Em and her letters

Have you heard the joke that all white people think their kid is gifted?
I've realized that, although I am constantly amazed at how Emmery is progressing and learning, she is on track with all of the other kids her age.
However, after last week I think she may be gifted :)
We were reading a book and she pointed at letters on the cover and said, "H,S,I,W" (wish backwards). I was amazed- we'd never even specifically worked on letters! My mom came up the next night and validated my feelings- I didn't know my letters until I was 4 1/2.

Here Em is showing Grammy how she knows her letters

Disclaimer- the only way she will sit still while I take a shower is to watch a LeapFrog letter factory movie (one movie in particular) which talks all about the letters…

Snow!

We got snow a few weeks ago, and with the frigid temperatures it stuck around for awhile!
Emmery helped me shovel the driveway one day- she is not a big fan of how cold snow is. Luckily she loves her snow boots :)

What would Dec be without some crafts? We made a snow-Woman. That's right- girl power!

Emmery got some jeggings and brown boots- she looks just like a teenager :)

One weekend morning Jamison and I had fun taking pictures of Emmery doing one of her favorite activities- jumping on our bed!  On a side note- Jamison made this bed- isn't it beautiful?!  I'll have to take more pictures after we paint the room.

Jamison and I attended a Christmas tree fundraiser through his company for the Tiny Tim center in Longmont, which provides preschool for children with special needs. We had a great time, and Jamison won a giftcard to a spa in Longmont. Anyone willing to babysit while I go get a massage? 

This year I had a great idea for family Christmas photos- Jamison/I would take Kelly and her family's photos and she/Dane would take ours. It worked out okay- although next time it might be better if we did it at separate times rather than trying to get 4 kids to be 'smiley' for such a long time.

Here is Emmery waiting to take pictures.

We got several good shots- thanks Dane!

This is the one we chose for the Christmas cards… which may not get delivered until Jan.

The sweater really hides the fact that I'm 18 weeks pregnant!

By the end Emmery would only not cry if she had a candy cane… girl loves her sweets!

Em loves trying on my shoes. While getting ready for Jamison's work Christmas party, she tried all the different heels. I think she walks in them better than I do!

At the work Christmas party.

November and turkey day

We are very excited about the new addition to our family- baby Peanut is due May 16th!

Here s/he is at 12 weeks.

Luckily the first trimester sickness started to subside the end of October, and we enjoyed the last few days of Fall.

We headed up to Fort Collins and had a great day visiting Denise and Moose. 

Emmery had fun playing with beads.

Emmery made a cute leaf squirrel with Grammy.

I caught Emmery in the act of stealing marshmallows...

Drawing with Uncle Scott. Her pencil grip is better than mine!

Testing out her new boots.

And this year we hosted our first Thanksgiving with Tom, Jean, Scott, and Katie.  All recipes were new, and luckily it turned out okay. Of course Emmery woke up Friday morning with the stomach flu, and then I got it Sat afternoon, and Jamison got it Sat night. Hopefully this wasn't a result of our meal...

And here's a picture of our sick little Emmery. Her mattress got moved to the living room that day, and the sheets got washed at least 3 times :(  And yet our little bean is still smiling.