Driving Emmy

I watch this video and two things hit me. 1) I could watch this video all day as I love seeing and hearing my child laugh and have fun and 2) Oh my aching transmission when Emmy learns to drive T-minus 12 years and counting LOL.

First time on a bike

We went out this afternoon and got Emmy a helmet for her bike. This meant Emmy could try out her 'big girl' bike for the very first time.It may not seem like much, but I had tears in my eyes because my baby is growing up. I have no idea if she will remember this later on in life or not, but I hope she remembers her Daddy showing her how to ride and just how proud she makes us.

Easter 2010

Happy Easter Sunday, everyone.

Emmy has been running a low-grade fever and a nasty cough since yesterday, and due to the past issues with febrile seizures, we are sticking close to home today.

Regardless, Emmy was incredibly excited to find that the Easter Bunny had visited last night, bringing her some toys and a basket with some dress-up clothes in it.

A funny from this morning, when Emmy opened her toy and it had a baby, she yelled, "The baby has a dink! Mama, my baby has a dink!" She was saying her baby doll has a DRINK, but the R didn't come out. This made her dad and I nearly pee ourselves laughing .

Our Christmas

We had a lovely Christmas overall. Christmas morning was the three of us, opening presents. Keith bought me a new computer chair and a convection/toaster oven. Keith received LOST season 5 on Blu ray and other smaller items he asked for. In the afternoon, we went to Keith's brother's house for dinner. It was filled with family, which Christmas should always be.

Video attached is a different video than the one on the post below - just starts out the same way.

Ahhh the joys of the flu

So, here is the reader's digest version of the past month. I got sick, started feeling better, then Emmy got it. We spent 4 days where her temperature was the only thing either of us discussed. We were so worried we would end up back in the hospital with her. She got better thankfully.,
Then in some weird mutation, I got it back and spent a week at work constantly losing my voice and blowing my nose. Fun stuff when you work in a call center.

Now we are all feeling better and just waiting for Keith to come down with it. So far, he's managed to avoid it.

Other than the crazy germs, everything is good. We have decorated for Christmas and Emmy asks daily if Santa has come yet. She's just a bit excited LOL.

I have attached a video of her singing "Fifteen" by Taylor Swift. She absolutely adores this song. She knows how to find it and play it on her Dad's computer which impressed me to no end.

Snow 2009

Yesterday, Keith took Emmy out to play in the snow. I took pics from the safety of the covered porch as I am sick with my 15,559th cold of the year(possible exaggeration there).

Emmy had fun eating snow, and Keith managed to mangle the zipper on her coat to unrepairable ends. But it's all good because the kid had fun, and I didn't get pneumonia.










On a completely different topic...
Tonight, I was watching the Series Finale of Jon and Kate Plus 8. Normally, when a series ends after a long run, I tend to be sad. However, this ending has me jumping for joy (and then hacking and coughing because of my cold). It is time to give those kids a life without cameras around them. I haven't watched the show for many months, but I cannot stand it now. In fact, within 5 minutes of tonight's episode starting, I said "Bullshit" at the TV and the crap that were pouring from the "parents"
mouths.

*whew* that was a rant a long time comin'!

The Wiggles invade Prince George

On Saturday, the event that Emmy had been counting the sleeps down to finally came. That would be the Wiggles concert, of course. To be honest, I was kind of dreading it as the last concert we went to (The Backyardigans) was so terrible that Emmy wanted to go home at intermission and we had to convince her to stay. So, I was expecting the worst.

And I cannot express just how wrong I was. Yes, internets, I am admitting I was wrong.

This was no cheap production. The sets alone were beautiful and colourful. There was no guy dressed in black that we had to pretend we couldn't see operate a puppet on the stage. *cough*Backyardigans*cough*
The Wiggles themselves were energetic, charming, funny and proved themselves to me anyhow that they know how to entertain.
Emmy had a great time, was clapping along, woohoooing after the songs and singing and dancing. I have to admit, I had fun as well. I was never once bored and the 90 minutes flew by. It was a great family afternoon out (Keith came home early to come with us).

I have added some pictures and video. The video is of my favorite part where Emmy sings along.

Things I will miss when she grows up...part 5,71

As infuriating Emmy can be at times, this is such an incredible age as she is such a little person now rather than a baby or even a toddler. She comes out with things that are so mature for a 3 1/2 year old!

Some of my recent favorites are:
-When I pick her up from daycare, on the way home she says, "So, how was your day?". She asks Keith as well when he gets home.
-She asks us to turn up music in the car and she sings along, which is the cutest thing ever.
-She asks where my coworkers are. Apparently she is concerned they work too hard and too long. LOL
-The nights she comes and sleeps in bed with me. There is nothing better than snuggling with my baby girl.
She recognizes Keith's work, my work, and the "Princess castle" aka the Sikh temple as we drive by them. She has only been to our workplaces a couple of times.
-She has an incredible memory. She was telling me yesterday that the book I was reading was from our neighbour.This is true - when I broke my ankle back in 2007, our neighbour dropped off a bag of books to keep me entertained while being laid up. It's not like we talk about it often, but she remembers!

Here are some pics and a short video from her most recent swim lessons.

Swimming Lessons, Part Two

Emmy officially passed "Sea Turtles 2" last night and is officially a "Salamander". She had to repeat Sea Turtles 2 the last time, as she just wasn't showing her comfort in the water. She also was the youngest in her class and it was her first lessons ever. However, repeating it was all she needed as she did great this time. Her comfort levels with blowing bubbles, putting her head under the water and jumping in have all improved greatly. Even Keith said last night that he saw a huge improvement from last time he went.(He attends the last class each time). She will start her next lessons on Sept 29, 2009. I am also hoping to put her into a dance class and/or a gymnastics class but I am awaiting for our new Leisure Guide to come out to see what is offered. Keith is not so excited when I mentioned gymnastics...after all, she in 50% my DNA, but I just calm him with the fact that I didn't start breaking bones until my 30's*GRIN*.

Here are some pics from last night...

Here is a cute video of Emmy cooking some pancakes (imaginary) for her Daddy and me, and informing Keith what he needs to do before he can get an egg. By egg, they are referring to Kinder eggs, which we gave Emmy as rewards when she pooped on the potty.
She shuses me at one point as I was laughing so hard.
Not sure what crackaroni is... LOL

Emmy's first driving lesson

Noodles & Ichiban

My intent of this video was to capture what Emmy stated her plans were that day, which originally were to go visit Grandma and Aunty Poppy after putting on her stylin' hat. Of course, once the camera was on, her plans changed to shopping for "noodles and Ichiban". Ahh to be young again...