Party fun

I loved my strawberry ice cream cake ... and so did Grandma Connie! I weighed in at 25 lb., 2 oz. today at my 2-year checkup and I'm 33.5 inches tall. My legs are quite sore from two shots.

Birthday girl

Rachel said something very thoughtful today: Emma blesses so many people. We sure are thankful for our sweet, fun little 2-year-old.

Climber

'E' is for Emma

Mom's friends, sisters Nancy and Mimi, sent this neat new 'E' wall hanging. I love it! The Curious George bandaid on my chin is just for fun. :-)

Feeling better

Emma is finally seeming back to her happy, silly self after about a week of not feeling good (temperature at 103, runny nose, cough waking her at all hours). YAY! I got to help celebrate my friend Maddi's 1st birthday.

Curious George exhibit and carousel ride!

The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco has a great Curious George exhibit chronicling how his illustrators began and made the trek to the United States. My pal Aidan and I really liked it. ... Thanks to Granpda Terry for noticing a blurb on this in the Alaska Airlines magazine at Thanksgiving time.

Ready to cover a game!

Castle and the crash-down aftermath

New tumbling class

I graduated to the 2-to-3-year-old tumbling class today and loved the new challenge.

Big girl climbing

"Get away, Mommy," Emma says when I try to monitor this situation. (She's almost 2 and definitely establishing her independence - a good thing, indeed).