One for you....One for me...

Phillip caught Miss M sharing her Gerber Puffs with Emma...there is not a whole lot these two don't share, much to my dismay.

Taken, Sunday, March 8, 2009

One Sunny Sunday Afternoon....

The Sunday after my surgery, March 8, 2009, was a beautiful sunny afternoon here in Clinton, Utah. Miss M and Emma kept us busy opening and closing the back door as they couldn't decide whether to play outside or inside. Hero got some great pictures that day....

Emma still loves to survey her kingdom from the top of the picnic table.
I am sure Miss M was watching Emma on the picnic table in this shot.

"Go ahead. I dare ya...just try to get my ball from me."

Guess Miss M thought about it and then changed her mind...Emma still has her ball.

Happy buddies

I love watching these two play together!

My little cookie monster

Miss M is very much like her mama and daddy...she loves her treats.

For Valentine's Day I made Hero a large heart shaped chocolate cookie and decorated it. Just like the ones you can get a Mrs. Field's. It is sitting on a plate on the counter under a plate. Hero and Miss M have been snaking on it the last couple of days. I have been breaking off pieces of it and allowing Miss M to have it at snack time. This morning Miss M asked for a piece so I broke her off a small piece and told her no more.

Later the Relief Society President from our ward(church congregation) came over to give me my visiting teaching route. She came bearing Snickerdoodle cookies. After she left I set them on the counter. Miss M saw them and asked for one. I didn't see any harm in letting her have just one. So I told she could have one, but the rest would have to wait until after dinner and then she and daddy could have them for dessert. (I have been trying to avoid sweets in preparation for my WLS.)

About thirty minutes later Miss M comes into the family room with a HUGE chunk of that chocolate chip heart! When I asked her where she got it, she just shrugged her shoulders and said, "Ayedunno." (Translation: I don't know)

I thought about taking it away as I had told her no more cookies. But the thought of dealing with a toddler fit was just too much for me today. (She would later throw one anyway over a box we got in the mail, but that is another post.) I am big on picking my battles, and choosing the ones that really matter. Today snatching cookies don't seem to matter in the grand scheme of things.

Of course Emma had to try to get some....fortunately Miss M took that chunk of cookie and threw it in the trash can soon after Emma started to sniff at her. So you see, it ended up not being a battle that needed fighting.

I love my little cookie monster.

Emma loves the snow

Emma loves the snow. In the snow she runs around, kicking it up with her nose, knocking things over, happy as can be. Watching her today I wondered if maybe she thinks she is a husky, her snow antics remind me very much of our Ellie. Top of the picnic table seems to be where she loves to survey her kingdom. This started with the snow, I hope we can break this habit come summer time so that we can enjoy meals out on the picnic table.

Emma and Sophie

My parents have a pug named Sophie. She is your typical pug, the class clown. Sophie is cute, but sometimes she can be a pest when it comes to getting attention from other dogs and humans. Thanksgiving weekend, she met her match, and got a big dose of her own medicene....Emma.

They shared Emma's rawhide bones....when they weren't playing "keep away" with each other. Hero took three videos of these two playing. Last night when I uploaded them from the camera to the computer, Emma went crazy looking for her little friend, Sophie. She could hear her, but couldn't find her. Guess Sophie has a friend for life in Emma.

Miss M Playing in the dog's water.....AGAIN

From the day we brought Emma home it has been a battle to keep our water baby out of the water, and I don't mean the Labrador either. Today was no exception...only today I had the frame of mind to grab the camera and take a few pictures and a video.

Emma the chewing monster

We had forgotten how oral Labrador puppies could be. The first night we had Emma we bought her a plush squeaky toy, she demolished that before that week was over. Then I bought her a rope and sheepskin frisbee toy, she destroyed that in a matter of minutes.

Tuesday night Miss M and I went to Petco. There I bought Emma a few rubber toys to chew on. By now I knew any toy I bought her wouldn't last long, but I thought rubber toys would last a little longer. Well....the rubber tire toy I bought her has become her favorite....and my nemesis. For two days now I have vacuumed rubber pieces off the floor several times a day.



Emma however is a very happy chewer who has left things like shoes, books and furniture alone. So if vacuuming rubber is what I have to do to keep away from our shoes, books, and furniture, then so be it.