Spring Break and Catching Up

 

So Spring Break has been a bit of a bust with only one day being sunny. It has snowed and rained and been a week of completely crazy weather. Emma has enjoyed some mom time and some Nanny time and if I have been asked one question I have been asked a gazillion.

 

 

On Wednesday we went to the dentist. She was a bit reluctant because the last time she went she came out minus a couple of teeth. She hadn't forgot. She also had to go alone and usually has Ashton and Brady with her to help. After about 15 minutes or so I was called back to attempt to negotiate having Xrays done. Just suffice it to say, it's a good thing I don't work for the FBI because she didn't have Xrays done and apparently I stink at negotiating. She sat in the chair with her hands over her mouth and wouldn't budge. Luckily they decided it might be in every one's best interest to forgo it for another 6 months. Good plan.

 

 

We also had haircuts yesterday and she was thrilled with hers. She is getting a little more girly and is interested in wearing eyeshadow and lip gloss. Of course, that is while she is wearing a tie and cowboy boots.

 

 

A few weeks ago I was put in touch with a lady that has a little boy from China born with the same uniqueness that Emma has. We had a play date and he was adorable. BUSY. I remember that boys can be that way. His name is Lee and we are hoping to have another play date soon. I don't think either of them even noticed just how unique the other one was. I love it.

 

Emma's class is studying transportation and everyone had to make something that they could get to school in. Luckily Bo is the head of projects and he and Emma (haha) came up with a hot air balloon. It was a hit.

Soccer is back in full swing and Emma is showing real interest this time around. Look at that face of sheer determination. This is her season to shine!

The annual Purple Crush Easter Egg hunt was held after practice yesterday. I have got to teach my girl the ins and outs of proper egg hunting. She is way to polite, asking me "is this my egg". Go girl, there all fair game!

The man in the center is pretty much a saint. I have never seen anyone love kids so much and has the patience of Job. This may because he doesn't have any kids. He is the best coach and my girl loves him.

Today has been spent watching it rain and watching Popeye. What can I say, my girl loves a good pipe.

Bring on the Snow

 

 

I'm beginning to think we are never going to get a real snow. So we are having to work with what little we get and apparently for Emma, it just doesn't matter. She enjoyed playing on the deck in the dusting of snow that we got on Saturday. She managed to throw some snow balls and we built a tiny little snow family. This child loves the snow!

 

If this face doesn't represent pure bliss I don't know what does. You can see the child's tonsils she is so excited!

In none snow related news, Emma used the term "let's rock and roll momma" yesterday when I asked her if she was ready to go. I almost fell over laughing. She told me she learned it at school.

We are also having to work on sharing. Obviously Emma doesn't have to do a lot of sharing at home since her brothers are grown. On Tuesdays I pick up some other little girls and apparently my girl was a bit of a bully and made Hannah get out of her chair. What shocked me was that Hannah did it. She is older and has 3 sisters! I had a talk with Emma about sharing and I also had a talk with Hannah and told her not to let my girl get her way! I could tell that Emma was bothered by her behaviour, but it remains to be seen how she will behave next time.

Another problem that we are having is that if Emma smells something....or someone....that doesn't smell just right to her, she has to point it out. And not in a discreet way. We were standing in line at Walmart last night getting her "peppperonnnni" Lunchables because that is what Austin has at school, when she got a whiff of the lady's jacket that was in front of us and proceeded to inform me that "shoooo momma, stinks". Well great. Luckily the lady wasn't really paying attention but we had to have another talk about not saying things like that. Oh this child. Out of the mouth of babes.....

Soccer practice should begin this afternoon and Emma couldn't be more excited. She has informed me that she will run fast and kick the ball and then showed me her muscles. Bring it on!

Playing Outside

 

We took advantage of the warmer temperatures yesterday afternoon to play outside a few minutes. Emma loves to be outside and would stay out all the time. She loves to swing, play basketball, and explore. Yesterday we tried our hand at climbing trees. We have a long way to go.

 

Most of the time this girl has a smile on her face. But on occasion. this is the face that we see. Poor pitiful thing. Just not getting her way.

Emma has never been a fan of dogs. From the first day she got home she has hated the dogs. Screams of pure torment whenever they would come near her. Well, she has come a long way. She still doesn't want to love on them or be chased by them, but she has decided that she loves Gypsy. What's not to love? If there is a sweeter dog than a Basset Hound I don't know what it could be. So we are making strides in the dog department. This makes her momma proud.

Her other favorite thing to do is chase this rooster. He is like a big pet that stays at the house all the time and thinks he is just one of the dogs. You might be a redneck if.........

My Sweet Birthday Boy

 

19 years ago today, I had a bouncing baby boy. It took 12 hours for him to make his entrance into this world and I chose natural childbirth. I was delirious. Some things never change. He has never been in a hurry....EVER.

 

 

My boy is off at school and I am not getting to be with him on this day. It hurts a little, but life is full of changes and he is becoming a man. That is hard for this mom to imagine. I got to talk to him earlier and I think he is doing okay. He was all "no big deal, didn't even seem like my birthday, I'm cool" and I was all like, "I'm sad and I miss my boy." Pathetic I know.

 

 

So happy birthday Brady. In honor of your special day, I just pulled Emma's second top tooth. It was ugly. Not unlike the recent ear piercing but that is a story for a different day.

 

 

I love you son. You make me a proud mom and I just don't know where 19 years went. Way too fast.

 

Sorry for the horrible picture of me, but Brady looks cute and it was one of my first pictures that I took with my IPhone at Christmas. Who is that old woman?

 

Let's Party

 

Emma's birthday is tomorrow so we had her birthday party this weekend and let's just say, I think it was a hit. We had 7 girls at the house and luckily it was nice enough outside that we rented a bounce house and they had a blast.  

                       Poor Ashton, you can just see that he is dying to get in on the action.    

I am pretty sure that we broke all of the safety rules associated with a bounce house. These girls are not scared to try anything!

I absolutely love the expression on Riley's face. That pretty much sums up the whole party. I heard her say "This is the BEST day of my life". Cracked me up.

                                                      These girls are just the best of buds.

                                                Time for some cake and ice cream.

Aunt Pam was just out of town for business and made a trip to Epcot. Emma scored big and got a new shirt and jacket. Big hit.

Yes, Emma got lots of  "girl" toys, but her favorite thing by far was her chainsaw. She had already eyed this at a recent visit to the toy store and was thrilled when she opened it.

We moved the party back outside for a while to enjoy some silly string. Again, let me say, these girls can be vicious with a can of silly string.

Sunday morning Emma enjoyed playing with her Barbies. I love it when I actually find her doing something "girly".

Big cheesy grin. She has another very loose front top tooth and she was trying to show it to me. She lost her first top tooth a few days before Dale died. One of her favorite people, Mrs. Tracey, pulled it for her while in the morning car rider line. It practically fell in to her hand. That was a huge morning for Emma. She walked in to her class and was a rock star because she had lost a tooth. Apparently that is all the rage with the Kindergartners.

 I could just eat this little face up. She is precious - most of the time. She wants to get her ears pierced for her birthday. It was totally her idea. I have explained it to her and she still wants to do it. She calls earrings "hear hears" and she wants some "pretty ones". So we will see how that goes. We are planning on doing it tomorrow evening to celebrate her actual birthday.