At One year old,

Emrey loves to...
1. Repeat sounds and words we say
2. Bang on your chest when you pick her up
3. Feed herself
4. Speed read, slapping her left hand on the page
5. Tell Bailey to "stay"! with arm motion and all
6. Go around the house chanting "Anna" (her cousin) or Elmo, Elmo, Elmo....
7. Play hide and seek, crawling around our ottoman
8. Walk with assistance from her walking toys
9. "Help" with the dishes (by pulling the silverware out as we put them in)
10. Make animal sounds (especially doggy ones)
11. Climb up and down stairs, steps, ladders, slides and through tunnels
12. Sing the "Elmo song", Nana,Nana...
13. Look for birdies out the window, or outside
14. Pull things out of bags and boxes...you name it.

Emrey is Learning to....
1. Walk on her own
2. Recognize words, letters and objects
3. Repeat songs and the signs that go along with them (eg the "itsy-bitsy spider" and "teddy bear, teddy bear")
4. Let mom leave her at the Y, with friends, and at church :)


Emrey does not like...
1. Getting any sort of change, clothing, diaper etc.
2. Sitting still for any amount of time....
3. Getting strapped into her car seat
4. Being told NO
5. Wearing barrettes in her hair




So...needless to say, we're pretty busy these days! But, it's a lot of fun, and she keeps us on our toes! Props to all you out there doing this with more than one! I can't imagine.

Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

Well, after being home for a week, I figured it's time to update the blog, and to share about our Christmas and new Years! We hope that you all had a happy New Year and a Merry Christmas. We traveled New Hampshire, via Boston, where my parents are now living. We saw some old friends in Boston and spent some time on the slopes, after we got dumped on with snow! Emrey was spoiled with yet another Birthday celebration with family. She, also loved being with her cousins, Josh (3) and Anna (14 months). She learned several new words, including "Nanna, Pappo, and Anna". She also clarified her apparent understanding of "NO", adding a head shake to make sure we can understand when she says "no"! And, similar to Oklahoma, she loved to play on the stairs, climbing up and down with Anna, squealing with joy when they reached the top! Below are some pictures of cutting down our Christmas tree, which was very special and Emrey's party. I will update soon on some of Emrey's new developmental milestones etc.

Cutting the Christmas Tree down!

Sisters

We did lots of sledding!

Birthday Celebration #2, Ellis looks more excited than Emrey...

Emrey was a trooper, she was very tired, but held it together for her birthday

Nanna's Crazy!

Going up and down the stair with Anna

Before the snow hit, Christmas Day

Hanging out making cookies at Aunt Sarah's place

Nanna and Aunt Sarah took the girls and Josh to Funspot a local kids place, while Ellis and I got to go skiing, thanks for all the babysitting!