The Emma Report

Emma earns her Stripe!

Eric — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 01:00:38 +0000

(Edited to add: For those not familiar with the martial arts, a stripe on the belt reflects the student passing a test. In our club, three black stripes and a red “tip” signifies that the student is ready for promotion to the next belt.)

Emma Sledding

Eric — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:45:48 +0000

Today was fairly mild by Ottawa winter standards (-7C) so we headed out to Grasshopper Hill. It turned out to be a great hill for younger kids and a perfect place for Emma’s inaugural sledding trip!

(This video is available in HD on Emma’s YouTube channel.)

Kindergarten Christmas Concert 2010

Eric — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:24:17 +0000

Our budding star in her Junior Kindergarten Christmas Concert…

Big Sister’s First 5k

Eric — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Earlier today big sister run her first 5K in the Canadian Army Run!

Emma checks in from Vermont

Eric — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:48:40 +0000

Sorry about the background noise, but with a whole pool full of kids…

Toothless

Laurie — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:24:09 +0000

Singlehandedly causing the Tooth Fairy to consider the possibility of declaring bankruptcy:

(Big Sister lost 2 teeth within a week and another one is wobbly)

Happy 4th Birthday Emma!

Laurie — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:51:00 +0000

We’ve been sadly remiss in updating around here, but we couldn’t let Emma’s 4th (!) birthday go unreported!

we had a small party this evening to commemorate the big event:

Emma enjoyed some cake:

(can you believe how big she is???)

and her new ‘rock star’ sunglasses

Another birthday celebration to come this weekend…. more pictures soon (I promise!)

Etiquette according to Emma

Eric — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:29:23 +0000

At the dinner table, “Pardon me for being rude. It wasn’t me, it was my food.”

Rehearsal

Laurie — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:09:23 +0000

We last saw Emma sitting happily on Santa’s lap in December (!).

So just what has Emma been doing for the last 3 months, you ask?

Rehearsing, of course!

Emma and Big Sister may be taking their act on the road – Watch for them coming soon to a city near you!

Watch out, Britney! Move over, Miley! Emma is the new girl in town!

Ice Capades

Eric — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:25:23 +0000

Big sister just completed her first session of CanSkate, and here it is, summarized in 1:23.

*edited to add: the older gentleman seen on the video is none other than Olympic medalist and World Figure Skating Champion, Donald Jackson.

Despite the above highly edited evidence to the contrary, she’s actually doing quite well and is looking forward to her first skate on the canal!