A very first freckle. Welcome!

Whisking away

I really should have gotten pictures of the top of her play stove and the step stool and her clothes after this loaf of bread, all covered in dough. 

Emma's common sayings said in silly ways

Nah neh - again/ more 

He-go - here you go

NEK! - naked

And here she is showing off some other silliness. She has got a variety of silly faces, poses and walks. Oh, and dances. Dancing is getting waaaay silly over here!

What Emma is Eating and Doing.

Eating:

Baby-burrito with veggies and tofu, plain Greek yogurt, chickpea salad.

Doing:

Playing in the snow with her bunny.

Eating:

Roasted pepper and avocado sandwich with cheese, roasted tomatoes, vegetable soup, strawberry slices and grapes.

Doing:

Going to the Westchester mall, finding a favorite statue. 

"Mama, Daddy, Baby!" Horses

Eating:

Leftover cheese and basil, and brussel sprout mini-slices of leftover pizza.

Doing: 

Being silly!

Eating:

Cheese plate with asiago, mozzarella, feta, and sharp cheddar with grapes and apple slices. 

Doing:

Scooting backwards.

Eating:

Tofu and vegetable coconut curry

Doing:

Playing with the model trainset at the Treat Station! 

We're very lucky. Emma eats all of the food we make and we make all of the food she eats. Something happened in the past little bit; we no longer buy prepared foods or get carry out but instead buy fresh ingredients and make all the meals ourselves. We try new recipes most weeks and have a growing collection of favorites which we make regularly. I'm getting more creative in the kitchen and Emma is sampling a huge variety of flavores and textures.

I've come so far from cereal three times a day! 

A trip to the beach (in a box!)

We don't have a beach here. Even if we did it was 14° this morning and you wouldn't have found us there! What we do have is a box of some very special sand and the collection of shells we found that same morning at Siesta Key beach. Why is this sand so special? It is a powdery sand made up of 98% quartz. Quartz is a healing stone said to help remove negative energies and align your chakras. It covers the beach where my parents took me to swim and play in the sun, and shared with family when they came to visit. And while we can't be at Siesta in person, basking in the good vibrations, we are staying grounded and patient through these last weeks of winter just by feeling the cool sand between our fingers. 

--and our toes!

Emma and her daddy

What a Booduhduh mess!

Emma is beginning to form two word sentences with her growing store of words.

"Mama, help!"

"Back.. In!" 

 One of her favorites is to tack on "boo-duh-duh" (beautiful).  

"Cat.... Booduhduh."

"Moon!.. Booduhduh."

The other day she pointed to a cluttered corner of the livingroom where multiple toys and various pieces of puzzles and playsets had gathered for the time being and declared it "Mess, booduhduh." 

There are a lot of beautiful messes around here. Maybe it's the kitchen covered in flour and sticky with jam because Emma helped make our crepes that morning. It could be a day so full of unexpected incidence that our usual rhythm has been thrown off, but we still manage to glide through from morning to bedtime. Usually it is the toy covered floor being utilized in a number of ways as Emma explores, discovers, tests, and imagines using the toys, materials and space we have provided for her.. And watching parts of her own world unfold as she grows is the most booduhduh thing.