Early Birthday Blocks

Around here we don't necessarily believe in waiting until your birthday to open presents. At least not the one that UPS leaves in a bag on the snow out in the ditch. After all, we live in a world of instant gratification -- who wants to wait?

Grandpa and Grandma got Emma these dado cubes from FatBrainToys and the first thing she did with them was make a crown and ask me to take her picture. They are cool though, I wonder if she'll let me play with them or I need to sneak them out of her room after she falls asleep?

Snow Donuts

We got our snow yesterday, and late in the afternoon I stopped working and took Emma and Marlee out to the pasture to try out the four wheeler in the snow. Emma went first and I think she's a natural. This would be her first experience burning donuts. Not bad for a girl who hasn't even turned five yet. She loved it! She also started doing controlled slides at full speed, even steering to correct for the slide. That I didn't get on video, but maybe next time. There are advantages to living in the country.