One of the moments Emma slowed down long enough to snap a photo
Mmmmmm, hot chocolate!
I think you need more scotch tape on that
I'll start on the next oneIt has been a busy few days, as Christmas approaches. Last Monday we took Emma on the Trax Train downtown to see the lights on Temple Square along with 8,000 of our closest friends. I don't want to say it was cold, but there weren't any brass monkeys out that night, I must say. Emma is not one to like confinement, so the Trax experience was interesting. It was all we could do to keep her from running up and down the crowded aisle. The threat of the big guy in the blue shirt coming out from behind the dark glass and yelling at us finally kept her at a dull roar. Everybody on the train was in a nice Christmas mood, which helped.
Upon arrival at our final destination, Emma was off and running. She was bouncing like a pinball from one site to the next. The cold didn't seem to bother her much. I was working up a sweat keeping up with her, so I was not affected by the cold myself. At one point Emma climbed up on one of the tableaux to pet a fibreglass lamb. It was only by persuasive coaxing and pleading that our evening was not interrupted by the nice men from security. She did hold still for a couple of seconds, long enough to snap a few photos.
We just missed a returning train, so we had 15 minutes to kill. There's a hot chocolate stand on a corner from the train stop, so we perched Emma on a small ledge and ordered a hot chocolate for her to drink. That staved off the cold that was catching up to us, and kept her entertained until the next train rolled by. A wonderful FHE experience was had by all.
Andy came over tonight to do a little laundry, as Kathryn was doing a little Christmas shopping. He had a couple of presents to wrap, so Emma helped. She sure enjoys any project that involves paper and "sca tae" [scotch tape]. Denny was out doing a little shopping herself, so Andy and I watched football on the couch, while Emma plied us with Clementines and things off of the Christmas tree. Denny is working on an update, so keep an eye out. OK then.
4 comments:
Great entry. If you can catch her, hug Emma for us.
Grandparents in Sandy
I saw you on the TRAX train last Monday....I think you saw me...spikey black hair wearing a Utah sweatshirt and full of Christmas cheer. It was nice to see you. I wish I knew where you lived.
P.S. I'm not that creepy. Seriously.
Emma is so cute. She is also VERY busy!! Your Christmas lights experience sounded more like a Christmas Race. But isn't it wonderful to have our daughters. That is what Christmas is all about! Merry Christmas to all.
Love that hot chocolate picture. And the lights at Temple Square are so fun . . . and so exhausting. We took our kids down on the night of the great big snowstorm last week--but I wasn't anticipating the snow storm, so no one was wearing boots and we all ended up with wet socks and frozen tootsies. But fun nonetheless. Merry Christmas!
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