Dove Court

There is a street in near my parent's house where every house does extreme decorating. Emma, grandma and I went on our annual visit one cold night. We were lucky enough to get a close parking spot and Emma love looking at the bright lights. She talked and pointed all the way around the court.

At Home

Patrick put up a tree in the living room and we thought the berry would be all over it. He weighted down the base and tied it to the wall in case she tried to pull it over. But she wasn't that interested. Sometimes she would crawl over to shake the branches and grab the Charlie Brown Ornaments we put near the bottom, but she usually just left it alone. Here she is examining the needles.

Packing

Just because it is cute.... Here's our girl helping mommy pack.

Chanukkah

Last week was Emma's first festival of lights. Grandma was here celebrating with us for the first few nights. Emma kept trying to grab candles and she was not feeling the latkes. She liked playing with the wrapping paper and she is learning to get on the move with her new walker.

Mommy's Helper

When I am cooking in the kitchen, Emma often crawls in and gets into the cupboards. She thinks that she is helping, but she is usually just making a mess (a really cute mess)! Here she is caught in action.

1st Thanksgiving

Patrick's mother came to visit for Thanksgiving and we had a blast. She and Patrick attending a Pickling Class and they loved it! (I know its weird, but it was the only class being given this week and I decided they would have fun AND I was right.)

We went to my parents' for dinner and I milled up the turkey so Emma could eat some too. She loved smearing the feast around he tray and dropping it on the floor.


We saw three movies and played Yuker. Emma went to a Gymboree class and enjoyed her first, early morning, Black Friday shopping trip.