tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:53:49 +0000Emily's Life, for friends and family to share the experience of our first child from a far.http://www.straker.net/blogger/noreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)Blogger1689125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-7752877788197266853Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:17:00 +00002010-02-12T21:41:59.679-05:00Today mommy and Emily had lunch at a Yudi's house. Yudi is just 7 months older, but he can have a conversation! Emily just uses a few words and a lot of jibber jabber. They will be in the same grade in school, so she has a bit of catching up to do. You can do it Emily! http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/lunch-with-friends.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-5273588293171701865Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:24:00 +00002010-02-11T20:39:01.484-05:00 After her shopping cart nap, she returned home refreshed and ready to play http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/back-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-9028092604237268739Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:43:00 +00002010-02-11T20:39:39.152-05:00 Emily must have been pretty tired...she fell asleep sitting in the shopping cart! Once Emily fell asleep, mommy was hesitant to wake her up, so she took her time slowly walking the store to let the princess rest peacefully in her chariot. It took the blast of cold air once they went outside after check-out to wake her up. http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/sleeper.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-527582452195699057Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:06:00 +00002010-02-11T20:38:33.424-05:00....you mean this tomato? yum...... http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/dont-eat-that-tomato.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-4058873792047198624Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:18:00 +00002010-02-11T20:40:56.819-05:00Emily is making banana bread today for tomorrow's lunch party http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/banana-bread.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-3527910008767916829Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:51:00 +00002010-02-10T13:38:43.507-05:00Mommy teaching ABC's.  Poor mommy, she's Emily's personal entertainer today as we are expecting 'snowmageddon'. http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/alphabet-soup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-3065279158437464645Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:23:00 +00002010-02-09T21:30:21.048-05:00http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/multimedia-message.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-2053570841713365083Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:38:00 +00002010-02-09T20:43:54.750-05:00 After the rec center, Emily's friend Matthew-kun came over for lunch and to watch a few cartoons. http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/loungin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-8965220030815565363Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:31:00 +00002010-02-09T20:43:38.432-05:00 Emily joined a new class at the recreation center. She jumped in the bouncy house did some bowling, ran around with the other kids, and received a gold star. http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/she-came-to-play.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-8944656933922137383Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:07:00 +00002010-02-09T07:58:09.675-05:00Emily joined us upstairs this morning as we were getting ready to go. As she was coming down the stairs - she struck this pose...notice the leg pose.http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/model-pose.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-8096660529596829900Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:06:00 +00002010-02-09T07:54:25.020-05:00Daddy was taking a picture of Emily in time out. When she heard the shutter sound, she posed for the picture - too hilarious!http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/time-out-pose.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-4612299334252489541Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:19:00 +00002010-02-09T20:39:14.217-05:00 Mommy taught Emily how to thread beads to make various beads crafts today. She's pretty good at this!http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/threading-beads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-2021284801894315646Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:57:00 +00002010-02-09T20:43:02.797-05:00Emily is picking out some Easter decor in preparation for spring. http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/easter-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-2339216872226996841Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:24:00 +00002010-02-09T20:46:57.672-05:00Hiromi's February decorhttp://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/valentines-day-is-coming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-2247653646317840106Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:04:00 +00002010-02-09T20:40:15.145-05:00We went out to lunch at a local Japanese restaurant and all Emily wanted to eat was plain white rice by the fist full!http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/rice-muncher.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-6451930297233649829Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:01:00 +00002010-02-06T21:11:39.257-05:00 Emily strikes a pose and cracks up Mari-chan as the girls enjoy lunch and Ice Cream at friendly's. http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/poser.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-1509857951599757277Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:07:00 +00002010-02-06T21:10:49.629-05:00 Mommy and Emily joined Mari-chan and Yuri-chan at a crafting and storytime group. The girls made some crazy grand puba looking hats. http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/grand-puba.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-3578071009795133180Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:43:00 +00002010-02-06T21:11:00.096-05:00At today's playgroup, Emily discovered this interesting toy with lots of keys and locks. She was fascinated by it for quite some time and almost missed out on parachute and singing with the other kids. Mommy had to bribe her with the possibility of making play dough cookies to tear her away from here. http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/at-todays-playgroup-emily-discovered.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-5241917948198298459Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:41:00 +00002010-02-06T21:08:18.161-05:00 Emily and mommy went shopping today - mommy characterized it as 'nightmare shopping'. Emily was just running around the store like a little terror doing whatever she wanted. She stopped on this aisle to feed some dogs. She knows this routine from watching Captain Greg and Lucy enjoy their dinner. Burf!http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/feeding-dogs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-8430464030660627538Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:31:00 +00002010-02-06T21:05:23.006-05:00Today's Nantucket lesson was at Tomiko-san's house. Everybody brought some food and we had Nabe for lunch after a hard morning of basket weaving. The munchkins played nicely while the mommies were making their baskets. http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/nantucket-nabe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-5440231671011637321Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:50:00 +00002010-02-02T23:01:17.286-05:00 Hiromi took Emily to the Dr. this morning to check on her cough and runny nose. At this point, I think she realizes that she's seen these toys before and it's an ominous sign. Jabs are sure to follow....she's keeping an eye out for that Dr. with the wild hair and wild eyes....and I'm not talking about Dr. Emmett Brown! http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/something-is-afoot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-4340708866855033552Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:51:00 +00002010-02-02T22:55:59.189-05:00 Emily developed a cough and a runny nose, so the girls stayed home today and had a rest. http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/02/coughing-baby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-1576445920063950259Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:18:00 +00002010-01-31T23:47:39.933-05:00 I finally found a screwdriver small enough to open the battery case on this toy Emily has had for a while. She hadn't used it before so daddy had to show her the proper use and handling of a microphone. Oddly enough, she didn't want to rock the mic - she kept passing it back to daddy.http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/01/mic-check-1-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-5196779022827563152Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:07:00 +00002010-01-31T23:55:14.211-05:00Emily is trying to look a little more European these days. Here she put together a Parisian inspired ensemble and really tweaks the look with her nit cap folded inside and pushed to the side. http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/01/french-connection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579560441102582440.post-2176448554173423754Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:54:00 +00002010-01-31T23:56:06.528-05:00 We stopped at Babies R Us for some additional baby proofing supplies. Unfortunately, Emily though this was her time to update her wardrobe. http://www.straker.net/blogger/2010/01/clothes-shopping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (1-Ghost)0