Emma Ruth

"There was a little girl

Who had a little curl

Right in the middle of her forehead.

When she was good

She was very, very good,

But when she was bad she was horrid." by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

This poem is a pretty good discription of our Emma...even down to the curls:) There are times, especially as she is getting older (I'm so excited that we are almost out of the 3's) that she is very, very good. She loves to take care of her brother. There are times when they play so well together that I can actually sit down and read or get something done around the house (and it not be nap time:). The other day she cleaned up her room without much prompting from me and also volentarrily cleaned up Brice's room. She will randomly so sweet things like "I love you mommy! or "Your a sweet mommy"(probably because I tell her she is a sweet girl). But there are times when she acts horrid! These are times when she is just plain grumpy and I tell her to go upstairs to her room because we don't like being around people who are acting grumpy. One of her latest grumpy times has to do with church on wednesday nights. Jason and I have been helping out with the highschool students for 5yrs now...it was a stretch for us because we both weren't popular as teens or very outgoing but we have found that we love it:) Emma (and now Brice) have always come with us and just hung out with the teens right along with us. Emma has always been clingy durring those times unless she has a friend her age around. As she is getting older we are trying to get her to "use her good maners" and at least smile at the teens and answer some of their questions when they ask her something. Well a few weeks ago she definatly was not doing that. As one of the teens was talking to her kindly I caught Emma sticking her tongue out at her and giving her a scowl! I was horrified...that does really help the whole being there to make the teens feel loved and accepted when my child is sticking her tongue out at them! "This to shall pass" right?