Hey guys, well I've been at it about a week and I'm making pretty good progress. I can get up from the floor, turn, stop and even pick stuff up and carry it. Well, I guess you can just see for yourselves:
(click on the lower left arrow to play - daddy tried a slight different format on this one - be patient with him, as he is certainly not a kompyooter jeenyus!)
I love bananas! Now that I have some teeth, I can eat them like a big girl - no more mushing them up or cutting them into pieces. If only banana trees grew in Michigan - that would save Mom and Dad a lot of trips to the store.
I also discovered Nutella. It is so tasty I just had to share it with my whole face! Check out my teeth. I think there are more on the way soon.
Whew - what a busy weekend, let's see if I can remember it all!
Grandma and Grandpa Roach came to visit me on Saturday and they brought me a few gifts, including this fun blow up chair!
Ahhh, it's tough to be a little princess!
And of course what hot weekend day is complete without a trip to the pool?
I wish you guys would let go of me so I could get back to flirting with the lifeguards!
But my weekend wasn't done - Sunday was my mommy's triathalon on Belle Isle and she needed dad and I to pit crew for her - look at her go:
This is the transition from swimming to biking:
Two laps and going strong: Mommy was going pretty fast on her bike, but we just managed to get a picture!
Monday, and back to Annie's after a tough weekend. Although daddy insists that I have to wear my own clothes and stop borrowing his:ok dad, but this looks a lot better on me than it does on you! When is our tee time?
Hey guys - yeah I know, I know - it's been a LONG time since you've seen me on the blog - sorry. Even though I can do lots of new stuff, I'm not quite up to typing coherent things yet - although I can push the buttons like nobody's business!
I've been sleeping pretty good lately, and I'm moving around so much that when I crash for a nap, I CRASH! You can seee my favorite friend, Lamby Lamby. I always keep him close by.
Last weekend was Fathers Day - and a great excuse for me to do some arts-n-crafts outside on my picnic table. Look out Hallmark - I make my own cards. My daddy and both of my grandpas received limited edition Emmy Art.
On Tuesday we went over to say goodbye to my friend Hannah who is moving with her family to Connecticut. She's my best bud, so I'm gonna miss her a lot. We played at her house and went to the Coney Island for lunch - mmm hotdogs and cottage cheese!
Today I was quite talkative - especially after my mommy took me to the pool.
Here's a sample:
I've never even seen the Flintstones, but I'm ready to sing along!
Emily and I went to the Nichols Arboretum today to see the lilacs in bloom. The Arb has a historically-based shrub collection that dates back to the original 1907 landscape. The blooms were beautiful and so fragrant.
I took Emily in our cruising stroller because I wanted her to be able to see everything. I was a little concerned about it being too bumpy, but she had her hands up and was kicking her legs, as if this was her own personal rollercoaster ride. The lilacs are located in a fairly hilly section so my muscles got quite a workout!
The apple blossoms are also blooming right now. Emily wanted to see if the blooms taste as good as the fruit.
We are looking forward to visiting the peony garden next month!
We have had two successful Sunday bicycle rides! Our first attempts last month were met with tears and protest, mostly over having to wear a helmet. Ryan read on a message board that if your child learns to associate the bicycle trailer with something they enjoy, they will start to like bike rides. So we ride to one of the nearby parks and Emily is able to climb and swing. Emily now happily wears her bicycle helmet and enjoys the ride while Dad does the work!
Emily turned 1 on Friday, May 4. To celebrate, we had a party the previous weekend. We had great weather so the kids were able to play outside with all of Emily's toys - the sand & water table, the sandbox, the picnic table, the play house with the slide and swing, as well as her tractor, hula hoop and beach balls. Grandma Sally made Emily's smash cake - a princess castle cake, complete with frosted sugar cone towers. Emily had several sessions with cake at her party and over the course of the weekend. She thought it was quite delicious.
On Emily's actual birthday, she celebrated with a pink ice pop. It is so fun to be one!
I love bananas! Now that I have some teeth, I can eat them like a big girl - no more mushing them up or cutting them into pieces. If only banana trees grew in Michigan - that would save Mom and Dad a lot of trips to the store. 
I wish you guys would let go of me so I could get back to flirting with the lifeguards!
ok dad, but this looks a lot better on me than it does on you! When is our tee time?
Emily and I went to the Nichols Arboretum today to see the lilacs in bloom. The Arb has a historically-based shrub collection that dates back to the original 1907 landscape. The blooms were beautiful and so fragrant.
We have had two successful Sunday bicycle rides! Our first attempts last month were met with tears and protest, mostly over having to wear a helmet. Ryan read on a message board that if your child learns to associate the bicycle trailer with something they enjoy, they will start to like bike rides. So we ride to one of the nearby parks and Emily is able to climb and swing. Emily now happily wears her bicycle helmet and enjoys the ride while Dad does the work!
