Beyond Glazed

A few weeks ago Kelli and Cambree had a doughnut date with Emme and I! Did you know you can find a maple bacon doughnut in Salt Lake? Yeah, me neither! Kelli discovered this so we made a trip out to Beyond Glazed one morning to give it a try.

I wouldn't say it's quite as delectable as the Voodoo Doughnut version, but wow, it's pretty good! Yum. Thanks for a fun day, girls!

Little Miss Blue Eyes

Emme had her first bonafide cold this last week. The kind where you have to wrangle her down to the ground in order to suck out her nose so she can breathe. She spent a lot of time indoors at home, with a sad face like this.


It's funny that her first cold was caught the week after I weaned her from breastmilk to formula. Chris is convinced it was no coincidence.


We spent a lot of time in our jammies, playing and snuggling together. And when we got stir-crazy by the afternoon, we loaded up in the stroller and went for little walks. I cut Emme a break since she was sick, and didn't make her wear a bow on the walks. As a result, she got called a boy twice. Needless to say we will resume the bow habit shortly.

Duckies!

The day I got Emme's Halloween costume (I heart costco!), we were playing together in the family room when she mysteriously disappeared down the hallway. Moments later I heard her excitedly exclaming, "Ducky! Ducky!" (She only says like 3 words, and that is one of them.)

I have no idea how she recognized her costume hanging on a hanger as a ducky, but she did. And it was love at first sight!


When I wouldn't let her have it off the hanger (aw, sad face), she crawled into the nearby bathroom where the rest of her duckies are, so she could love on them.

{"Emme, can you give the ducky a kiss?"}

Swimming & Tubing & Puking...Oh My!

Two weeks ago we went to St. George for a few days, to stay in the house my parents have down there. Just for fun. We went with my mom and Daniel & Julie and their kids. The first day all the ladies drove down, and took a day trip to Vegas for some fun shopping (at H&M!). Then the men joined us the next day. We went boating, swimming, rented movies, hung out and had a good time!

We took Emme on the tube with Tucker & Nora Jane, and she LOVED it. She just sat there with her life jacket and hat, and lounged the whole time. This girl sure loves the great outdoors!


Chris got to get out and do a little wakeboarding.


We even let Emme swim in the lake with Chris while all the kids took a dip. She seemed to like it, and the cool water didn't even bother her.



This is a picture of Emme in her carseat on the drive down. Is she naked because....

A. She got carsick and puked up plums all over herself.
B. She ate too many greasy french fries and puked them all over herself.
C. We're not really sure which (because she puked up both).


I'll let you decide.

Emme At 10 Months

All of a sudden my baby is gone and there's a would-be toddler in her place. She climbs up and dives off everything. She thinks she can go down stairs head-first. And she definitely doesn't hold still for pictures anymore. There is no fear in this girl!

• Emme loves cords. The laptop cord is her favorite cord. She chewed clean through it (while it was unplugged, of course) a few weeks ago.
• Emme can stand by herself, and balance enough to bend and pick things up, or dance to music while she's standing.
• Emme's favorite song to dance to is the "Hot Dog Dance" from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
• Emme has figured out how to twist in her jumper (the one that hangs from the door frame) and then pick her feet up and let gravity un-twist her. She laughs and laughs.
• Emme tries to push anything that slides or has wheels across the kitchen floor. Once she runs into an obstacle, she grunts and looks at me until I come turn her object the other direction she she can keep pushing.
• Emme can clap, wave bye bye, do the "indian" on her mouth, and she's starting to blow kisses.
• She occasionally says "mama" when she's whining now, which is nice because up until this point her favorite word was "dada!"
• Emme is still the world's most finnicky eater. It's a guessing game at every meal to see what flavor she's in the mood for. I lose sleep over how hard it is to get this girl to eat. She's going to be the death of me, I swear!
• Emme's figured out how to take all of her shoes off and all of her bows out of her hair. The other day as I walked out of a restaurant, a woman chased me down with one of Emme's shoes that she'd take off and chucked. (Thank you, kind stranger!)
• Emme wants to drink from a cup but doesn't want to swallow the liquid that makes it into her mouth. The sacrament water ends up all down her dress every week. But we keep trying!
• Emme is a little bit of a snuggler these days. If you have her blankie, she'll lay her head on your shoulder and snuggle you, but only for about 30 seconds at a time. (Still, I'll take what I can get!)
• Emme has officially been weaned to soy formula. (More on that later!)

Silver Lake

Last Sunday we drove up to Silver Lake after church to go for a little walk. Emme just loves it up there! The air is a little cooler than in the valley, and there are so many things for her to see. She loved feeding the ducks, who practically attacked her for her cheerios! It was a beautiful day.

Money Money Money

A few weeks ago we made a late-night run to Dairy Queen for brown toppers (and french fries for me, since ice cream is a no-no). And by late, I mean like 9 o'clock...which is super late for Emme. My, how our perspectives change when we become parents!

I was sitting by her in the back seat to keep her awake when I handed her my wallet to play with. The next thing I know, she's waving all my cash in the air and laughing! It was as if she knew it was a contraband toy.