15 months and rocking it

Emma at her 15 month appointment, loving their new toy selection in the waiting room. And that Green Toys school bus is on my favorites list, too! Play away, Emma! 

She brought each toy to me to hold when another child entered the room, to keep them away from the competition. Toddler girl does not share.

Emma is nearly 30lbs and 33 inches tall.

Fall fest at muscoot.. She actually had a good time, I promise! 

Bronx Zoo bug carousel in costume with daddy and loving it! (Unlike the last two times we tried the carousel) 

Bundled up at our playground. That hat is from last year, I think she needs a new one!

Digging.

Emma climbs into bench seats and asks for snacks :)

One.

Two.

Three!

Different day different playground 

Walking along the lake ... Love these moments

Potter Park!

I used to have lots of fun playing here as a kid. Then for a while I would sit on the structures and not play with my other too-cool 16 year old friends. But now the grounds are fun again as I watch Emma climb and explore, and not bump her head. 

Friday to Sunday in pictures

We got rained out at the zoo on Friday but not before seeing the juvenile tigers right next to the glass! 

Too big a backpack for this baby

After the drive upstate

A walk Saturday morning 

.. Followed by a great nap!

Then a fair where we met 4H show goats, pigs, sheep, cows, and poultry!

Emma pulled this decorative chair off the shelf and tried to sit in it. It's just a little too small, Emma.

Emma loving the spiral slide with Patrick

We went to Muscoot Farm for their farmers market but stayed for the animals!

Hey, Mr. Cluck!

Quack Quack Quack Quack!

We're walkin, yes indeed!

All over town. If you live in Peekskill then you've seen us because we are out, and we are about! 

All about this painting of an orange cat in the window.

All about how great and comfy this new back carrier is.

Especially all about these intense yellow flowers, she dropped her peanut butter and banana sandwich! (Hi, Pony Boy!)

"Bvvvv!"

And all about the playground! We tried the playground at Depew about a month ago but Emma's new legs meant stumbles and falls, and landing in the mulch. We put playground on hold until we were invited to join our friends to play on Monday. Emma was walking, confident and sure footed, all over the playground. We had such a nice time that we went back the following morning.

..for swinging! Emma wasnt fond of the few times we have put her in the swings, but yesterday she walked up to the swings herself and asked that she be helped up. With a point and a "Baa?" I lifted her into the seat and buckled her in... And she enjoyed it :)  

 

Digging in the sand.

We're getting in a habit, here... Went back to the playground this morning at 830, had the place to ourselves then made some new friends, and enjoyed playing in the shade and cool morning air. Just wonderful way to start the day.

The view from the top of the tall spiral slide that Emma loves to crawl up to. We slide down together!

Emma at the top with me. Featuring her latest scrape :(

After an hour on the playground we took a little walk on foot up a hill that led us to what used to be a kiddie pool. Emma had to sit in the leaves and poke them with a stick. Since we've been giving her a fork with her meals she has been testing the forklike poking capabilities of many different things, sticks especially.

Don't poke me! 

(Why does her little finger look so strange?)

At the top of this hill there was a beautiful view of Lake Mitchell. I was taking it in but Emma was pulling my hand to head down the other side of the hill, eager to go down here:

Do you see the geese? I didn't either at first. But Emma spotted them like she had planned on it all morning, and she wanted to go say hello.

Hellooooo!

Come back here!!

And heading home, with spilled peas and bare feet. All in a morning's work!