Yesterday was Emily's first party at the library. A lady from Dollywood brought in some birds. She brought a screech owl (that does not screech) a falcon (that never shuts up) and a barn owl that looks like the one from the movie, The Legand of the Guardian that we saw last month. At the end the lady let all the kids wait their turn to have their picture taken with the screech owl. Emily held Grandma's hand and stood in line. Once she found out what she was waiting for, she panicked and held on to Grandma. Once Grandma stood in the middle she was fine. I love the picture. It looks like both Emily and the owl are giving each other a stare down. Emily was much closer to participating this week. I'm sure it won't be much longer until she tries to sit on Mr. Spence's lap durng storytime. After the bird lady left, the kids had their party. Emily's still young so she didn't show much interest in the candy or snacks. But again, she's still young. Give her time ;-)
