20 months old - April 16

We've had a fun month with the weather being so nice and with the return of Mommo and Poppaw. Emily has realized she's a big girl now and enjoys attempting to go down the stairs in a manner similar to that of anyone above 33 inches and thankfully she's very careful to hold on to the railing. We've begun potty training so hopefully we'll be able to say bye-bye to diapers pretty soon.

It's fun to try new foods with Emily. We let her try sweet pickles and quickly found out that is not one of her favorites. Mommo gave her some cantaloupe and blueberries and she loved them both. Lettuce topped with a little Ranch Dressing is a new favorite at dinner time.

We've been saying a nightly prayer before putting Emily to bed and always begin with Dear, Jesus... and end the prayer with Amen. The other night I started the prayer and before I could get a couple words in Emily says Amen. It made me chuckle.

Spring has arrived

I absolutely love the weather we've been having recently and so does Emily. Once she goes outside, it's pretty difficult to get her back in. She now has an array of Little Tike outdoor toys so she could stay outside all day if I'd let her. We received the sliding board from Pappy and Grammy, the Little Coop from Aunt Kristen and our recent addition is a picnic table from Great Aunt Neva. Thank you all for contributing to the many hours of fun outside.


This little frog must have seen how much fun Emily was having and decided to give it a try.

Fun with a Friend

Emily had the chance to go visit her friend Kara Schmidjell today. She was excited to see an array of different toys. The girls loved "talking" on the phones and chasing each other around the house. They ended their time with a hug. (Of course I didn't have my camera ready.)