Not being able to leave the house for several days with an active toddler can be quite a challenge but it is certainly not boring. We have found many things to do. Here are just a few:
In this picture alone you can see ribbon, finger paints, stickers and the cover for a large collection of Veggie Tale DVD's. You can only imagine the silly songs that have been running on a continuous loop through my mind as I try to go to sleep at night. On this day we were making valentines for Daddy. Shhhh... don't tell him yet. He doesn't know.
Here we are rocking out to some great tunes on Grandma's piano. None of us knows how to play but we have a blast anyway.
I gave Emma an old day planner from 2008. It has a really cute cover and I hated to throw it out. She felt like such a big girl with her very own book to "write" in.
Emma had her very own grunge karaoke party too. Such a versatile performer!
Of course there was also the occasional eating of chocolate. Carbs are important to keeping up your energy and spirits during a snowstorm, I'm convinced of it!
And what little girl doesn't love a tea party? Emma took to her tea set so naturally that Daddy was convinced that tea parties are encoded into female DNA. She was quite the polite hostess indeed. Emma shared her tea and company with her old parents in elegant grace and style. We felt quite honored to have been invited.
I can't imagine anyone better to spent so much quality time with than my adorable daughter and my splendid husband.
It's been over a month since the big blizzard and there is still some ice on the ground but the hope of spring is in the air. The daffodils are beginning to sprout and that means the tulips and the tulip eating deer cannot be far behind!
In this picture alone you can see ribbon, finger paints, stickers and the cover for a large collection of Veggie Tale DVD's. You can only imagine the silly songs that have been running on a continuous loop through my mind as I try to go to sleep at night. On this day we were making valentines for Daddy. Shhhh... don't tell him yet. He doesn't know.
And what little girl doesn't love a tea party? Emma took to her tea set so naturally that Daddy was convinced that tea parties are encoded into female DNA. She was quite the polite hostess indeed. Emma shared her tea and company with her old parents in elegant grace and style. We felt quite honored to have been invited. 
I can't imagine anyone better to spent so much quality time with than my adorable daughter and my splendid husband. 
The annual Christmas meeting of the Quote Committee, the small but dedicated group of classy ladies who kept a building filled with underappreciated attorneys from collectively jumping to their deaths to simply alleviate the sheer boredom and lack of self-respect that accompanied their tedious and monotonous jobs, was held this past week. Indeed, it was a festive affair. This year we were joined by a junior member, Miss Emma, and her delightful joy for life was a perfect addition to this holiday soiree.
After the meal and melee of present opening, Emma took a moment to do some reading. Check out those wonky pigtails. They are at those angles because, during the course of the night, I'm pretty sure I put those rubber bands back in her hair at least a dozen times each. At this point I'm just happy to have two of them on her head. Direction is irrelevant.
Auntie Roshni, AKA the "ticklemonster" is always a hit with Miss E. They love to exchange fashion tips and other pop culture news stories. She's the cool aunt that knows all the secrets a girl would never tell her mother.
Emma had the best time trying on her Halloween costume and giving it a practice run. It was a beautiful day in NoVa so we thought we would get out and enjoy some of the sunshine and beautiful fall colors. Our little cheeky monkey, Emma, absolutely loved it. 
