Misc giggles

I apologize for not posting for awhile, but nothing terribly exciting has been going on lately. Here's a few random observations from the past couple days:

• Emily has begun taking after her Grandpa Lorenzen lately and often doesn't like getting her hands dirty or sticky--mostly while eating. This is a bit of a problem since she's still learning to eat with silverware and often gives up and just uses her hands. Sometimes I have to keep a washcloth at the table to wipe between every bite (think mac & cheese). I must say, however, the last couple mornings we have had the neatest consumption of oatmeal to date. I'm getting better at getting it the right consistency so it doesn't easily slide off the spoon yet is not so thick it's too hard to scoop up. :o)
• Speaking of hands, Emily thinks it's quite amusing to take her socks off and put them on her hands as "mittens". She walked around for 15 minutes like that after her nap yesterday.
• Grandma B would be proud--I think Emily has figured out how to correctly say the 'l' sound and likes to practice saying words like "closet" and "clothes" with a strong emphasis on the 'l'. She can also now say all the syllables in her name, but she goes really fast and sometimes her tongue gets twisted.
• I laughed out loud this morning when Emily told Cheney to "sit". He obeyed and then she said "Horsie" as she tried to crawl on his back. Cheney just licked her and walked away. I was surprised b/c she's never done anything like that before, and although she knows what a horse looks like and points them out from the van, she has never seen one up close or seen anyone ride one. Maybe there was one on "Curious George" once when I was making dinner. ;o)