Emma LOVES having her toes painted, of course. She does an excellent job of staying still while being painted and long enough for them to dry. NOT an easy thing for any 3 year old to do, especially our little dynamo. In contrast to painted toes, Emma also LOVES to play in the mud, which, again, we indulge. Our front planter is empty, so we bring the garden hose around, load her up with toys and let her do whatever she wants. She has been known to play in the mud for at least 2 hours.

Emma still enjoys painting, coloring, drawing, playing dress-up, reading and helping Jared and I with anything we’ll let her help with. She helps make her cheese and avocado sandwiches (she puts on the cheese), she helps feed Sadie, she gets things out of the refrigerator like her juice or yogurt and she likes to help pull clothes out of the dryer and fold washcloths. Emma also still really loves music and dancing. One of her favorite songs is Groove is in the Heart by Dee Lite. She also likes Jack Johnson and the Dixie Chicks. I’m going to begin looking for a dance class for her after the 1st of the year. Based on the kind of music she likes and her current “style” of dancing, it will be either jazz or tap.