This week Emily has started some really exciting things. She is running everywhere, of course. I think she has one speed...fast. She has started using complete sentences. For example, "Hello how are you?" and "I watch Barney". It was cute and exciting and amazing all at the same time. She is growing up so fast. She really enjoys Nursery. After sacrament she wants to walk (really run) to Nursery. Last week she ran past the door to class and she stopped and turned around and ran right on in the classroom. No bye to Mom or anything. I am gratefull that she enjoys Nursery and just goes right on in. No seperation issues with her!

Barney Barney Barney

Emily has discovered Barney. She wakes up saying Barney. That is all she wants to watch these days. My sister in law had tons of tapes she let me borrow. My nephew when through a huge Barney phase as well. She discovered how to turn the tape the correct way to get it into the VHS player. It was cute watching do that for the first time.

She is growing and changing every day. It is truly amazing to see her. She is a huge blessing in our lives. I can't image my life without her.

We went to Cici's for dinner last week and she loved it. It is nice to be able to put a plate of food in front of her and she will eat it on her own.

Cooking Cooking Cooking

What a day I had on Saturday. My friend Heather and I prepared freezer meals. Heather made 11 meals plus one dessert and I make 6 meals. It only took about 5 hours and we have meals for the next 2-3 weeks. It was great. We decided to try and do this once a month. Hopefully this will make meal prep easier and smarter. :)

These are some of the ingredients we started with.

These are most of the finished meals.

We had a great time sharing recipes and chatting while planning and cooking. We may have to find some other recipes to try next time. If you have any ideas or recipes you are willing to share . . . I am all ears.

Merry Christmas!~

We have a wonderful second Christmas with Emily. She so enjoyed opening presents and getting excited about them. She is now a professional present opener. No help needed. It is exciting to see her grow up and enjoy this experience. It is sad too that she is growing up so fast. She is just jammering away all the time. She is so good at copying what we say. Double syllable words and saying 'bless you' after a sneeze. It really is cute.
Hope ya'll had a wonderful Christmas with friends and family.

Wow! It is hard to believe a month has gone by since I last posted. I have lots to do and catch up on. Maybe soon I can get pictures downloaded and post some here. This week has been so incredible busy. I don't know where the time goes.

Emily Anne

Dinner at Cici's Pizza

Last night we had a night out as a family. Emily has been off baby food for some time now and I am still working on feeding her all the same things we are eating. Last night was the first time she picked up a slice of pizza and went to town with it. It was great to see! She just enjoyed herself. It is awesome to see her growing up and enjoying food. (Much like her Dad!~). Now that she has all those teeth, I feel more comfortable giving her different types of food. She loves dark meat chicken the best with Mac 'n Cheese coming in slightly ahead.