He kept calling this Strawberry an Avocado....guess he was hungry.

Decorating the Christmas tree. Emmitt was kind of interested in the ornaments, although not as much as I thought he would be. He did attempt to put on a few decorations. I guess he just thinks we got a new house plant? Oh'well better than him being overly interested in the tree and the destruction of it. He does love to walk by yard Christmas decorations especially blow up Santas, dogs, and Snowmen.

Emmitt and his good friend "the remote". If you say "No Show" Emmitt takes his anger out on the poor remote by throwing it across the room...charming behavior!

Watching a show pant-less.....Emmitts favorite way to be.

The Thanksgiving dinner table...total chaos! Not one child ate at the same time, there were dinosaurs in the water glasses, poured water on the plates, and several different bribes offered throughout dinner time. Oh' well...Emmitt really enjoyed the Vanilla Ice Cream Aunt Sara made. He had two bowls and can very clearly ask for it!

A little conversation with Uncle Jimi

Emmitt can be super sweet when he wants too and is actually a really great "sharer". Here he randomly picked up the dinosaur that Killian dropped and gave it to him.

Need a gift idea for Emmitt???? anything Dinosaur! He has even taken to sleeping with the dinosaur Library book I got....he doesn't know it is actually written in Spanish. Ha!

Dinosaurs! The biggest thing in Emmitt and Killian's life. All three boys were playing dinosaurs together, it was very cute.

Emmitt and his Papa Bob...LOVE!

Emmitt took a bite of everything and then put them back on the tray....delicious for the rest of us.

"Hello! Thanksgiving Relish tray", oh and never mind the pants...Emmitt would rather go without these days!

"Ouch", one of Emmitt's favorite words. He says "ouch" ALL THE TIME. One of the many ways that Emmitt is testing the attention he can get from actions. It is very cute!

Playing at the river, our favorite past time. Emmitt can spend hours throwing rocks, sticks, and feeding ducks. Luckily the weather in Denver has allowed for several beautiful days out of the house. Good for us all.

Shark soup! If you can't tell there is a plastic Shark squirt gun in the pot. Emmitt is very interested in what goes on in the kitchen these days.

Yes, the tongue pictures are back! Now that Emmitt has a new found interest in the Camera and understands "make a face"...we have lots of fun!

Just playing with some toys

Emmitt-22 1/2 months

Oh' Emmitt you are so funny!

Story 1) I am in the kitchen doing dishes, Emmitt is in the living room doing what??? I walk in and immediately see Emmitt at the dining room table with my wallet. I say "What are you doing monkey?" Emmitt looks up, shuts the wallet, hands it to me and says "here Momma". I have never seen the kid look so guilty, know what he was doing- that he shouldn't do, and never ever has he stopped and gave me my personal item. We have entered into new territory with this guy. My Monkey is definitely not a baby anymore, although he will always be my baby.

Story 2) Bath time. It has grown lately to be about an hour long. It consists of me taking a bath with him (if I don't he says repeatedly "Momma, Momma and points to the tub. He then grabs the sleeve of my arm trying to pull me in, so usually I give in as it is just the two of us in the evenings these days). What can I say a bubble bath with my monkey isn't such a bad thing! Anyways, he also has been very preoccupied with hair. It is usually my hair and usually sticks to his fingers. Sometimes it is Percy hair at which he says "yuck". On this particular evening Emmitt found 1 hair and then spent 20 minuets trying to get the 1 hair to stick to the head of his monster. After much frustration, and laughing by me, I helped the guy out and stuck it to the monster's head. Emmitt yelled in joy "yay, yay, yay". He is so cute.

Story 3) "Dad Bottle!" Emmitt has turned his poor father into the servant of the house. Whether we are driving, in the bath, in bed, on the couch, downstairs, in the stroller, or reading books when Emmitt needs a beverage, usually a bottle he screams "Dad, Bottle!" Kevin of course rolls his eyes, but always gets his guy a bottle. Emmitt can say "I love you" so that always makes up for it. He also says "Tank you".

"Cheese" I told Emmitt to say "Cheese" and he did! He then started begging for a piece of cheese. My guy loves bottles and cheese in the tub!

More of Emmitts "night night" friends. The crib is getting a little tight these days.

Emmitt is in love with his Dinosaurs and Animals. He now carries them with him all day, takes them into the bath, then I have to dry them off 1 at a time, and then he requests they be put in his crib so he can sleep with them.

Hanging out in the Botanical Garden pretend Mercantile store, sweeping of course.

