November was a busy month!

October flew by, with Halloween and Brick or Treat at Legoland being the highlights of the month. And November was a packed month with events. I also took Emi out of daycare about once a week to have a day of fun, since she should be able to take advantage of my maternity leave, too!

I took Emi to see a helicopter, since she loves Harold the Helicopter from her Thomas books. One of the moms in the group was a firefighter, and she arranged for us to go see her friends who man the one that scoops up water and drops it on fires. I thought Emi would love it, since we were allowed to get in and sit in the cockpit. But the noise of it landing scared Emi, and she didn't want to go near it. But we got some cute pictures of her wearing the helmets!

We then went on a road trip to Perris, near Riverside, to ride and see Thomas the Train. Emi still loves Thomas, and The Crack in the Track is still in the nightly bedtime routine. Scott says that he has the entire thing memorized, and can recite it without having to look at the words anymore.

And the highlight of the month was going to see Yo Gabba Gabba Live. Emi is absolutely obsessed with Gabba (she was DJ Lance for Halloween), and there are days when we watch 8 episodes or so throughout the day! Our seats were on the balcony and on the edge, and it was a little spooky to be up that high with Emi, but I think she had a good time. I think Emi was more in awe of the show than anything else, since she sat on Scott's lap the entire time with her eyes wide, and mouth slightly open. She didn't want to dance, but given how high up we were on the balcony, that was probably a good thing. For the next 2 weeks, Emi kept on asking if we were going to see Gabba Live again, so we keep telling her that we'll go again next year (if she thinks they are still cool by then...).

For all these events, Hana came and slept through them all. See, what did I tell you - easy baby! December is going to be a packed month, too. We already put our lights up, picked out a tree, and Emi helped decorate it. This weekend we are going to see Santa, we have a friend's bday party to attend, cookies to bake (Emi is taking after her dad and likes to help cook), and we'll end the year with Xmas and a visit from Theresa and family. Whew, here we go!