My summer duds

Emma has been running around the house in her skivvies lately.  Granted it has been pretty hot...but she seems to REALLY enjoy her "diaper time" and her "diaper-free time".  

Reorganization

I have found yet another way to keep Emma entertained in the kitchen.  Apparently the drawer of spices needed some reorganizing, and Emma was just the girl for the job.  She took nearly all the spices out of the drawer, inspected them, and returned them to their place.  She was pretty thorough, so the process took a good 20 minutes--just enough time to cook dinner!

More bubbles please

Summertime equals bubble time to our little Emma.  She enjoys the bubbles daddy is blowing for her...but her true love seems to be sucking on the bubble bottle.  

Mom...we have rhubarb coming up back here!

Emma has been venturing out in the backyard lately.  I think she is as excited as her mama about the growing rhubarb.

At the zoo

We spent mother's day at the zoo this year.   Emma was a little hesitant to get too close to the goats at first, but did pet her new furry friend by the end of the visit.  I foresee many zoo visits this summer.

Alternative transportation

Now that Emma has "mastered" this whole walking thing...she has decided to try alternative transportation methods.  She climbs into her cart, and rocks back and forth to move.  She doesn't move anywhere too fast (thank goodness), but she can make her way across the room with a cart full of toys.  She's a resourceful gal!

Entertaining Emma

It takes a lot of patience and close supervision to keep up with a toddling 1 year old.  I have found that I can't get much done around the house if our energizer bunny is on the move.  Today, I decided to try putting a bunch of toys in her room, so I could go through her clothes, and put away those that no longer fit.  All was going well, with Emma deciding to pull stuffed animals off the shelves in her room, and play a rousing game of "throw my shoes in the garbage can", instead of play with the toys I set out for her.  This was followed by some time playing (read eating) with the chalk that we have in her room for her chalkboard wall.  At this point, I remembered Emma has been signing the word "hat" a lot lately (not quite sure why...as she usually signs it at the dinner table), so I put on my clever mommy multitasking hat and decided to play "dress-up" with all her hats (and a sweater too.  No, it's not that cold in our house that she needs to wear 3 layers of clothes on purpose!).  I think the first fashion show/photo shoot was a success, as I did complete the clothes sorting process, and keep Emma entertained/out of trouble.