Emmitt and the Botanical Garden petroglyphs.

Emmitt bossing his cousin Killian around. He said "jump" encouraging him to jump from the same rock he just did. One monkey always needs another around.

Very happy to be playing at the Botanical Gardens with his cousin's and Aunt Sara. Right before I took this picture Emmitt called Sara by her name, instead of the usual "Sasa".

These are pictures of Emmitt throwing rocks at the river near our house. Emmitt could throw rocks for hours. When I said to him "do you want to go to the river?" He said "throw rocks?". The guy knows what is going on.

Ok, this is a sweet picture of the two of us snuggling together. This is one of Emmitt's most favorite things to do with me these days. However, it does appear that I am lactating....which I am most definitely not. Please excuse the grease stain...we just had lunch and anyone with a toddler knows that lunch with a toddler means food everywhere, including on Momma!

Emmitt really enjoying his muffin, actually only enjoying the whip cream!

We had a "party" for Emmitt, Holden, and Killian while Sara and Jimi went to a wedding celebration. The party included balloons, play dough, and muffins with whip cream and sprinkles. Heck yeah, Aunt Andrea, Uncle Kevin, and G-ma Connie ROCK!

Emmitt going CRAZY!

Motley Crew, watching TOO MUCH TV!

In Emmitt's old age he has taken to harassing his poor cousin Killian. This includes following Killian around, pushing, poking, sitting on, rolling on, and staring at him. Poor Killian after an entire weekend of this harassment finally just started walking away, appearing very sad. Emmitt doesn't dare mess with Holden (the biggest of them all).

Feeding the pumpkin

Conversation between Kevin and I. "Lets carve a pumpkin! That will be so fun! Emmitt will love it. I know...lets get sharp cutting tools. Great!"(we didn't actually say this). Emmitt's reaction: not interested in the pumpkin, only the sharp tools. Guess he is just not old enough yet!

Adventures in Papa Bob's Back yard. A perfect fall day in Laramie, WY.

Emmitt is always interested in what I am doing in the bathroom. On this particular day he really discovered the joys of the mirror. It was super funny to watch him entertain himself with his own silliness.

So tired from a morning adventure with G-pa Larry at the Pumpkin Patch. I love watching him sleep in the car. He still looks like the little baby I remember from not long ago.

"Oh Dad!"

"Eat it."

Adventures in the Corn Maze

Getting lost in the Hay Bail Maze.

Picking out Pumpkins at the Pumpkin Patch. Emmitt wanted all of them. He soon got me to fill up the wagon with WAY to many Pumpkins.

Checkin out the Sheep and climbing, of course.

"Baa's"

While G-pa Larry was here for a visit we took a trip to the Pumpkin Patch. It was a beautiful day and we all had a great time. I can't believe we don't have a picture of G-pa Larry at the patch. He did have a great time....I am sure of it.

"brush?" Emmitt hates to have his teeth brushed. He of course LOVES to have us brush our teeth though. He also loves to pretend he is spitting.Every morning this is a battle. I swear I will not have a baby with silver teeth!!! Get rid of the bottle most say, I say...No, he just needs to brush his teeth(I am a wimp when it comes to the bottle). I have tried dancing, singing, being a good example. Any suggestions from you parents out there is welcome.

Every time I see my nephews I think "what kind of treat can I get them today". I swear I am not trying to bribe them into loving me, well maybe sometimes. Anyways, I always pick a winner. Today? A pretzel covered in chocolate and mini M & M's.

He Speaks! A lot! First 4 word Sentence!
Emmitt: Almost 22 months
Emmitt continues to be a busy boy these days. He is most busy with his words. He is constantly talking, although we can only understand about 85% of what he says. Most recently he said "I got a bottle"! Wow! I was impressed by this sentence, since usually what comes out sounds more like gibberish. The process of watching a little person learn to speak is truly amazing. If I am looking for inspiration, all I have to do is watch Emmitt discover his world, discuss his environment, and his joy of everything he sees. Emmitt is particularly impressed by big machines, trucks, and cars. He really enjoys dinosaurs and lately will only watch the movie Ice age. In fact "shows" as he calls them have taken on a life of their own. Very soon we are likely going to need a "show" intervention. Emmitt is decisive, opinionated, funny, and sweet. He is really into "Mom" snuggle time right now. I have to admit I love it. The other day we slow danced with me to a song and Kevin said "next he is going to kiss you". In fact he did. Makes a mother's heart melt. I try to cherish every love, hug, smile, and kiss because I know he won't give them up forever.