Sisters?

For a long time now we have been praying with Emerson before she goes to bed.  It first started with us saying the whole, "Now I lay me down to sleep....." prayer to Emerson and she would say Amen (see blog post).  Then recently, she started reciting it line for line with us (well, with Mommy, 'cause she won't let Danny put her to bed).  And even more recently, we started asking her who she wanted to pray for every night.  Her usual response is Mommy, Daddy, the grandparents, immediate family and friends, the neighbors, sometimes her Dora, and her Horsey....you know, the usual list of about 20 or so people.

Well last night, when Mimi and I were putting Emerson to bed, I asked her to pray with Mimi and me so that Mimi could hear her pray and then Mimi was going to put her to bed.  So we started in on "Now I lay me down to sleep" ....and so on and so on.  When we were finished, this is how the conversation went:

Brooke: "Emerson, who do you want to pray for tonight?"
Emerson: "Mommy and Daddy"
Brooke: "Who else?"
Emerson: "Mommy and Daddy"
Brooke: "There has to be someone else you want to pray for"
Emerson: "Mommy's sisters!"
Brooke: "Mommy's sisters? But Emerson, Mommy doesn't have any sisters!"
Emerson: "Mommy you no have any sisters?" (very inquisative)
Brooke: "No Emerson, Mommy doesn't have any sisters or any brothers either, she is an only child." (with a sad look on my face)
Emerson "OHHHHHH!!!" (with a tone in her voice that even the biggest snob couldn't emulate...a tone.like I was not cool now because I didn't have any brothers or sisters and a tone that said, you better not make me be an only child.)

Hope this isn't a hint!

Ravioli

Emerson isn't much of a pasta eater....which is weird, because I love pasta but I, too, don't eat it often.  So it is very rare that we give Emerson pasta.  Last year, and I swear we haven't done it since, we gave Emerson ravioli one evening.  We took a clue from our neighbors, who strip their children down to the diaper to eat ravioli, and we did the same thing for Emerson.  We let her go to town.....and this was the outcome.

 

So the other night we decided to give Emerson ravioli again, for only like the third time in her life.   We figure she's older, wiser and knows how to use a spoon/fork now. Again, I stripped Emerson down to her diaper...I wasn't taking any chances with this one.  I put her plate down with a bowl of greenbeans on the side.  Like any good toddler Emerson was eating her greenbeans and hadn't touched her ravioli.  

Brooke says: Emerson, try to eat some of your ravioli.

Emerson says: But mommy, I don't have my poon!?!?!?

(That would be spoon for all you non-toddler talkers!!)

(She said this with a slight hint in her voice as if to say,  You crazy woman, how am I supposed to eat this without a spoon...do you want me to use my hands?  I would be a mess)

I had ultimately forgotten to give her a spoon; I probably thought she would just use her hands anyway.  But, in the end, it really didn't matter.  Our outcome almost a year later, and with honed spoon and fork abilities, turned out almost the same way it did a year earlier.  But even though she was a mess, I know she had a fun time eating it with her hands "poon"!!!

 

Flashback Friday

It's Flashback Friday Ya'll!!!!!
(January Update)
 

Sorry there wasn't a post last week...I took a week off from Flashback Friday-ing to go to Charlotte and spend time with Danny, his brother (Ed), our sister-in-law (Diane), and our nephew (Corey)....Along with some other crazy cats, you all know who you are.  I also got to see my dear friends Ginger and Laurel Anne.  So, it was totally worth taking the time off of blogging.  Anyways we are back in the swing of things this week with our Flashback.  We last left you with all (sorry about that !) our pictures from December.  Now we are moving onto January and some fun adventures.  This month's pictures include:

*Some good times with our neighbors and dear friends, the Hermans - you will see their girls Ivie and Macie  

 

*Emerson practicing eating with a fork 

 

*The first snow storm of the season- I think this was only one of two or three that we had all year, and it was by far, not a "storm" at all. Also, check out my blog post from the 2nd snow of the season.  

 

*Emerson and Ivie's first sleepover - Ivie's parents had to go out of town unexpectedly and so we kept her for the evening.  It was all fine until she had to sleep in our "very scary" guest room....(also, ignore Emerson's eye in those pictures, it was just before an ear infection and she had a very swollen and inflamed eye).

 

 January Pictures
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Until next week, Enjoy!!!

Show and Tell #6 - (8.28.09)

QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK.....This weeks Show and Tell item has been a part of Emerson's life since she was about 3 months old.  This yellow duck was given to her by Mimi and Birdie.  As a baby she loved the soft duck and the "quack, quack" sound it made.  She would laugh and laugh at it.  When she got a bit bigger, Danny and I used it as a coax to try to get her to start rolling over....she would do anything to get to that duck!!  As a toddler it was used in a professional photography session to make Emerson a bit less nervous and to hopefully bring some smiles to her face.  We have ceased playing with the duck as much as we used to but when Emerson heard that familiar "Quack, Quack" noise this morning....I think it all came back to her because she was grinning from ear to ear and now that she can talk, she affectionately said, "My Ducky!!!" .....maybe the duck won't get put into the baby toy tupperware quite yet. 

Show and Tell #5 - (8.21.09)

This weeks Show and Tell item is very new to the Dever household. Baby Fisher was brought into our lives at Emerson's 2nd birthday party. She was given to Emerson by Kayla, one of her classmates and this Little Mommy Newborn doll is as cute as can be; Emerson just ADORES her. We affectionately named the doll Fisher (after her maker Fisher Price). Fisher has found her way into Emerson's crib at night and has recently knocked out Baby Abby for the top spot next to Emerson and Puppy. Although new to the household...I have a feeling Fisher will be a permanent fixture for a long time.

PS- Shout out to Monica for the monogrammed Polo shirt. It's great having a friend that works at Polo Corporate!! The shirt was adorable.