Thursday, July 17, 2008

Ole

Emme had her first real restaurant experience tonight. She ate at the buffet at the White Swan but that was a 1-2-3 event. One of my colleagues (and friend) received a promotion and there was a party for her at a local Mexican restaurant. Emme had dinner at 5pm, a bath and got dressed for the occasion which began at 6pm. Since only one of us could get a shower and look divine, we decided it would be her. I wore sweats for this most auspicious occasion. I figured we'd say hello and if she wasn't happy, we'd leave. Since grandma-ma would also be there I thought she might be okay. She had a second bath in a row without tears and even donned her new Stride Rite shoes which just happened to match her dress (thanks Lisa B.). Of course she now won't take them off but we are dealing with one battle at a time. She charmed everyone and within minutes was feeding my boss Cheerios. Luckily he didn't mind that a few were from the floor. He graciously accepted them which made her laugh. I ordered dinner for myself and a kids meal for her in case she was hungry. Em bopped to the Mariachi band and offered many smiles and claps for them while they entertained the patrons. I am so proud of her for making it a whole two hours. She started to cry but it was only because I wouldn't let her roam around anymore. The restaurant became crowded and she didn't understand she could get hurt if she got in the way of the waiters. I actually never go to this restaurant because they aren't very nice and the manager sneered at us because she dropped her goldfish crackers on the floor. I won't repeat what he said ( I do know a few words) So overall, a huge success considering she didn't even eat other than a snack of Cheerios and two glasses of water. A few photos from tonight as well as her visit with her grandparents yesterday. I couldn't resist the "bathroom" picture. I suspect she isn't ready for potty training but she sat on it for 10 minutes on 2 occasions.

6 comments:

Snowflowers Mum said...

Love the shoes...pink & orange are my FAVORITE! She is so stylin! Sounds like a sucess story, the restaurant,,,pity about the staff.

Love all these updates, you rock sista!

H

Anonymous said...

La Bamba baby! Those are some fetching shoes.

Anonymous said...

That is the cutest outfit...love the dress, the shoes, gotta love the smiles and your daughter is precious. You continue your journey and it looks to be going well. You should be proud of your family. Hopefully when (waiting, waiting, waiting...) I get my little girl I can find this outfit...

Lor

ps...don'tcha just hate restaurants that think they are doing you the favor of serving you, when it is really your honoring them with by chosing their particular place. Here in TX we have many Mexican restaurants, hopefully do too!

Debby said...

Great evening out....I love the outfit too. So cute!!!

Don't worry about the shoes. Jami still likes to (often) sleep in hers.

Debby

RamblingMother said...

funny thing when you become a mom, your looks take a back seat to your child's looks!! She is so cute!!

kitchu said...

GET THIS GIRL AN AGENT. Sheesh. That kind of cute (even on the potty) has got to be ILLEGAL.

Glad she did so well at the restaurant and charmed the heck out of everyone- sounds like things just keep getting better :)