Emma's Soggy Start to September

Dear Blog Readers,

Here are some nice pictures from September.  Emma is getting more and more bold and adventurous.

I (David) must admit that I was partially to blame for Emma's falling into the green water.  It was me who took her out for the walk and me who stood by taking the odd photo as she walked to the water's edge.  I didn't expect her to walk straight and lose her footing though.  The pond weed must have stopped the water looking wet!  I fished her out nice and quick and she didn't swallow any water.  She still talks about falling in the water now a month later with almost a fondness.  

Emma eating some smarties wearing her new vest.

The smarties spread onto the vest...

I like this photo!

Here's Emma putting the finishing touches on the masterpiece.

Whoops!

One Wednesday I took Emma to the park.  Here she is on the see-saw.

And here we are after we bumped into Jack and his Mum.  His mum is Jo who I work with.  They tore around the muddy park together.  Those trousers didn't stay pink for long.

Here's Emma on the high wire!

Here's Emma and Daddy on Green Water Day.  I'm wearing my sponsor shirt as this walk is one of the training walks for the Yorkshire Three Peaks I did at the end of September.

Our walk took us from Cheddar to Axbridge and on to Crook Peak in the Mendips.  The route follows The Strawberry Line - the disused train track we'd walked along previously.

The first impressive view was the Axbridge reservoir with all the sailors out and Crook Peak in the background and a game of football in front.

The train track goes under the Mendips through a tunnel.  Emma was excited and raced on ahead.

It was very dark in the tunnel.

Then we climbed up the hill towards Crook Peak.

This shot looks back from the Mendips down to Axbridge Reservoir.

Emma and I found this hiding place in a hollow bush.  We had a picnic.

And here's Emma about to launch herself into the murky depths.  No more photos exist of this trip as in saving her I got the camera wet and it wouldn't work afterwards.  Fortunately it works perfectly now having dried out.  I had to take off Emma's coat and shirts.  She wore my charity top with her rain coat over it.  I had to leave on her wet trousers though.  I rang Helen who then drove to our rescue with some warm dry clothes, meeting us in Crook Peak car park.  Emma cried a bit after I dragged her out, then again when some geese attacked us as I tried to change her.  I popped her back in the pushchair to get to the car park and we sang some songs and moral was good.  As we waited in the car park we read a Teletubbies book and she sat on my lap and shivered.  Mummy took her and changed her and I carried on my walk going a more adventurous way home over the Mendips and back to Cheddar with wet socks and shorts.

Here's Emma a week later helping Mummy with some cooking.

Having a nap after a particularly gruelling morning.

Poor Tigger.  There's not much dignity for him at the moment.  Here he is wrapped in a blanket being given the phone to speak to Granny.

Here's Mummy tickling Emma whilst she's on the phone.

And some more of Emma talking to Granny on the phone.  What a happy face!

Emma and Datz.

Emma loves this dressing gown.  Its a hand-me-down from Ria.

Here's Emma and Datz again.

It appears Emma shares her Uncle Rob's love of candles.

She does an awesome line in funny faces now.

Her she is giving Tigger a cuddle.  We went away to Wallmead for a long weekend leaving Tigger alone for 4 days.  When we got back she was so excited to see him that she wouldn't leave him alone.  She ended up receiving a swipe which left a scratch down her face.  Luckily it didn't hurt much and it was gone in a few days.  But she didn't pester him nearly as much afterwards!

Here's Mummy looking lovely.