grandma & grandpa peterson's visit!

my grandma and grandpa p came for a visit. last month. after they left we all got sick (admittedly my fault) then we had to prepare for my 1st birthday party, (which, by the way, was a huge hit). since my mommy and daddy haven't found the time to get these pictures posted, i figured i'd try out this blog thing myself. guess what? it's really not that hard.

well i had loads of fun with grammy and grampy. they loved learning about my favorite things like doggies, remote controls, and ten apples up on top (the best. book. ever.) and they watched me for 2 whole days while mommy and daddy were at work. i know i was a handful (cuz that's just my nature), but something tells me they still had a good time.

ok, let's get on to the pictures.

here i am showing grammy how I take off my socks and throw them overboard. it's so fun.

 

 grammy promised she'd try it from her bed when she's back at home.

 

i showed grampy my duck. i like to purse my lips so they look like his beak.

one afternoon we went on a picnic lunch in precita park. look at me: i rode on the swing like a big girl. it was pretty scary, but grampy was careful not to push me too high.

 

grammy and grampy were also here on easter, which reminds me: that's another post i'll have to bug my folks to work on. and one about my party. man, my "to do" list just keeps on growing...

thanks for coming to visit, grammy and grampy!!!

Playdate

Our neighbors invited us over last weekend, and Emily got a chance to play with their son, Everett. At first they eyed each other a bit.

Then Everet decided he wanted to get a closer feel. Em was oblivious, and fortunately Everett's mom intervened before he got ahold of her. We'll see how it goes next time...

Mealtime

Emily's decided that she prefers feeding herself.

This makes mealtime extra messy.

But she loves it.

happy 11 months, Emily!

Caged In

Em's new found mobility required us to put up baby gates. She's been searching high and low for an escape.

Happy Easter!!!

Fun with Grandma G!

Emily had so much fun during Grandma G's visit! They read books:

Played patty cake:

Sang songs, ate cheerios, took walks, ate cheerios, practiced waving, ate cheerios, and played catch!

Thanks for coming to visit Grandma!!!

Home Improvement

April brought with it some much needed home repairs. A busted seal in our old dishwasher justified the purchase of this bad boy. We love it.

We also had our front gutters replaced, which was a long time coming. (Seems the roofers get pretty booked up during the rainy season, and our a little gutter job wasn't a big priority.)

Grandma and Emily supervised from below :)

Grandma G visits!

yay! Grandma G is in town and having fun with me.

so concerned

Eye Color

Emily's eye color seems to be stuck in a hazel between bluish green and brown. A few days ago, it looked like brown in the middle that faded to blue on the outside. I keep thinking that it's Momma's stubbon blue eye genes and Dadda's stubborn brown eye genes fighting on the battlefield that is Emily's irises. BTW, Momma is getting very good at taking photos with the DSLR!

The Universal Sigh

Today, Radiohead published a newspaper for no reason known to me. I suspect it was to correspond with their new album, The King of Limbs. In typical Radiohead fashion, all fans were very excited and it circulated around the web quite rapidly. I learned about it from Uncle Chris when he texted me to say that he got a Radiohead newspaper. I looked it up online and learned that two spots in SF would get papers at 1pm. My amazing wife and daughter passed up the opportunity to look at Pottery Barn rugs to wait in line and get a copy. For whatever reason, they asked people to get their photos taken when you got your copy. Their website shows hundreds and hundreds of photos of happy fans holding papers. Here's a screen capture of Amy and Emily on Radiohead's webpage! The link is below. Super cool. Thanks, Amy and Em!

The Universal Sigh

Watering the floor

Here's our first YouTube video! Next time we'll feed her in the backyard.

happy 10 months, Emily!

ooh! apple turnover!

Manners

When picking Emily up from daycare this evening, I learned that all day long she'd been crawling up to her playmates, getting within a few inches of their faces, and staring at them. Apparently this was off-putting to the other kids, but when they backed away Emily kept moving closer. Silly goose! 

Favorites

These are a few of Emily's *favorite* things:

• Crawling and standing, as evidenced above.
• Visiting the birdies (parakeets, I think) at a toy store on Cortland.
• Splashing up a storm during bath time.
• Picking mint from our herb garden.
• Singing/humming softly to herself.
• Noshing on puffed wheat and cheerios. 
• Dogs. She is crazy about dogs. When she spies them in a book she lets out a really loud squeal. The same thing happens when she sees her stuffed dog from across the room. I'm pretty sure Matt's been coaching her.

Here's her squeal captured in a photo. (We held the dog next to the camera.)

Fun times with Grandpa G

Last month Grandpa G came out for a visit. We baked lasagna from scratch (delicious!), played Matt's childhood game Dungeon (so fun!), and slept in (just kidding!). Emily and Grandpa G also spent lots of quality time together:

Swinging in the backyard.

Lounging on the floor.

Drinking from a bottle cap.

Watching the big kids play nintendo.

During his visit, Grandpa also taught Em to play catch. This is after her first game. Look how happy she is!