Fashion Police

Emory was disappointed in this year's Oscar fashions because no one looked like a princess (everyone looked like a princess for the Grammys) and because Jennifer Lopez's dress was "broken". Better luck next year ladies.

Pedal, pedal, pedal

Emory has learned to pedal her tricycle! She has known how for a little while now, she still isn't perfectly consistent with it, but hey, she's only two. We live in a very quiet cul-de-sac, which is the perfect place to practice.

Today we went to get her helmet because I want wearing it to be a habit that starts early. She saw the baskets right next to the helmet display and begged for one. Abby Cadabby has a basket on her tricycle because she needs a place to keep her wand. As you can see, Emory has her wand in her basket.

It's a...

Emory is going to have a baby sister!

Mirror, Mirror on the wall...

Tonight was the father-daughter Princess Ball at our gym. Emory and her Prince Charming had a wonderful time. Our little princess has been talking about this night for weeks. She has told everyone she talks to about wearing her brown princess dress, tights, flower shoes and her tiara. She decided that her hair should be done like Cinderella's and that she would dance and spin all night.


She got to meet Belle, Cinderella, Ariel and Snow White. This is the first time that Emory has been okay with characters being alive. Eric said that she was a little shy but excited. She was a little upset when she came home because she didn't get to dance with Snow White. However, I think she had a wonderful time dancing and being a princess.


Emory has always managed to make friends wherever she goes. There are tons of pictures of her dancing with what looks like every little girl there. I hope that the evening lived up to her expectations, I am pretty sure that it did.

Quote of the day.

"Mommy, I have sweaty feet. It's gross, I need a towel." - Emory

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Yummy!

This is one of the recipes I found (and tweaked) when we were avoiding a lot of foods and continue to use on a regular basis. The flax/water combination is a substitute for 1 egg, we continue to use it because it works really well and is better for us. BTW- for some reason Blogger will not let me fix the spacing on this post, I know it is kind of crazy.

Emory's Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup butter

1 tbs ground flax seed

3 tbs warm water

1 cup whole wheat flour (or all purpose)

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups quick oats

Optional Ingredients:

Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips

Craisins

Raisins

Directions:

Mix flax and water then set aside.

Preheat oven to 350.

Cream sugar, brown sugar and butter.

Add flax and vanilla to mixture.

Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

Add flour mixture to sugar mixture.

Mix in oats and optional ingredients.

Drop onto greased cookie sheet.

Bake about 11 minutes (depending on your oven) then let cool.

Enjoy.