Checking In with the Thorndikes

Our Evening with Emory!

Last Friday night, Blake and I spent the evening babysitting Emory, our precious niece! We had so much fun and laughed so hard! Em is such a sweet little baby!

We started off the evening playing in Em’s room with all of her stuffed animals and toys (so Mom and Dad could sneak out the front door). Then we went outside to blow bubbles! She loves bubbles and has the cutest little laugh when she is trying to catch them! Emory even tried blowing bubbles herself and was successful several times!

Next, we went for a walk down the street, while Uncle Blake went to pick-up dinner! Em has the cutest little attitude (such a sassy little lady) as she walks and she stops to kiss and smell all the flowers along the way!

We ate dinner, played outside more, swung on Em’s swing, read books, and then finally put Em to bed! We put her down to go to sleep an hour after we were supposed to, but we were just having way too much fun (and we are the Aunt and Uncle, so we had to keep her up late!!!)

Blake and I realized that we are definitely not as seasoned in the baby department (and I think Em knew too!)
1. I could not figure out how to get the high chair tray to lock-in correctly. Em just sat there staring at me like, “really lady…could you hurry up the process, I am starving.”
2. The straps on Em’s swing were a little too tight on her shoulders, so Blake and I worked on each side for probably 5 minutes to try to loosen it. Emory just stared at us the whole time wondering what in the world we were doing.
3. We need to get better at putting on the pajama top. Em’s shirt would not go over her head very easily, so we had to try twice! This was the ONLY time Em cried and it was just for a split second.

Needless to say, we all had a great time! After Em went to sleep, Blake and I sat on the porch relaxing with a glass of wine.

We cannot wait for our next evening with Em!