Keeping My 3 Year Old Happy

Emma loves to make a mess.  Is there a three year old out there who doesn't take delight in spilling water, dumping beads, coloring on the walls or rubbing paint all over?

Oh wait, I think there may be one little boy I know who doesn't like a mess on his hands.   

Emma loves playdough.

I'm thankful for my fake wood floors James put in a couple

 years ago because the clean up is so easy.  I don't think she'd ever get to play with it if we had carpet.

Here is another activity that kept her occupied one afternoon.  She loved smashing the baked cotton balls.  Here is the link to the idea http://makingboysmen.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/bashing-baked-cotton-balls-goggles.html

Emma In The Kitchen With Mama

Emma loves to be in the kitchen helping me.  She unloads the dishwasher for me every day.   What she can't reach to put away she puts on the counter.  

Last week we started our holiday baking.  We make as many cookies as we can to freeze.  It's great to  have something to just pull out of the freezer to serve or to take with us to wherever we may go. 

 Emma helps with the sprinkles.

After all her work she had to have a cookie.  She decided that she didn't have enough sprinkles on it.  Her cookie got hidden.  :)

Emma's favorite thing to eat for breakfast are eggs.  She insists on helping so I've started letting her crack the eggs.  I do try to get the shells out after.  

I let her stir them a little before she gets down. 

Here is a cozy picture of Peter.  

Love Letters

Last week I got a lovely little card in the mail from my niece that she made just for me.  

Oh it was so sweet!  I love getting her sweet letters in the mail.  

Yesterday I was giddy with excitement to receive another card from her and this time it came with two little wrapped packages.

The front of the card and the two wrapped gifts.  Aren't they darling?

Of course I cried when I read what she wrote...

The cupcake toppers....

Can't wait to use them.

The picture she painted...

What a special treat for Aunt Theresa! 

Thanks Elise!  Love you!!!!!

 

The Homemade Balance Beam

Emma loves to run, skip, jump, roll off the furniture, climb, climb and climb some more.

The doctor calls her long and lean.

She is strong.  I am pretty sure I could not physically do half the things she is able to.

So, today I set up a couple of balance beams in our living room.  The first one didn't take her long at all to get across.  James helped me make the second one a little bit more of a challenge for her.  It took all day but she finally made it across.

I would also like to thank my niece who taught Emma how to change her clothes at least ten times a day.  :)

 

  

Pictures

 Lots of pictures for you!

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