Cycling days

With grand dreams of commuting with our bikes for the summer we bought a bike carrier in April. (Just to keep the record straight, I was only planning on cycling as far as the local subway stn from the start.)

Emma hated it. Refused to get in.
Liked the sunglasses though.



It took a while but Emma now loves going for bike rides. Looks like royalty being pulled along. We are still working on wearing the helmet though.

Cat relations

Smudge is slowly realizing Emma may have potential as a possible source of scritches. Emma has a few more things to learn about being gentle but moments like this make you hope.

Habits

Looking through some old photos. She got hooked early on.

Emma 6 months...




Emma 14 months...

Some recent pics

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit at the end of April. Emma helped Grandma with her cross-stitch.




I love watching Leo try to figure things out. You can almost see his two brain cells rubbing together. Here he is trying to figure out a drippy faucet (yes, left dripping on purpose).





Emma and Daddy reading on the bed.




Emma fixing herself some breakfast.

Apron strings

Emma decided she wanted to wear an apron like Mommy. Grandma's fit just right.

Bed time

We expect Emma to climb out of her crib any time now. I suspect the only thing that has kept her in her crib up to now is the fact that she actually likes being in it so it hasn't dawned on her to even try. In an effort to be prepared, Doug is making her a big girl bed. As she loves playing under tents made of pillows and blankets ('house! house!'), the bed is complete with curtain rails.

I better get cracking on the curtains.

Spring thaw brings ...

... lovely mud to play in. Emma loves being outside; you can tell by how black her clothes get. At daycare, she and another little boy are sure to find the only mud around.