Dec 21, 2010

The Pink Guitar

Early Christmas at home....

The ONE thing she did ask Santa for....

SERIOUSLY feelin' the groove


Dec 19, 2010

Emma loves Santa

30 minutes standing in line
Emma: "I don't want to see him, mom. He is a scary guy"
After walking around the store (see post below)
Emma: "I want to sit on Santa's lap!!" (she jumped right into his lap)

After 60 more minutes of waiting, entertaining and desperately avoiding tantrums Emma gets to see Santa! She forgot to tell him what she wanted because she was concerned the elf was stuck in the window (because there were two legs hanging out). All she could say was "Santa, he's stuck!" She seems confused about people wanting her to smile while there was a poor elf's life hanging by a thread.... She cried after we left (she kept trying to go back to him) because she didn't get a chance to tell him she wanted a pink guitar. I assured her that he already knew and then texted Dan to go buy one :)


Dec 18, 2010

A Kentuckiana Native

Decisions, decisions....
Making her Bubba Riggs Proud
NOT making her Bubba Riggs Proud

Dec 5, 2010

Sunday Funnies

Emma's personality is growing and boy does she say some cute, funny, disgusting and outrageous things. Here is a list that I think should NOT be forgotten!

#5. She has found a fweckel (freckle) on her hand. She loves it and shows it to me all the time.

#4. Several times I have overheard her reprimanding her baby for hitting and putting him in the finking (thinking) chair. When I ask her if she ever sits in the thinking chair at school she raises her eyebrows, looks at the floor, and slowly backs away. Hmm. I wonder what that means?

#3. A conversation this morning:
Emma: where's dad?
Me: remember he had to go get new tires?
Emma: Well I'm tired TOO!

#2. Laying in bed this morning waking up:
Emma: Mom, wake up. Wake up mom.
Me: (still asleep) What Emma?
Emma: I tootied out my butt, mom
Me: (still asleep) Good job Emma.
Emma: smell my butt mom (as she sticks the proof in my face)
Me: (wide awake). What do you want for breakfast? (because talk about pee, poop and gas is all to common these days).

#1. Background: Emma and her classmates often watch each other use the potty (because it is all the rage), even though they take the girls and boys separately, things have been...noticed. Also, Emma's best friend at school is named Robert. Last week Dan got out of the shower and started getting dressed not realizing Emma was in the room. Emma says, "Daddy! You have a ROBERT!" (as Dan retreated to the bathroom to cry).

I couldn't make this stuff up!


Nov 29, 2010

Thanksgiving 2010

This was the third year we spent Thanksgiving at my mom's. I don't care what anyone says. A home cooked Thanksgiving meal IS worth driving 10 hours for! Emma had a great time being spoiled by her Nanny Pam and Bubba Mike (as she calls them).


Having some fun with her daddy
(not sure about how much fun her daddy is having)
She can easily look like an angel in photos...
or a diva....
after gorging ourselves on an amazing meal!
(and after the drive....I was asleep by 8)
opening presents!
playing in the leaves
and melting her momma's heart!
wrapping her daddy around her finger
And dancing like there is
no tomorrow!

Nov 5, 2010

Random pics

brushing her teeth
the bearded lady

Oct 31, 2010

Happy Halloween 2010

Family Riggs before our big adventure

Thoughts of "candies" makes for a happy little garden gnome
Me and gnome Emma
Fake Smile :)
Once she figured it out, there was no turning back
"So explain how this works again, Dad?"

"Anyone home?"
I put my garden gnome in my, ahem, garden (mess)
handing out candy.......Quote of the night...
"they're taking my candy!"
Inspecting her loot

Oct 27, 2010

Cowgirl and Garden Gnome

Last weekend I took Emma to the zoo on Saturday where we learned about "Boo at the Zoo." So Sunday evening we went back for some good old trick or treating!


on the wild wild playground at the zoo
and yes, there IS a big slide!
I've got some bad news for you Snow White,..
this little cowgirl likes your Dopey!
these two aren't so bad either..
Maybe Dopey will like me better if he thinks I'm a garden gnome?
Me and my gnome!
Shrek and Fiona! (she was totally star struck, but
still unable to go near them!)
"no one touches my candy"
she refused to do anything but collect candy..
and eat candy!

Oct 18, 2010

Girls Trip Part 5: The Finale

Rockin' the rocking horse at Papa's (note the jockey goggles)
Two of the sweetest kids ever, Ethan and Mary
(and also a very sweet but very intimidating Pittbull, snuffy)
Snuffy loves spaghetti
Emma and her Papa (my dad)
It was a busy trip but we did manage to stop and smell the flowers
(even if it meant plucking the last surviving flower out of Nanny's garden)
Nanny, Emma and the elusive fish
Jumping in the leaves!
Born to Ride
Proudly sitting on Bubba's motorcycle
Emma and her Bubba (Dan's Dad)
A very greedy chipmunk in Nanny's bird feeder
His cheeks were swollen with bird food so it was
a little difficult to squeeze out
We managed to meet up with one of my oldest friends, her
mom and her daughter Sophia
100 pictures and not one with both of them looking at the camera
***whoops, that wasn't a squirrel it was a chipmunk!