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I know it's dark, but I think you'll get the idea.

Bubbles

Daddy blew a lot of bubbles.
They get stuck in the hair sometimes.
And they stay for a LONG time everywhere else. Even after babies go to sleep.

(PS--thanks, Wendy, for the Gymboree bubble tip, and Grandma for buying them. They are a BIG favorite).

Helping put the groceries away

Vampire?

Emily got her first bite today at school (see it on her arm?). Then she hit the girl. I'm kind of proud of her because it means she's not a pushover. But I don't want her to start biting, either.

Yogurt (again)

This time I was the one who let her have the yogurt. I really didn't think there was that much left. She started with her spoon, then I noticed she was using her fingers. Oh well, it's Friday. She deserves a little messy celebration.

*sidenote: a popsicle is not a good treat for a one-year-old. It's more like a torture-treat that just ends in tears.

Pep Squad

Today we met with our 75 (!) members after school to go over our constitution, dress code, and learn a few cheers before our first game on the 4th. Of course my co-sponsor had to go make a call about uniforms (or lack thereof) right at the point where the girls were supposed to learn the chants/cheers. So guess who had to teach them? Yeah. You can stop laughing now. Seriously. Kim, Jessica, Cindy--I wasn't that bad. And I didn't have to do any motions. Just the yells. I can tell you're still laughing.

Baths with daddy are more fun

We make washrag faces...
practice floating...which gives us crazy hair...
and then we learned that the letters stick to babies as well as the wall!
(Look at that gut!!)

Messy dinner

Followed by a banana...
On Monday she was crying and asking for a banana at dinner, but since I wasn't feeling good, I hadn't gone to the store. Today she's finally getting "nana, nana, nana."

Thanks, Autie Risa

This picture is meant to show Aunt Larisa how thankful Emily is for her new books--you can see in the bottom corner that she had to take one with her for her nap. When I laid her down she was on her back with her knees up reading the book--so cute.

Blah

I got the stomach flu Sunday night. Not fun. Jon picked up a prescription for me at around midnight that helped, thankfully. Yesterday was saltines-and-gatorade day, and I think today is going to be that weird food day--where you eat whatever sounds good, no matter what time of day it is. For example, I'm eating Malt-O-Meal for breakfast. Obviously I've wanted this sometime in the past, because I had a box, but I have no idea how old it is. But it sounded great.

Pizza vs. vegetables

Winner: vegetablesYes, that is my daughter, with the pizza all pushed to the side, eating peas, which she cried for. She also ate some carrots after the peas were gone. I think she may have gnawed on the crust for a little while afterward.

Target pharmacy

They opened a Target right by my house a couple of weeks ago (so excited), and I decided to try their pharmacy--anything beats Wal-Mart or Walgreens, right? Emily's prescriptions were ready in 20 minutes, and they gave me this gift bag full of freebies. There's more stuff in the bag--it was awesome.

Yogurt

While I was in the other room, Emily helped herself to the rest of her yogurt.

Sickie

Emily had to leave daycare today with a 102-degree fever. We went to the doctor and she has an earache, the start of a second, and a double-eye infection. We left with a shot & three prescriptions. Too bad she wasn't acting sick. I mean, she was cranky last night, but she has diaper rash and is getting a third tooth on bottom. She still slept all night (11 hours). I guess now she'll really feel good.

Naked baby

This is what Emily looked like when I picked her up from daycare, plus shoes (well, she was awake, too). I think she had a blowout with her first outfit, and then got lunch all over her spare.

Cute things she has started: bobbing her head & singing songs to herself, reading to herself, and coming to take my hand and "dragging" me to something she wants done or to show me. Tonight while we were playing in her room she thought it was fun to close the door and then get me to come over and open it. Oh, and when I told Smalls to get out of Emily's room and she did, Emily said, "Good girl" (her version). Adorable!

Hiding sleepyhead

This is what I discovered this morning when I went in to wake Emily up.

Playing guitar with Daddy

Books & bows

I snuck up on her reading in her room while I finished getting ready for church. Notice (LARISA) that I finally put a bow in that poor girl's hair.

Playing

She usually calls this toy "wheee" and wants to be pushed around on it. But today while I was making dinner, she climbed up on it. I love the fact that her pajamas are sagging off of her bum.

Stupid internet

Sorry for no posts--we haven't had internet here since Tuesday.

Don't drink & drive

It's tough to see since it was out my car window with my camera phone, but the dead armadillo is on its back and someone put a beer can between its front legs.

Corn

(above: camera phone, hence blurriness)

Emily continues to enjoy corn on the cob. Tonight at Chili's she cried when we took it away from her.

Puddle stompin' shoes

Some good friends of ours passed down some ladybug rain boots to Emily. She was very excited

that they had eyes, but wasn't a big fan of walking in them quite yet. I couldn't even get her to turn around for the picture. She kind of walked like the cats with socks/shoes on that you see on AFV.

First day of school

We're up waaaay too early in the morning. Summer has been nice. But we were both ready on time for our first official day of school--which was fun for Emily, and boring meetings for me (students come Wednesday). Emily did go to bed at 6:15 because she was so worn out--and had only slept for an hour at school. Both of us will sleep well tonight.