Emmatation is the Highest Form of Flattery

Weston and Andrew just want to do whatever Emma's doing. Especially Weston, who's always trying to copy her actions and words. It's cute to see how they look up to her! Now that Weston talks a lot it's funny to see how he's picked up some of Emma's mannerisms. He was bossing Andrew today, telling him that the cans were not a toy and that he needed to be careful (so Emma). Wish I had a video of Weston's Emmatations, but here's Andrew trying to read with Emma. He's big on pointing now and you can hear him saying, "that, that, that." Watch his face. Okay, this is probably not entertaining to you, but something about him acting like a big kid just makes me smile and giggle.

Dr. Emma's Story Corner

When my mom came to visit she brought Emma two CDs called "Grandma Ginger Stories-stories that make you think." A friend of hers made it from stories that she'd tell her grandkids. If you've been in the church awhile you'd probably recognize a lot of them. Emma loves them and listens to them every night. Emma has a remarkable memory and can tell you many of these stories (including the exact phrases Ginger uses). And the CDs are appropriately titled because they definitely make her think. She comes up to me all the time and tells me "you know what Grandma Ginger said..." And she asks me questions about things from the stories and gives insights. Today, when the boys would get mischievious Emma would tell them, "you can't pet a rattlesnake" (watch the video). I love this little girl! When I was reading this scripture the other night I thought of Emma and her retellings of scripture stories: "And now, he imparteth his word by angels unto men, yea, not only men but women also. Now this is not all; little children do have words given unto them many times, which confound the wise and the learned." During family night the other night Emma told us out of the blue, "you've got to go to the temple to find Jesus there." I think she's in charge of the next family night lesson.
Well, here's Emma's telling of "The Snake and the Indian."