5) She has been wanting to hold the broom on her own. In fact, she cried when I tried to take it so I could finish sweeping the kitchen. So I let her have at it, at least until she started swinging the broom around and I was afraid she was going to knock something over.
6) She also has been enjoying going outside a lot. She likes to swing, but she's usually done after just a few minutes. She'll say and sign, "All done!" so then we go on to something else out there. We like to look for the neighborhood cats that roam our yards, or we listen for one of the dogs to bark. And sometimes we blow bubbles.
7) When we're outside, Emery usually likes to go into our detached garage, where we have our washer and dryer. She likes to pull out the clothes and put them into the laundry basket. After the first time that she did this, she grabbed on to the basket like she was helping me carry it in. It was so cute, and she's all proud of herself. Love it.
I just hope that all of this helping will still be around in a few years when she can really do chores! But if she's anything like me, probably not.
