Spring is here!

The weather was so beautiful these days. David took Friday off so we had a long weekend. Friday we ran several errands and met Fred and Fang for birthday dinner. Saturday David and Emily worked on the vegetable garden the whole day. I ran more errands and cooked a meal for our friend Jean Ann and Bill who just had a baby boy. By the end of the day, David was exhausted. He quoted Ecclesiastes 5:12 "The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether he eats little or much".

We started a new patch of garden in the backyard. Saturday was the beginning of that effort. Look how father and daughter worked together. Emily's finger nails got so dirty that they were still black even after washing several times with soap water. She also managed to eat the dirt (or organic manure ... Yuck!) twice when we were not looking.

We are getting ready for Andy's room. The wall borders are up. We also bought the furnature Saturday morning before David went to the Men's Breakfast. We couldn't wait to put everything in place. At the same time, we let our friends to use our bedroom set that was originally in Andy's room. Before they took the furnature away, Emily really had fun playing in the big bed: jumping, rolling, crawling, etc. She had such an excellent balance that no matter what she did, she kept herself in the bed.

As we counted, Emily knows and says about 60 words now. She pops out words constantly as soon as she opened her eyes. She still has difficulty pronouncing "S" and "L". But she is catching up very fast on other sound. She loves outdoor activities: blowing bubbles, spinning the pinwheel, picking up the rocks, examining the leaves, watching the puppies, pointing at the flowers ... As soon as she sees the stroller, she would say:"Walk! Walk!"

Emily also likes to share her favorite snacks with us. She constantly shares her puffs, apple bites, raisins and nuts with us. It made her happy every time when we took up her offer.

This is a video of Emily walking in mommy's shoe (the original video was sideway so I rotated 90 degree. But the quality got worse after rotation). If I don't know where my shoes are, Emily is the good person to ask ...