Messy Face

It's a fact. 

Messy hands are drawn to clean hair. 

It does not matter what she is eating, her hands find their way to her hair. 

Sometimes it is just the hair above her ear. Swiping at her ear with anxious energy as she debates a next bite, melt down or to ask for more. Other times it is the tired, frustrated double hands behind the head that leave everything covered the same as her high chair. 

It does not matter if she is eating something dry or wet, crunchy or soft. I pick goldfish pieces out and dunk her partial head under the sink routinely after meals. We will snuggle later only for her hair to crunch when I touch it. 

She eats well most of the time, but all of the time it ends up in her hair. 

This Little Lady

She loves shoes and hates to have her face wiped.

She will snuggle with a doll and then go race a car.

She is firm with what she wants and fiercely shakes her head no when you try to negotiate. 

She wears anything that resemble a purse. 

She walks around pushing it up on her arm, angry at anyone that tries to take it.

 She is obsessed with cheese. 

So much so that even the slightest glimpse of the bag has her screaming for it.

She loves chips.

As soon as she notices you eating a chip she stares you down and whines until she has one too.

Emmer, you are stubborn and your feistiness makes me smile.

Superhero In Training

Tonight we went on a walk after dinner. In typical fashion Jackson wanted to run for most of the way. Almost immediately after getting out of the stroller he asked "Let's play pirates and I chase you!"

He continued to run for the duration of the walk, switching superheroes along the way. He was a pirate, ninja turtles, Darth Vader, a policeman and Batman.

It's My Party & I'll Cry If I Want To

Emerson had a wonderful first birthday! It was not without tears however. Who knew how much trauma a cake could cause?!?

What is that coming?

So Big & Superman

Her little arms go up.

Her big eyes look at you.

Watching a child throw their hand up in the air when you ask them how big is cute simply to watch. When you experience your little do it after teaching her, you just melt.