So I am a little late...

But Merry Christmas anyway. We went to visit my family for Christmas and had a great time. Here are a few pictures of the festivities. On Christmas Eve we had a nativity. Grandma (aka Mary) needed a hug, even though Charlie had already claimed Grandma's lap. I don't think she minded too much.
Who knew that the wise men also doubled as Comet and Dasher. Santa must have stolen the wise men for his reindeer.

Dancer makes a great sheep.Ember had a hard time figuring out what she was. She was a donkey one minute, then an angel, and later she was a shepherd.
Char made a great baby Jesus, as long as he could have his bottle too.
Christmas morning we opened presents. Ember was more excited about her cousin's loot then her own, but who could blame her when they got these cool planes to ride.
After awhile Ember snuck away to Char's therapy room and played with all the toys in there. She is a sucker for a cell phone, even the toy ones are fun.We had a great Christmas and I hope all of you did as well.

Ho Ho Ho!

Ember did really well for her picture with Santa. She was described by a girl at church today as "A social butterfly", which is true, so we didn't really expect any problems. She loves strangers and waves at everyone who walks into sacrament meeting. As long as you will hold her, you can be her best friend. She especially likes you if you will let her play with your phone.

These Boots are made for walking...

Ember is such a girly girl. I don't know where she came from. She loves to walk around carrying a purse and to put necklaces and bracelets on. She has recently discovered a new favorite pastime...

She will bring me any of the shoes in our closet and beg to have them put on her feet. High heels and Josh's heavy work boots are her favorites. She walks best in this ballet flats though and now she can get this pair on by herself without any help at all.

We have also recently discovered that she is a sorter. She arranged her letters at bathtime like this:

She was in the process of moving the blue ones from the center to the side when she got out, that is why the K is still in the middle. She was very methodical about moving them and putting them in the right group. It is pretty funny.

We have officially entered tantrum stage and I don't like it at all. She is the type that will fall down on the ground and pound her fists when things don't go her way. Anyone know what to do about that?

Our Little Turkey

We have decided that Ember makes a very good Turkey. She even posed for us on Thanksgiving.
This little girl loves to eat. I am starting to try to get her to use silverware and bowls. You can see how well it is working. She can do it by herself once or twice but then it is too slow so she goes back to using her hands again. She loves cottage cheese.
She is starting to say a bunch of words, but I think we are the only ones who can understand her. These are the words we recognize so far:
Mama
Dada
Ca - Car
Nana - Banana
Boon - Balloon
Eesse - Cheese
Cracka - Cracker
Dug - Dog
bowawa - Bow wow wow
baall - Ball
do-wap do-wap, do-wap - When your up your up
Baba - Bubbles or Bottle depending on her mood

Happy Haunting!

We think she was the cutest Minnie Mouse around. Happy Halloween!