Biking in January

After being house bound for way too long, Emma decided she wanted to go on a bike ride.








Before: So excited!







After: Maybe not as excited anymore?







Thought you all would get a kick out of this story... A couple nights ago, after having a really good day of listening, Emma started not to mind as well. So I told her, "Emma, we've had a really good day of listening. Let's put back on your listening ears and start minding a little better." Her response, "My listening ears are on mom! They're just not working. They need new batteries." I can only imagine what the tween years have in store for us.

The cost of being a girl

Princess Emma. She loves this outfit and her heels, but has little patience when actually walking in the heels. :)

It's wintertime!

Well, there's no denying it. Winter is here. And I have to say, our Carolina bottoms are hanging in there. Emma's been a trooper walking to school in low single digit temps and has managed to not go too stir crazy in our apartment. Here she walking home from church last weekend.

We've gotten pretty creative inventing inside activities. Here we converted a box to a jeep...





Complete with instrument gauges and a working wheel. Notice the seat belt...always safety first! :)





We've managed to even go sledding with a real sled (if you recall, last year we had a random snow in NC and had to sled with a baby pool since we didn't have a real sled). And check out the video below of Tim and Emma sledding.


Only in a northern urban city would you see a bike like this being used in the snow...

Emma's screaming cracks me up every time I watch this clip...

It's All About Me!

At Emma's school, they have an "It's All About Me" poster that the kids take turns decorating and then sharing with the class. We decided to do a photo montage for Emma's turn. This is the picture she wanted to use for her name. :)

Here's Emma's family...








Emma's age...








Emma's favorite book...








Emma's favorite color...








Emma's favorite stuffed animal...







Emma's favorite food (chocolate)...







And my favorite, what Emma wants to be when she grows up...a Shopper. Gulp.

Here is Emma's first school concert. She's in the middle with the white sweater and orange dress (the one turning around). We were way in the back so the quality isn't that great because of the zoom. And I was laughing so hard in places that it's pretty shaky at points. Emma was in her own little world up there. Tim kept saying, "What is she doing?!" Just doing her thing, dad. :)

Halloween

Trick or treat everyone! Here's our adorable little monkey.









Emma's scary face, which included shutting her eyes for some reason.









Emma wanted to up to the first house all by herself. When did she get this big and brave????








Isn't this pic too cute? Trying on my glasses.







Here she's getting ready to go on a bike ride. It's already in the 40's (those would the highs people in North Carolina) and although Emma complains about the cold, it hasn't stopped her from going outside yet. It has me though. This bike ride was a "Daddy Daughter" thing. :)