saturday outing

We made the most of our Saturday now that we are feeling better and the weather is nice. We enjoyed lunch at the Cantina on Devine. Although it's a Mexican restaurant, Emma Jane ordered chicken fingers and tator tots. She has become an expert "dipper" and had loads of fun dipping her food in honey mustard. Vivi slept soundly throughout our meal. We then took a stroll around the Capitol grounds. It's a great place for Emma Jane to run and safely have a little freedom. Vivi even made a short appearance outside of the carseat. She took a bottle and then timidly looked around squinting in the sunlight. It was so nice to get out and have some fun together. Hopefully spring is on its way!

green means go

Emma Jane has become a constant chatterbox and incessantly questions everything around her. Although this can be quite exhausting for those of us who are expected to respond to her every word (she won't stop asking until she gets an answer!), some of the things she says are just so darn cute. This post will be the first of many Emma Jane conversations, I'm sure.

This was our conversation on the way home from school today.

EJ: Mom, green means go!
Me: Yes, it does, honey.
EJ: Mom, green means go!
Me: I know, sweetheart, you're right.
EJ: Mom, greens means go!

This is when I realized that we were indeed sitting at a green light waiting to turn left. She didn't understand why we weren't moving when the light was clearly green!

Continuation of the same conversation:

EJ: Mom, red means stop.
Me: Yep, that's right!
EJ: Mom, yellow means slow down.
Me: Yes, it does, sweetpea. Good thinking!
EJ: What does black mean, mom?
Me: Well, the traffic lights are only red, green, and yellow. There is no black.
EJ: What does black mean, mom?
Me: There isn't a black light, Emma Jane.
EJ: What does black mean, mom?

This is when I realized that the black she was referring to was the color of the lights not currently in use. She is one observant little girl! Although she obviously hasn't learned how to reword her question more specifically to ensure others understand what she is asking, she is determined to find out the answer no matter how many times she has to ask.

zoo day

After a full week of sickness, we finally got the girls out of the house for a quick trip to the zoo. This was Vivi's first zoo experience and I'm pretty sure she had no idea she was there. Our little peanut closed her eyes as soon as we buckled her in her car seat and didn't open them again until we got home! Emma Jane, on the other hand, was very aware of where we were going and what she planned to do when we got there. She was given a map at the zoo entrance and immediately told us we were going straight to the merry-go-round! She found a picture of the merry-go-round on the map and said, "There it is! Let's go! I think it's that way!" Fortunately we had to pass several animal exhibits on the way to the merry-go-round, so we were able to distract her from her goal momentarily. She half-heartedly checked out the animals we passed and reminded us to keep moving! When she finally spotted the merry-go-round spinning in the distance, she shouted, "Stop merry-go-round! Wait for me!" After a few excruciating minutes of waiting in line, Emma Jane finally got to ride the merry-go-round with her daddy. Of course, my camera battery died just as I was getting ready to take their picture! Even though Emma Jane didn't quite understand that the purpose of going to the zoo is to see the animals, she was finally able to release some of that pent-up energy that has been building all week and is sound asleep in her bed as I write this.