All Dressed Up!

Every Easter, we get all dressed up and go egg hunting. I know what you are going to say...."You are too old to go hunting for eggs!" Let me tell you, not if you are a Burling (which I am now even if I am short). Ed and Trudy always comes up with some awesome egg hunt for us and this year was no different. Last year we had to do math. This year we needed to spell. Fun times were had by all!!

Here are some pics of Emmett all gussied up.

I really wanted to win this egg hunt. Can you tell?

But those Burling boys ALWAYS give me a run for my money (or in this case eggs).

Emmett and Grandma!

Emmett and Grandpa!

Check out those cheeks. He could store a years worth of food in those.

My Gym

I discovered this place called "My Gym" one day while taking a walk with Emmett around the neighborhood. It's basically a place for kids to be active and do fun stuff. Even though Emmett is only 6 months old, I thought it would be fun for us/Ben to take him to some classes. The first day was a lot of fun! I think Emmett had fun - it definitely wore him out. He totally crashed on the way home and took a long nap.

Ben is worried about being the new kid in class.

Um. What the heck am I sitting in and why am I sinking?!

He hasn't quite mastered the sitting up thing.

He looks scared cause we were rolling him in this. I have a video of this I will post later.

Circle time! They sing songs and dance.

One of the coolest things they had there was a gliding airplane!!

He looks like he had a good time, right?!

Decorating Easter Eggs

We went down to visit grandma and grandpa to dye some Easter eggs. We (meaning me) had a lot of fun! Emmett just ate his hand and played with grandma and grandpa.

He watched us dye eggs while playing with some toys.

Practicing his skills. He's almost able to sit up on his own.

Happy Easter from the little monkey!!!
(This photo was taken by Ben)

Solid Foods

We go the okay from the Dr. last week to start solid foods. So Emmett is eating 1 tablespoon of organic brown rice cereal a day. It's not a lot of food, I know but the first month is all about teaching him how to eat from a spoon and not so much about nutrition. He still gets breast fed his usual amount and that won't change for a while. I love feeding him but it takes him 20 minutes or so to eat the ONE tablespoon of food. That's an excruciating amount of time (for me). Hopefully he gets better soon.

Where's my food?

Ben used a shot glass for his bowl. It was the only thing we had that was small enough to hold 1/2 a tablespoon of food.

This rice stuff is gross. Gimme the shot glass.

What do I do with this stuff in my mouth?

Don't make me eat anymore.

This is gross.

Emmett got the hang of it by the end of week. Next food item will be green beans! Can't wait to see how he likes those!