We are getting back into our weekly routine and activities after the holidays. Emma and Daddy have now added a new activity to their Saturday Mornings. One of my cousins teaches Ice Skating classes in the area, so every Saturday morning, Daddy and Emma go to the skating rink for a little daddy/daughter time. These are pictures from her first week of skating. They were taken through glass, so there is a lot of reflection, but you get the idea of what Emma is up to.
Emma makes her way across the rink with the help of my cousin, Gretchen and Daddy
With Daddy
Ring around the rosy
"We all fall down"
Standing on her own
Tongue out in concentration
We also made brownies for our small group last week. Emma did a great job at "cleaning" the spoon for me
"Now how can I get my mouth around this???"
"There... I think I've got it"
"Mommy, are you really letting me do this?"
"I like it!"
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Ice Skating and Chocolate
Friday, January 9, 2009
Winter in Yosemite
We spent the last few days relaxing in Yosemite National Park. Dan got a good deal on their historic hotel and the park was beautiful with snow on the ground and bright blue skies.
The hotel was still decorated for Christmas, so Emma had a great time examining their Christmas Tree
Emma had a great time looking for bears. Luckily, the closest we got to any were the ones in the gift shop
We walked to Yosemite Falls. Emma enjoyed running across the "Snow Bridges"
It was really cool to see steam rising from the snow. It made for great pictures, too.
Bridal Veil Falls in the distance
The moon was rising over "Half Dome" When we took Emma to try out Ice Skating
Emma shows off her skates
Warming up by the fire
Skating around the rink
On the hotel grounds, we found some fun creations...
A snow fort
And a little snow family
The hotel had a great fireplace to warm up by
On our way out of the park, we found a great sledding hill to try out
