Daddy's little girl

Okay, so I could care less about "noise" in the house.  I don't need the radio on, I don't need the tv on.  I am fine with just good ol' conversation and hanging out.  Brian loves "noise."  Before Emily came along it took all of 30 seconds for him to turn the tv on when he got home from work.  You can imagine the struggle he had when I asked that we not watch tv when Emily was born.  I didn't mean never....just not when she was awake hanging out with us.  

When I drop her off at daycare, I know that she watches sesame street.  It's always on and I figure if that is all she is watching, then fine...what can I do?  She's sick and the rules are certainly getting bent.  The tv has been her companion.  She doesn't want to sleep and I can't handle the continual crying, so the tv has kept her attention.  She doesn't just sit and watch, she'll start playing with her books and toys and things.  

Yesterday, Brian sat down on the couch and Emily reached for the remote---this isn't uncommon, she often plays with the remote, BUT she started throwing down some 'tude.  I asked Brian what was wrong and he said she wants the tv on.  I said, "oh, you gotta show me this, I want to know if that is why she is throwing this tantrum."  Yep, let's just say she is daddy's little girl.

clark kent or superman?

fork time

How sweet is this?

I mean, seriously, how sweet?  Emily was over the pasta/broccoli we were having for lunch so I decided to have her finish the yogurt that she had left over from breakfast.  Bummer for me, she started eating lunch before we did because she just couldn't wait any longer, so that meant that she needed the yogurt right when I would be sitting down to eat my lunch.  "Auntie Jen, can I feed Emily?" (the sweetest question to my ear at that exact moment, so I said....YES!)  She did a great job.  This was the first time she has ever fed Emily (at least to my knowledge).  SO sweet!

First visit to Sea World

Southern California's weather is amazing to me.  You'll just never know what weather you are going to have from day to day.  It was SO sunny on Saturday that we decided to go to Sea World.  The Parlas headed out there with us and we had a great time!  Here are some pictures of the fun.  

Emily and Oliver in the "bay of play"

The fam waiting to watch the dolphins---can you see the excitement in Emily's face?  It got MUCH worse---Brian had to leave with her before it was over. 

The underwater view of a beluga whale

An ice wall on the way to the underwater viewing.  I think that might be Emily's only exposure to ice or snow in the near future!

where did the time go?

This picture was taken a year ago!  Crazy!

Feeling blue

I have had two wonderful weeks off of work and I am so sad it is ending!  Not only did I get to have two weeks with my daughter, but Brian had almost the same amount of time off.  It seems that Emily always has a hard time adjusting back to daycare when we have had so much time together and it just makes me so sad.  So, I am feeling a bit depressed today....