Mismatch Day

She's just the cutest little monkey. This photo is dim, but it's still pretty darn cute, so I had to share. Today is mismatch day at daycare. The memo said wear whatever you like as long as it doesn't match. We went all out. One turquoise sock w/ yellow ducks, one purple sock w/ spiders & pumpkins. Chicken romper over bright blue flowered shirt & autumn striped pants... all topped off w/ a lime green hat.... a work of art, really.

We arrive at school to discover all other kids are dressed... normally?! Well, technically one of the boys was mis-matched, but just barely... he had horizontal stripes mixed w/ vertical stripes... yawn. It's too bad Em's too young to realize that she's mismatched! ;)

In other news... last night she pulled a funny I'd like to share, totally unrelated.
She was eating yogurt, and took a full scoop, lifted it high and watched it slowly fralump off the spoon and onto the chair.... There was no mischief involved - just innocent curiousity... nonetheless, I sighed an "EmilyDavis", and proceeded to wipe the primary splooch of yogurt from her chair. As I wiped it, she pointed to a spot of yogurt on her pants and said "EmilyDavis" with a sigh similar to my own! Priceless.

Little Miss Em... what shall I write about today. She has discovered her CT cousins, and boy oh boy are they fun! Last weekend we stayed w/ the fam in CT. The little girl cousins (7 & 9 now) think she is a living doll, and she thinks they are the coolest. They have more "bling" than she can fit on one arm, they have a swimming pool, and they like to play all the time, unlike the boring old folks she lives with... what could be better! We had another surprise playdate with them mid-week for Grampy's 75th birthday party. And again this weekend we head to CT for further home improvements. We are all looking forward to the trip!

She loves to swim. She's only done it a few times really - at the cape, then in the pool in CT. Now in the bathtub, she shimmies onto her belly, kicks her legs & says "I swim!" She loves to scare Mommy by putting her face right up to the water, but I've taught her to blow if she's going to do that. Teaching her to swim and respect water and the dangers that go along with its pleasures will be an important next step.


She's getting so big. She's about 30 lbs now. Unbelievable. My biceps quiver after about 10 minutes of holder her. This always happens right after a growth spurt, as my muscles struggle to keep up. She's so smart & so nice. She now counts 1,2,3 and 8,9,10. She knows the following letters as...
A is for Amy
D is for Dada
E is for Emily
F is for Frog
H is for Happy
J is for Judy
M is for Mama
N is for Nate
O is O
Q is for Quack
R is for Rich (& she knows this one goes w/ J for Judy :)