Witchy-Poo

We went out to Garnder Village again last night. Emma wanted to see the witches again. It was fun taking her picture with pumpkins and witches all over.

On a different subject, lately Emma has been very interested in the goings on in the bathroom. She's potty trained, but seems to have a vested interest in what exactly we do in there. She'll ask us if we need to pee etc, come running in half the time (does privacy exist when you have kids?) and then (still remembering her training) will give us high fives when we make it to the potty successfully. So, can you imagine the spike in her curiosity last night when she saw this?

Mein Liebschen

Lately I have been feeling extremely grateful for my husband. He does so much for Emma and me, and asks so little (if anything) in return. He doesn't complain, he's not high maintenance, he's not fanatical about anything (you know like the over the top never does anything else but talk about, watch, or play sports sports fans), is a great cook, is handy around the house, is an awesome dresser (seriously - he's the nicest dressed man I know), is an adoring father, and a terrific husband. He's supportive of anything I want to do, and always puts my happiness ahead of his own. He's smart, spiritual, patient, funny, and hard working. He's also an excellent teacher. He loves the outdoors as much as I do (probably more), and is always game for camping or hiking or tennis or whatever. His absolute favorite thing to do is just spend time with Emma and me. Seriously, he's at his happiest when he's playing with Emma (unless it's her Pretty Pretty Princess game for the 10th time - I get really sick of that one too). I love watching the two of them play. It just makes me happy. I could easily fill volumes with good things about him. Don't worry, I won't do that here, but if you ever want to hear more awesome things about him (and I know you do) just call me. =)

I didn't do a post on his birthday because I was (hee hee) in California going to Disneyland. Aren't I a good wife? Every year right around his birthday (October 6th) Disney releases another one of their movies. Many times I've wanted or needed what they've released so I'll buy it. I can't really use it as a present for Eric, so it's always been this joke between us that I buy myself a present for his birthday. Well, this year I didn't need the released movie, but not wanting to do without a present myself I decided to just go to Disneyland. It's the time that worked best for my mom and sister, and he's so unselfish that he wanted us to go even though it was his birthday. We celebrated before, but I never mentioned anything about it here. So happy belated birthday honey! I love you.

The Dentist

Yesterday Emma had her second dentist appointment. At her first one the dentist just looked in her mouth and got her used to the office. She sat in my lap the entire time. Perfect teeth of course. This time she had her first actual cleaning. She sat in the chair, had the bib put on, and had her teeth "tickled" and cleaned. She looked thoroughly amused the whole time. She did a great job. As we walked down the hall back to the elevator after we were done she looked up at me and said, "That was fun Mommy." Fun? At the dentist? The ironic part is that for a very short time when I was little I had this exact same dentist. I didn't like him. It's only fair to say that it was because I was losing alot of teeth during those few years and on my first three visits to him he pulled a tooth every time. That wasn't the best way to make me a fan. Luckily we switched dentists soon, so I didn't have to deal with him. I know I was just paranoid because he really is a very nice man and an extremely good dentist. Emma sure liked it there.

Disneyland in the Fall?

This past week Emma and I went to Disneyland with my mom and sister. I love their Fall decorations. We were there 2 years ago while in town for my cousin's wedding and loved it. It's so cute. And since Fall is my favorite season, of course I wanted to go again. The one thing we weren't expecting (and apparently neither were forecasters) was a freak heat wave over southern California. Our first day in the park it reached 103 degrees! By our last day it had cooled down to a mere 90 degrees or so. We weren't expecting that. It seemed like a mockery of Fall having all the decorations up during such un-Fall like weather. Since this was Emma's and my 5th time to Disneyland this year I won't post too much about it. I'll add a few pictures, but it's mostly the same thing as previous posts. This time she did get to meet a few new characters such as the Wicked Witch from Snow White, Buzz Lightyear, Mr. Incredible, the Queen of Hearts, Governor Ratcliffe, the Big Bad Wolf, and Jasmine. She loves meeting them, even when they lick her head like the Big Bad Wolf did. The new Toy Story ride was really fun. It's like Buzz Lightyear's Astroblasters on steriods. We saw the characters in halloween costumes, and actually watched some of the parade (I don't usually do that - I'm not a parade person). As much fun as we had, it's always nice to get home.