The Weekend

Emily has been very busy coloring. She loves her crayons! We got out the easel and she began creating her lovely picture of trees, apples and the sun. Also, she is a definite lefty. We've been noticing it more and more, she holds her crayons with her left hand, carefully positioning it in her hand. She also holds her silverware with her left hand.

Well, we've been above zero for a few days now. The end of this miserable cold weather is near!!! We're supposed to hit the low 30's for the remainder of the week. Emily took her dollies out for a stroll on Saturday afternoon, in hopes of the fresh air helping to get her to take a nap. No luck. We had to head off to Maria's birthday party with no nap. It was a fun party and Emily enjoyed playing with the other kids. There were 10 month old twin girls there, Lou had fun rolling around on the floor with them.

Yesterday, we went to the Brandt's for dinner and Emily played with her friend Isak. The two kids had a good time playing, Emily is becoming more assertive and holding her own, she wouldn't let Isak take anything she was playing with away. We had a delicious dinner and dessert, then headed home. She got two battle wounds while there, Audrey didn't hear her sneak up behind in the kitchen and Emily got knocked over on her face. Then when we were leaving, Dan did the same thing and she got hit in the head. You can't really see it, but she woke up this morning with a little bit of a black eye and a fat lip. I'm sure that it won't be the last! She didn't want her picture taken, it was interrupting the "George to George" marathon on PBS this morning. She LOVES Curious George!