying on Emma's Halloween costume...Bedtime Bear (yup, that would be a care bear for all you guys and people that don't have kids or didn't grow up in the 80s)

Emma G's first single hits the airwaves

3+ years in the making - here it is! Emma's first music video. Complete with fans lining up in the background.

Rolling Stone's gives this four stars. They said "on the surface this sounds like any other 3yr old, but the deeper meaning of the lyrics "the only color in the rainbow is blue" has so many meanings it's unbelievable. And then the sudden switch to the "play in the park with your mommy", one can only wonder how those two subjects are linked together."

Emma herself did not have any comments after this was released, simply leaving her fans begging for more.