Easter

Emily went absolutely wild for Easter this year. In contrast to last year, she was totally into the whole egg hunting thing. Every time she saw one, she would get so excited and run over to it declaring, "An egg!" She was just so overwhelmingly happy with the whole thing! Of course, being able to shove gummy bears and malted milk balls in her mouth also didn't hurt her feelings at all. Every time we looked at her she had a giant cheek that was filled with some sort of candy.

She was also totally thrilled to see the Easter bunny at brunch. She just wanted to cuddle up with this big, fuzzy bunny. I think she would have brought the bunny home if she could have. She was also really excited about the opportunity to dress up a bit and she actually let us brush her hair, which is a rare even these days.

Other than that, life is pretty standard here. Emily continues to be a picky eater, and also has an incredibly stubborn side to her, but is also totally entertaining. The other day, she and Abbie and I were talking about something when she declared, "Think dirty thoughts!" I was a bit shocked until a realized that this is a line from Finding Nemo in which the fish are trying to do everything they can to make their tank dirty. :) She has also become quite the list maker. We started making checklists for her to help her with getting ready in the morning, and now she has started making her own lists. Last night she got paper, and a crayon, and made three distinct scribbles - one for "get PJs on", one for "brush teeth", and one for "go to bed". She very diligently carried the list around with her as she completed the tasks so that she could check off each item as she completed it. So organized. :)