Emma has blossomed into quite the little talker over the past few weeks. It is amazing how quickly she’s advanced from communicating with just one word to stringing together two or three and even making complete sentences. Her first full sentence happened last Sunday and was:
Usually I get to give Emma her bath during the weekend. It’s always a bunch of fun for both of us. Daddy is a little more lenient with it comes to splashing (and many other things) than Mommy is. That’s just the way of things, I guess. I spent most of our bath on Sunday with the camera in hand while Emma happily splashed up a storm. Here are the results.
For some strange reason I had Presidents’ Day off this year. (Thanks, Mark!) That meant I could stay home and head to Tootsie Rolls with Marla and Emma. They go each week and always have a blast. Now you can see why!
We visited Florence Joyner Olympiad Park in Mission Viejo for the first time last week. As I learned at the park, Flo-Jo was a Mission Viejo native and the park sits along the route used for many of the cycling events in the 1988 Olympics.
After playing ’til sunset we headed back home to decorate some tasty sugar cookies that Marla had made earlier in the day.
Being from The South, one of my favorite things in the world is eating barbeque. It’s especially good when surrounded by friends and done in celebration. We did both at work last week, celebrating a fantasitc 2003 and our impending merger with IGN. Photos from the event in the gallery below.
Valentine’s day this year was so much fun. Emma sort of, kind of, a little bit understood it was a day for hugs and kisses – even more so than usual, I guess. We started the day with cards and a new Norah Jones CD for Mommy.
Next up was a yummy breakfast with The Tabors at The Waffle Lady in sunny San Clemente. We looked at “big girl beds” with Emma afterwards, which she enjoyed mightily.
We ended the day relaxing together with more hugging and more kissing until we finally called it a night.
I spent a little bit of time walking around O’Neill Regional Park this weekend and last, taking a few more pictures with my new, fancy-pants IR filter. The world looks kind of spooky.
Marla prepared an excellent (as usual) coconut cake for my birthday. It made entering my 3rd decade that much easier. (I’m 31 now.) Emma, of course, was happy to help ease my pain, too. Check out the pictures.
The first week of February was filled with cuteness, cuteness and more cuteness. Below you’ll find photographic proof evidence that the accused, Miss Emma Grace, is guilty of cuteness in the first degree..
So, as it turns out, Emma is a huge fan of peppermint! Marla made some yummy peppermint ice cream the other week with leftover peppermint sticks from Christmas. Emma, of course, had to try it. You can see from the photos below that she liked what she tasted.