Emma has been taking piano lessons for two months now and I wanted to snap a quick video to remember the progress. I’ve been a little surprised at how quickly all the new concepts keep coming but Emma seems to soak it in and remember everything. Continue reading
“Daddy, I promised Mrs. Renz, my first grade teacher, that I would do whatever I can to stop global warming. I really love penguins and polar bears so I must stop global warming!” Continue reading
Just after Labor Day Emma embarked on her latest adventure: first grade. She was very excited about it, having talked all summer long about all of the wonderful things she was destined to learn. Continue reading
Emma has been taking dance for a little over six months now and had her first recital back in June. It was a tap-dancing, tendu-ing festival to behold. Continue reading
Emma’s first school play was held a few weeks ago. The kindergarten class had been practicing for weeks to bring us a spectacular production of The Nanny Goats Gruff. Take a look at the video and let me know if you’re singing the song, too, later in the week! Continue reading
I’m finally getting around to converting video from some of Emma’s various performances and recitals this year. (Thanks for making it easy, Mac!) First up is her gymnastics performance for earlier this year. Continue reading
Happy 6th Birthday, Emma Grace!
You might have noticed from previous pictures that she was getting a little large for her first bike so for her 5th birthday Emma received a shiny new Hello Kitty bicycle. She was absolutely beaming from ear to ear when she started riding around the neighborhood. Continue reading
Emma’s had a bicycle for quite some time now and is really quite good at riding. I wanted to expand her range a bit so one afternoon we headed across the street into the canyon to let her ride on a wide open path. A trip back the next day ended in disaster. Continue reading
Emma, Henry and I went to the library this weekend to pick up a book for Marla while she was off at yoga class. I used the opportunity to show off Emma’s amazing reading skills to the branch librarians. Continue reading
