Keeping busy

Emma and I have been trying to keep busy while Daddy is gone. We Skype with him most evenings, but we still miss him. She is starting her list of things to do when he gets back. But for now, here is what she has been up to:

Playing with Ada.

Napping on Mom

Helping Pepper get comfortable.

"I'm a big girl!" Growing up...she got her cup and the milk and the cereal all by herself. There wasn't much left so she actually did it herself.

Playing this game/puzzle with Mom and ALL if her animals/dolls.

Waking me up before the sun with crazy hair.

She was making green dolly apologize for something.

Bowling.

Playing with Raelynn.

Driving. ;)

She found this Disnry Princess book at the library and has been almost inseparable from it from the moment she saw it.

Bedtime snack.

Showing me 'pictures of Cinderella and the Orince at the ball.' She even scrolled down to find more. ;)

And oh the cleaning! She has been a good helper.  She is able to help with more jobs, and is usually willing. And while Grandma Joy would be proud of her for seeing work that needs to be done, sometimes when she just goes ahead and does it...it's not quite as helpful...usually when she is combining cleaning with something she is not supposed to be doing, or something she really still needs help with. This week has seen baby powder (again), toothpaste on her legs, lots of doing her own hair/makeup/toothbrushing, and she would have picked up Pepper's #2 if  she could have gotten the bags by herself. Becoming more independent is a messy thing...she keeps telling me, "I'm a big girl now!"