Baby Einstein

Thanks to Mimi and Papa, Emily has a new trick that we are proud to share with you. This is one of the benefits of good quality childcare! Hope you enjoy this clip of life at the White House!

Snowy Days

I promised snow pictures and here they are! We had a wonderful snow day together, despite getting off to a rocky start. I had to cancel out on a baby shower at the last minute because of the weather but did get to spend a fun day outside with Emily. And an added bonus...I discovered she loves cucumber sandwiches. I originally made them for the shower but they turned into a great post-playtime snack. Her bug boots from Aunt Amy and Uncle Lane came in especially helpful, though we had to let her wear them on the wrong feet so that they wouldn't fall off. Desperate times call for desperate measures! Hope you enjoy the pictures of our snowy day and that you are bundled up somewhere warm tonight!

Emily's ABCs

I know...you were expecting snow pictures. But trust me, this is so much better! And anyway, I'll post snow pictures tomorrow. I spent the evening having fun with our Christmas present, a camcorder. So what if I had to get out the manual to figure out where to plug the cable? Emily's been singing all day and I had to get it recorded to share with all of you.

Hope you've enjoyed this snowy weather!

Fun Pictures

There's no real theme to this post - just a bunch of fun pictures that I wanted to share! Emily has been up to all kinds of stunts lately, from pillaging my ribbon box to squirrel watching with T.C. and her Daddy. At any rate, I thought you might enjoy seeing what goes on around the White House when no one is looking! Have a great week!

Building castles at Mimi and Papa's house

Playing Glamazon in Mommy's robe

Out to lunch with Aunt Liz

Photographing the damage after a round of makeuping

It wasn't me!
Explaining to Daddy how the ribbons got all over the floor

Squirrel watching

Infiltrating card night - She conned Lane into drawing with her!

Happy New Year!

Just wanted to take a moment to share some pictures from our New Year's celebration. We had a pretty quiet New Year's - we spent the evening at the Farr House for dinner and Scattergories and then came home to put Emily to bed. After she settled down, Donald and I watched the Peach drop and played Scrabble (in between prayers that the neighbors' fireworks wouldn't wake the baby!) Everyone came to our house for the traditional meal of greens and blackeyed peas on New Year's Day. As undomestic as I am, I did manage to make two pans of cornbread (one of about five recipes that I've mastered) and Donald did the rest. Thanks to Nanny for the turnip greens! It seems strange that just a few years ago, we were drinking ginger ale at our first house and toasting the new baby that was on the way. Now she's a wild-haired toddler with definite opinions on just about everything! Happy New Year to all of our friends and family. We're looking forward to a great 2008!

Two sweet girls posing for a picture with Victoria, Abby's baby.

Clowning around with Mommy. You will notice that Dora is on the TV in the background. Will she ever move through this phase?

Looking fabulous in a party hat

How does this thing work, anyway?

Trying to convince Nanny to build blocks with her. She's very persuasive!