Emily's Back Flips

The older kids were watching VeggieTales and, because they couldn't just simply watch, they started flipping over backwards off the couch ...

well, of course Emily, seeing this, was determined to do it as well. So she climbs up on the couch, lays down on her back with her head facing the edge, starts to slide off, and just flings her legs over her head causing herself to back flip off the couch. The crazy thing is that neither her head nor her hands have reached the ground when she starts to flip over. She must have done this 25 or 30 times tonight. She's fearless.

Emily ...

so ... Emily ... is quite the little general ... and with quite the temper these days as well. She has to be involved in everything and wants nothing more than to do exactly what everyone else is doing. And if you don't let her get her way she's lets you know exactly how upset she is with you by picking up anything close by and throwing it down so forcefully.

For example, yesterday was the primary program in our ward, and all of her siblings were up on the stand, so naturally she deserved to be up on the stand as well. Now, she's only 21 months. So when I didn't let her go up she had a royal tantrum.

But she can be the sweetest baby as well ... (on her own terms and only when she wants to of course). When she's happy and excited she starts clapping her hands and squealing and picking her feet up and down like she's marching to some brass band playing just for her.

She's happiest when she gets to play with her older brothers and sisters. For example, we'll be playing "do as I'm doing" on the piano for FHE and all the kids are spinning around ... Emily loves to be right in the middle of it all.

Ethan's discovery

So, the other day Ethan was asking Robin about when his birthday was, and Robin replied August 5. Then he asked what day he was born. When Robin said "August 5" again he started jumping up and down and laughing shouting "they're the same day! they're the same day!"

Tenney Family - now posting.

Fun Rachel story:

so Rachel was taking a shower the other day (she's 5 years old, the whole showering thing is a new concept), and she needed to go potty in the middle of it all. So she gets out, dripping wet, proceeds to go potty, then ... before getting back in the shower, stands at the sink and washes her hands ... still dripping wet and naked mind you ...

hey, at least her hands were clean. Good habits and all.