Snow Much Fun!

Yesterday afternoon it was really quite nice out, sunny and in the 30's.  So Emily and I went out and played with the melting snow.  It was nice to get out of the house seeing she didn't nap yesterday and we needed a change of scenery.  I thought Emily might like to build a snowman, but basically I ending up building it.  It's not the biggest and best, but kneeling on the ground at 26 weeks packing snow is not the easiest thing to do.  Emily liked putting the eyes and nose on it the best, he looks a little cold like he needs a hat and scarf but we didn't have any we wanted to part with.

Valentine's Day Present

After church we got in our comfy clothes and Emily opened up her Valentine's day present.  We got her a lady bug game, and although it says 3+ she is pretty good at it.  It's so much fun now that she can play games and do older things.

Valentine's Balloons at Church

Happy Valentine's Day!  After church yesterday Emily had a ball running around with the balloons they had set up for a celebration later in the day.  

Blake chased Emily, she was pretty speedy and would not give up the balloons!

Fun at the Treehouse with Chase

Last week I was so glad my friend from college Shanan called and they drove down and met us at the Treehouse.  We hadn't been there in ages, and Emily had a blast!  Not once did I have to climb up and go down the slide, she did everything by herself!  Plus she stopped to take a break and ate 100% of her lunch!  Yeah!  I thought with all of the distractions I wouldn't be able to get her to eat.

Here is a picture of Emily and Chase coming down the slides.  Chase is just a little older than Emily and turns 3 in March.

My big girl wasn't scare even though she came flying down the slide!

I think it's somewhere we'll  be going more often, Emily had a ball and got lots of energy out while I got to relax and chit chat with my friend.  What a perfect outing.  

Serious Artist

We went to story time at the library this week.  Emily was most excited about the craft, before we went she said we were going to make valentine's.  We actually made a valentine wreath, which she was very serious about.  I am still amazed at her creativity and attention to detail at this young age.  She got stickers to put on her wreath, and she had the idea of sticking them in the center of the hearts she had glued on the wreath, not on the wreath itself.  Then of course she was excited about getting the stamp on her arm (actually arms because she always asks to have a stamp on each arm).

Snow Day

On Wednesday we got about 8 inches of snow, the first real snow day this winter.  Most of the schools were closed, and Emily was excited to play in the "lots" of snow we received.  We decided to venture out after Jim got home from work around 4:30pm.  I've had a cold and being 6 months pregnant, I wasn't in any hurry to go outside with Emily to "make snow angels."

Jim thought he would take Emily for a ride in the sled.

We took a break to make snow angels, here I am 6 months pregnant making a snow angel.

Emily decided she didn't really want to lay down in the snow.

Then Emily decided she would pull the sled! We ended up walking to our neighbors next door to see their bunny Chocolate Chip.  I should have taken a picture of that, the bunny was so cute and soft.  Unfortunately I probably should not have pet the bunny because I think it didn't help my allergies or asthma.  I might be allergic to bunnies, it wouldn't surprise me.

After walking in the deep snow for a while on the way home she decided it might not be so bad to have dad pull her in the sled.  

It was a nice brisk walk through the deep snow, it was surely my exercise for the day.  In fact by the time we got home both Jim and I were out of breath and ready to go inside for dinner.

Go Colts

Emily was pretty excited about watching the Super Bowl with us, she got all practiced up to call Uncle Dave and say "Go Colts!"  When we called Aunt Sarah to say "Go Saints" she would only say "Go Colts!"  I think she was teasing Aunt Sarah.  Emily liked watching the Super Bowl for about 15 minutes and then got board with the football game.