Sippy Cups and Shoes

With Emmy's birthday last week and the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, we've enjoyed a little bit of 'downtime' between the celebrations. There hasn't been too much to report. My poison ivy is finally gone - yay! That was an unpleasant side effect of doing yardwork a couple of weeks ago. As for work, I'm continuing to settle in to my new job. It is hard to believe it has been over 3 months already! I have mostly survived the busy panic that comes with the college application deadlines and the registration for the spring's community college classes. We are going on a field trip to UNC Charlotte next Friday, and I am looking forward to that. I always love an opportunity to be back on a college campus. Boomer has had a short break from evening activities with the changing of the sports seasons. Football, cross country, soccer, tennis, and golf have all ended. Soon enough, things will pick back up again with the winter sports of basketball and wrestling, but it has been nice to have him home in the evenings for a few days. Today kicks off a 5-day break, and we are excited for the time with family. 

In other news, Emmy has officially discovered the stairs, and she is also getting better at using her sippy cup. Just this week, we stopped sending bottles of breastmilk to the daycare. She is now drinking whole milk or water during the day from a sippy cup. We also attempted shoes...but that was short-lived and only lasted one day. After noticing all the other babies in her class still wearing their socks, I decided we will do the same for a little while longer. No need to rush things! :) 

Here are a few pictures from the past week!

 

We got our first fridge artwork from school today. It was so sweet to see what Emmy and her teachers had made. I am thankful for these teachers who take care of our girl during the day and who plan fun activities. Oh, and we decorated for Christmas already! I wanted to have our tree up for when we return from our Thanksgiving travels, and Boomer was nice enough to oblige me. We decorated last Friday evening, with Christmas music (and the Green Lantern) playing in the background. It's all about compromise, right? :) Emmy loved looking at the lights and has surprisingly left the tree mostly alone. Seeing her play with the lights has me even more convinced that this really is the best time of the year!