Handwriting

Emma wants to know how to spell everything and wants to see how it is written.  Tonight she asked me to write some words down, so she could copy them...pretty dang good!  I did not help her at all.  I hope this interest in words is a good sign she will love reading like her momma.  She likes to make books...I found a great link on Pinterest with instructions on how to fold and cut paper to look like books.  Emma was drawing pictures then taping them into my Potterybarn catalogue this AM, saying she was making a book.

Spaghetti Sandwich

Steve the fish, now has a new compadre, a snail, to help keep the tank clean.  Emma has named the snail...drum roll please...Spaghetti Sandwich.  I have no explanation for the origin of this name, lol.  Em is a crazy, creative and funny kid!

She is loving playing games lately.  We play dominos and a Ravensburger game set everyday...she particularly loves Castles from this game set.    It's a game of rolling dice and chance...we do have to work on not being a sore loser.  Emma is very competitive, likes to win and everything has to be perfect, so we are working on the attitude of "you win some, you lose some, it's more important that we are having fun".  We have a lot more games in the house that we can't wait to break out as she is ready for them.

In November, Emma is going to be progressing to the 5 year old gymnastic class.  Her instructor approached us, indicating she knew Emma just turned four, but she is extremely strong and talented, wants to learn more and is a very good listener.  We might be adding a ballet or another form of dance to complement the gymnastics...trying to figure out the logistics of it all between work, school and gymnastics while trying to maintain some downtime too.