Sweets

Emily has always had quite the sweet tooth. Last week was my birthday and she was very excited because she knew that there would be cake involved. She works very hard to get her hands on anything sweet. At Christmas time she kept taking candy canes off the tree and asking if she could eat them. If I said no, she would ask Daddy. If Daddy said no, she would ask Abbie. If Abbie said no, she would ask one of her stuffed animals. Then she would report back to us that her stuffed animal had said yes. Then I would usually say that if her bear said she could have the candy cane, then he must be willing to open it for her. This worked for a while, but then she figured out how to open them for herself.

(in one of those rides at the mall)

Lately, she has discovered that a lot of restaurants have mints at the door. Chad will often bring some home with him and put them on the counter. She goes to great lengths trying to plan the best way to get her hands on these. Here is the conversation that she had with Ellie the other day:

Emily: "Can I ask you a question?"
Ellie: "Yes, Emily."
Emily: "Do you like chocolate and mint?"
Ellie: "Yes, its a great treat."
Emily: "Daddy got me some. Can you get it for me?"
Ellie: "Oh, you can ask Mom and Dad about that later."
Emily: "That's not the answer I wanted to hear."

 As you can see, lots of strategizing and planning went in to her approach.

(at the aquarium with some Peruvian dancers)

All of the sweets that she gets her hands on must account for her being such a sweet little girl. She has been so cuddly and lovey lately. We were reading a book while laying on the floor the other night before bed. She turned to me and said, "I love you, mama. I just love you." It was so cute. As I continued reading, she continued with things like, "I love you in the morning." and "Let's just sleep on the floor together." Such a little sweetheart!