Let's Pretend

There probably is a post with this title already!  It is Emma's favorite game to play. We pretend to be the Frances family (like the Bread and Jam for Frances characters) quite often- daily actually. And sometimes hourly. She has added Lily as a character and sometimes Annika is just the new baby Annika while Baby Katie scrubs in as Gloria.
On the way home from the nature center this afternoon Emma says, "Let's pretend that this is a bus and you are Lily the bus driver. I'm Frances, Annika is Gloria, and Daddy is Albert." OK I say, "Stay in your seats and keep quiet! you're on my bus now!"  Said with a smile of course.  Then Emma replies, "You're Lily and you live with us." OK but then that was that. The game ended without any warning.

Yesterday we played Barbies in the basement. She wanted me to talk for some of the girls so I did. But then she would ask, "who said that?"  So I would tell her. As I listened to her she talks but also narrates as if we are enacting the pages right from a book.  "Let's go to the beach, said Mia. So they all got dressed and went to the beach. Let's pretend that Ariel climbed up the cliff and dove into the water and swam and swam."  It is really fascinating to witness but a little hard to follow along. (It's hard to narrate!)

Mother's Day 2013

With two it is even sweeter!  Emma and Daddy kept whispering and talking for a few days leading up to Sunday. A mysterious package arrived in the mail mid week. Emma made some picture cards for Grandma, G-Bugga, Nanie and Great Grandma and said, "but why? They aren't my mommy!"
Sunday morning Steve and Emma got up early with Annika and let me sleep.  Not that the sleeping was great, but being able to lie in bed for awhile was heavenly.
Then a breakfast in bed that still has me smiling came up the stairs with Emma and Daddy. Emma insisted that I have my usual oatmeal, plus she picked out Surprise muffins to make, Steve cooked bacon, there was delicious tea, juice with fruit, a bowl of fruit and an iPad mini!  It was just the best.  Emma stayed and helped me eat the wonderful spread with just a few crumbs making it in the bed. We played with the iPad a little and I found a song from Zumba. Emma asked to not hear it again after a few minutes! It was will i am's Scream and Shout. Steve came back up later with baby and we got a group photo. 
Perhaps the piece de resistance was the card. I don't know where Steve finds them but he always manages to get the best blank cards. This one was blank but for the beautiful hummingbird and flower art on the outside and inside. Emma wrote "Happy Mother's Day Love Emma" and then added her own flower that matched the drawing. She also drew a hummingbird to match and it looks fantastic! She is a very good artiste. (Steve also had his own sweet message.) I am so lucky!

 

I am loving watching the two of my girls grow up. I can't remember what we did for the rest of the day and I don't need to. The morning is memory enough for me.