Hanging Around

I started to type that there hasn't been much going on around here lately.  I think the more accurate thing to say is that there hasn't been much blogging going on around here lately.  Let's get caught up!

While we were in San Diego Emily got to have Froot Loops for the first time.  She calls them "colors" and I mixed some in with her Cheerios for her "breakfast to go" on walk day.  Of course, she wanted them again the next morning and we made a cup for her to take along to Sea World... just something to have on hand.  Well, she never ate them that day so I saved them for one morning during our dreary weather week.  Emily was SO excited and definitely has a "way" of eating them.

Mainly, she picks out all of the colors...
lines them up until she has the "right number"...
and then eats them.  The Cheerios are always the last to be eaten.

Speaking of the dreary weather... we have had terribly ANNOYING rain in the last few weeks.  FOR the last few weeks even!  Ugh, this is California... drought land!  

Anyway, it has been pretty tiresome and Emily has been getting stir crazy so one day I set her up for some painting.  She did a lot of painting on her pumpkin and then moved on...



While Mimi was here visiting one night Emily got to show her a favorite movie, "Dreamer," after she was all ready for bed.  (We have about the last 45 minutes recorded and Emily LOVES it!)  It was a treat for both of them I think. 
Besides all of that, Emily has just been getting acquainted with the locals...
and also joined me at my last photography class.
Well, I guess I should say that she went along so I could tell my teacher why I wasn't going to be there (Daddy was out of town) and thank him.  He offered to let both of us stay but was probably happy I declined after Emily climbed on and off of every chair in the room.

Then, on the way out to the car Emily couldn't resist kicking these BIG balls...
and trying to roll them too.
So, that's all folks... just been hanging around.