MultiLingual?

In addition to speaking LOTS of English (and very clearly may I add), and some Spanish, we also learned the other day that Emma knows some Hebrew! Emma attends Temple Judea preschool, and although we are not Jewish, we decided to send her there simply because it is a WONDERFUL and highly recommend preschool in the area. In addition to learning how to socialize, she is also learning other valuable things, including prayers before mealtime!

We were having pizza the other night when exclaimed "Yay Pizza!". Papa asked, "do you have pizza at preschool Emma?". To which she replied "Yes, and we sing Hamotzi" (pronounced Amo-chee). Naturally, we had no clue what she was talking about, and we asked her to sing it. She sounds absolutely adorable singing it AND she says every single in Hebrew very clearly! (not that I really know what I'm listening for, but after seeing it spelled out, I could tell!)

Turn up your volume and listen carefully, as she is slurring some of it due to embarrassment (typical).

A solution...

Last week I wrote about Emma not wanting to wear her Dora costume. Well, it all came to a head last Wednesday when we had a costume party to attend. She REFUSED to put the Dora costume on, no matter how much we bribed her (yes, we had to resort to bribery!). I am talking full on tantrum city here, not just a simple "no thank you". Finally I asked her if she'd rather go as an angel to which she replied "yes". I bought the costume last year for her to wear--and she REFUSED to wear it then, do you see a pattern here? SO, she went to the party as last year's angel! To tell you the truth, she looked SUPER cute and much cuter than she did as Dora. I'm happy we got her to wear a costume at all...LO HICIMOS, WE DID IT!



I hope she puts it on again for Halloween...I'm sure it will depend on her mood.

Little Xander

He received his new liver Friday and is doing wonderfully! (for those of you following)

Asking for prayers one more time!

Xander may be getting new liver TODAY. Please refer to the Colby's blog for more information.

I am praying that this is it for baby Xander, and that he can be healthy, strong and PINK once and for all. :)

HUGS to the Colbys...

Now What?

Halloween is fast approaching, so I started explaining to Emma (w/ the help of Dora books and shows) what Halloween is and asking her what she wanted to be. She repeatedly answered "a ladybug". Hmmmm, now some of you may recall that she was a ladybug for TWO years in a row (the only 2 years of her life). Click here to see pics. So, we talked about it and I convinced her to dress as Dora The Explorer. Now, Emma is OBSESSED w/ Dora AND it's minimal dress up (which I knew she would balk at)...so I thought PERFECT...right? WRONG.

I ordered this costume complete w/ wig. The costume came yesterday, and I convinced her to try it on. Now, it's just like a jumpsuit, no biggie...right? WRONG. She started to flip out when I put it on. So David said "give it a few days". I tried again today. "No mommy, you don't want to wear the Dora costume". Then the wig arrived. I unpacked it, showed her the picture of the little girl wearing it, put it on myself and again, refusal to cooperate. Why does she have to be so difficult sometimes? Don't children LOVE to dress up?!??! Not my child.

So, now what? I guess she'll just go as Emma this Halloween. OR we can always try the ladybug costume again...hahaha.

AWESOME NEWS!!

The Colby family (see last post) has had a couple of good days. Xander is doing better (check their blog for details) and they just found out that his dad is a match for his liver!!! Looks like Xander will have a brand "new" liver very soon! This is the best news they could have hoped for.

Thanks for those of you who prayed, thought about and/or sent positive energy their way.