West Texas Mama

I'm often asked why Jake receives so much attention in my blog and facebook posts, and that is a relatively easy question to answer:  He is the child that does everything early - walk, talk, etc.  He's highly social and given to absorbing vocabulary at an alarming rate.  We're often left dumbfounded by his questions and even more often by his responses.  In short, he gives me plenty of fodder to write about. Emma, however, is coming into her own.  Formerly known as "Little Miss Sunshine", she is evolving into "Little Miss Sassy Pants".  I have no idea where she gets this, but she started giving us clues that she is in no way convinced we, the parents, are in charge.  Before she could even talk, she had mastered "The Look".  I am famous for "The Look".  You know the one - the single arched eyebrow, the icy stare, the flared nostrils.  I've made grown men cry  and high school gang members duck under their desks with that look.  It