At the Zoo

It was a nice day, so we decided to take a quick trip to the zoo. Emma got to pet the goats, and we also enjoyed quite the show by one of the polar bears playing in the water.

Happy Easter!

Emma channeled her inner bunny today, and hopped her way around the house, hunting down all the easter eggs the Easter Bunny had left for her.

Who's the Bunny (and the super happy guy in the back)

Thanks for the bunny ears Grandma! They fit just right.

Circus! Circus!

Emma's first circus! We read a book about the circus this morning, and then had tickets to go see a real circus this afternoon. I think Emma was a little disappointed with the first half (probably quite sleepy too, as it was during her usual nap time), as she kept asking where all the animals were. Well, after intermission, we were entertained by dogs, pony's and elephants. Emma even got to ride one of the elephants after the show. I think this was the highlight for her, and she was so proud of herself for riding the elephant all by herself. And we were proud of her too...she gave her ticket to the big man all by herself, and let him put her up on the elephant, and best of all, there were NO TEARS. This is a big improvement for our shy little girl. The clowns were a whole other story though-she was not going near them, and hid her face behind her hands when we would get too close to one. Baby steps!

Slumber Party!!!

We had the pleasure to have Elias over for a slumber party. Emma was super excited to have her friend come over to play AND get to stay for breakfast the next morning. Emma has also been doing a great job lately of sleeping in her own bed ALL night long. And after three long years of having a seemingly endless bedtime routine---Emma has started falling asleep on her own too. Mommy and Daddy are super excited with these developments!

Party, Party, Party!

We closed out Emma's birthday month with a celebration at the community center with all her friends. Emma loved all the attention. She also loved her cupcake cake....enjoying both a chocolate and "vanola" cupcake. Lucky for us that she burned off all the sugar biking around the gym, and bouncing on the trampoline.

Florida 2011

We want to say a big Thank You to Grammy and Grampy for the wonderful visit we had in Florida. Can't wait to come visit again soon!