Dora Dance

So Emily got a singing doll from Tina and this is her new dance. The very beginning of this video is hysterical.

More Canada Pictures

I love this picture of Emily playing on the playset with the picture of our hotel and the Hilton in the background. She had so much fun.
This picture is just too classic and my favorite. We were waiting outside of the Family Fun Center and Emily was playing with her cousins. She was chasing a bug or something in this picture and it was just perfect timing for this shot.
So much fun in the pool. This is how she swam the entire time!! Would not let go of my neck and wanted to follow the kids everywhere! It was so much fun!
Looks a little mischievous doesn't she?! She was so proud of herself once she learned how to kick!
And we were finally on our way back to the US on Monday...we were so happy to get back to normal prices!!! Canadians are so friendly, but the prices for things there is outrageous!!

Canada

Saturday we left for Canada. Rob had let me drive so that he could lay downi n the back and get some rest. Thank goodness for Tom Tom is all I have to say! This trip was Emily's first time into Canada. We got stuck in traffic for over a hour because of a chemical spill on I-94. Crossing the border was an interesting experience...we had to go through a tunnel, ok...no big deal rightg?! WRONG...we were actually driving UNDER Lake Superior!!! Of course Rob had to share this information with me while we are still only half way through! This is a view of Detroit from our hotel in Canada. I have been to Canada before, but in Victoria. This was a whole new experience. To actually see our country from another country. It was just so amazing to see. We went to the park as soon as we got settled into the rooms so the kids could stretch their legs. Emmy had so much fun on the slides! Sunday morning we went to the Family Fun Center to give the kids something to do. Emily hung out aunt Jen most of the time while I was playing laser tag with Kenny, Tina and Rob. This was Emily and Jen's favorite thing to do. Emily would roll it, and then Jen would pick it back up as it came back and roll it all the way up! Thank you Jen for keeping Emily occupied for me!

Emily decided to help Tina while she played her games! She likes to copy everything that Tina does!

And she even sat in some rides all by herself...of course she didn't play them, but she sure had a lot of fun pretending to play them!

These are just a few pictures that Jen had on her camera. She tried not to take many pictures because she knew that Rob was taking a ton for me. I know there are a TON of cute pictures on his camera and will have to post those later. Just thought that I would get these on here for now!!

Happy Mornings

Since Emily has started sleeping in her big girl bed, she has been getting up at the crack of dawn, usually between 6 and 7, I usually get her diaper changed, get her breakfast, put up the gate, put on cartoons for her to watch and then I lay back down and try to take a nap. 6 am...way too early for me! So this morning Rob was working on the computer and Emmy climbed up on the couch with me and took a nap with me. I just thought this was the sweetest picture and captured how sweet she can be!

And this is her "eating" her breakfast. I have now gotten to the point of just giving her dry cereal and a cup of milk...a lot easier to clean up! But lately it has been so difficult to even get her to eat. All she wants to eat is junk food and nothing healthy. Yesterday she literally only ate 1/2 cup of dry cereal and a handful of fries that she shared with her uncle Rob for lunch. She would touch her sandwich, she wouldn't touch her dinner. She wanted to only eat junk food. Rather than giving her the junk food, I just let her go hungry. I felt horrible for not feeding her, but I didn't want her to get the idea that it is ok to eat only junk. If she gets into this pattern at this young of an age, it will only continue. I really hope that I am not the only parent that goes through this! Today she has done a lot better....she ate a piece of toast for breakfast and a hamburger for dinner. I was very happy she finally ate something. This child of mine is so incredibly picky!

Tub time

So, to give you an idea of how dirty this child can get after playing outside, here is a picture of her hand!!! Her whole entire body looks like this after playing outside! Thought that I would take a picture of her playing, she has too much fun.

And finally....I had talked to my parents this afternoon and found out that my ex brother-in-law took my nephew back to New York with him to live there. My parents are completely crushed and never got to say goodbye. He just up and left without letting anyone know. So, missing their grandchildren, I decided to take a video of Emily singing in the tub! So, mom and dad...I made this video just for you!!!

Sandbox

So the other day Emily played in a sandbox for the very first time. I HATE her getting dirty. So, I have purposly avoided sandboxes! Well, not knowing there was a sandbox under the playset, Tina and Emmy played in it! By the time I saw what they were doing, Emmy was already VERY dirty!
So, some of the sand ended up in her mouth...by accident! Then, she stuck her fingers in her mouth to try to get it out! Yeah, it was messy!
So, this is later in the afternoon after I changed her out of her skirt and into shorts. This is how dirty she was after 5 minutes! Needless to say, by 3 o'clock she was in the tub! She had so much sand in her hair, her legs and arms were so covered in dirt, and you could hardly see her face! But, I was prou dof myself, I actually let her get dirty!!!

Pretty Princess

So Emily has made claim on Tina's old Cinderella dress and loves to look pretty in it! So, this morning I changed her diaper, she ate breakfast and after she was all done, I put her in her princess dress. She was even talking to Rusty and showing Rusty how pretty her dress was at the gate on the stairs. I think Rusty just needed to go out and go potty!!!

And I shall learn, but I shot this video of her dancing....however you cannot rotate the movie clip! So it is sideways, but completely hilarious!!