Fun with cousins

Tonight Michael and Beth brought the kids over to see the Christmas decorations and to have dinner. Emma absolutely loves the kids, all four of them, and so she had a wonderful time. She was in the tub when they got here, and when she heard the doorbell ring, her eyes got wide and her ears practically perked up. I got her out of the tub and took her to look over from the loft and say hello. As soon as she saw everyone, her little body stiffened up, and she got so excited! I took her to dry her off and dress her, and she kept saying, over and over, "kis, kis, kis!" which is Emma-speak for "kids." If she were a dog, her tail would have been wagging, she was that happy!

The three girl, Sydney, Alex and Cassidy, let Emma boss them around when they're here, so she is absolutely beside herself (and full of herself!) the entire time she's with them. Sam, though good with her, is less enthralled, so he spent much of the evening in the loft, playing with Emma's Little People toys.

But, oh, Emma had such a good time with the girls! She was playing with Sydney and Cassidy, and she kept making them lie down on their backs. She would then just stand over them and survey the situation, making sure they didn't try to sit up or disobey her in any way. When they did sit up, she quickly ordered them back down, pushing on their chests until they did her bidding. Once, accidentally, she got ahold of Sydney's hair (I say accidentally, because she was clearly tentative about it). When she realized that pulling hair was effective, though, she did the same with Cassidy, only was much more forceful about it. The girls weren't hurt, and we all chuckled over the little girl who ruled them all with an iron fist full of hair.