Where did it go?!?!?!?

Notice anything different about our little Emma? She was so excited tonight to lose her first tooth! It has been loose since Thanksgiving. And tonight she bit into some bread and out it came! Our little snaggletooth! She looks so cute :)

Santa visits Emma's school!

Emma's school had Santa and one of his reindeer come for a visit! The kids were very excited! The school hosted a breakfast with Santa and had all kinds of shopping also. I had the fun job of serving burritos all morning :) But it was worth it. It was a fun morning for the kids!

Emma's Thanksgiving Lunch

I was so excited to decorate Emma's class lunch table for their Thanksgiving lunch! We only had about 10 minutes to get everything on the table. So, it was a little hectic but so worth it! You should have seen the kids' faces when they came in!

Jenna was able to borrow this centerpiece from a friend of hers. Isn't it gorgeous!!! I don't know if the kids appreciated. But we thought it was perfect :)

We helped the kids make these placemats and they had a cute little turkey pot filled with trail mix.

One of the room moms had this adorable costume for Mrs. Singleton to dress up in. She is so cute and a very good sport!

My little pilgrim :)

Emma's Kindergarten Picture

Eagle Run

Emma's school has an annual fundraiser called the Eagle Run. The kids ask people to pledge a certain amount per lap. We were told the average for the kids was between 25 -30 laps. So, Jeff and I pledged $1 a lap. Our little eagle really cleaned up with this fundraiser!!!!

The kids ran or walked for a straight hour! That seems like a lot for kindergarteners!

One of Emma's coaches started the run with all of the students behind her. It was so cute :)

The kids all had shirts on with 40 boxes on the back. Every time they completed a lap, an adult marked off one of the boxes.

Our little Emma ran the entire hour!!! I couldn't believe it! The only time she would stop would be to ask a friend what lap she was on. She would stop in front of them and they would tell her what number was marked through! She was determind to get 40 before the race was over!

She wanted me to take a picture when she reached 40! She was so excited! She ended up completing 40 laps by the end of the race!

And here is my son :) He thought the race was too long!

Dennan's Birthday!

Emma's friend, Dennan, invited his class to a fun birthday party! Emma loves to bowl! So, she was very excited to be going to a bowling birthday party :)

Emma and Dennan

The kids played laser tag after bowling and these two girlie girls were a little nervous about the dark room and all of the gear. They chose not to play...

But they ended up having a good time running around watching everyone else play :) It was such a fun party! Happy Birthday, Dennan!

US Gymastics Show

Jeff recently got tickets for his girls to go to the US Gymnastics Team show at the American Airlines Center! We were so excited! And the tickets were in the AT&T suite! Such a treat :)

Sweet cousins!

My pictures of the show didn't turn out too well. But the show was so amazing! I think I loved it more than the girls! Here is a shot of Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson.

It was such a fun night! Thank you, Jeff!!!!

Daddy & Doughnuts!

Emma's school recently invited all of the daddies to come have doughnuts with their kiddos! Jeff and Emma were so excited to head out the door :)

Our sweet girl!

These two love spending time together! They are so much alike, it is scary! They both love life and feel so passionately about what they are doing! I am excited to see what wonderful plans God has in store for our precious Emma. And her daddy will be there every step of the way :)

So goofy :)

Of course, Gabe didn't want to miss out on doughnuts! One of his all time favorite foods! So mommy and her little man went to get some yummy breakfast!

I had to run into Walgreen's and he found this sucker. Pretty cute, right?

First Homework Assignment

Emma just finished her first homework assignment of Kindergarten. It was a family project. We had to dress this paper cutout to look like Emma. Emma had to make all of the decisions and I had to be her assistant. So, here is the finished project :) One of Emma's favorite colors is blue, so she picked that for her shirt. She also loves green, so we gave her a green bracelet. Of course she had to have a pony somewhere :) And she loves rainbows, so we gave her a rainbow skirt. Oh yeah, and she wanted to make sure she was wearing flip flops! I have had so many posts of Emma lately. She has been busy. I will try to get some up of Gabe soon :)

Emma's First Day of School!

I had it all planned out. My house would be spotless. We would play games together with the kids and then get them to bed early. Emma would wake up rested and excited for her first day of school... But this is what really happened. Gabe got a stomach bug (his first ever) on Sunday night. It started around 5 pm. He threw up all over our table at Braum's. Emma had requested ice cream, so we headed to Braum's for hamburgers and her orange sherbert. At first I thought Gabe must have eaten something that just made his stomach upset. But we soon realized he was sick. He couldn't keep anything down. Not even a glass of water. And Emma was almost sick worrying about her poor brother. We got home, cleaned up Gabe and Jeff headed back to get Emma her ice cream. After dinner, we were running back and forth between the toilet and trash cans, trying to get Gabe there in time. He was just throwing up over and over. I felt so bad for the little guy. We had to wash several loads of blankets and sheets. We did get Emma down at 8. But every time she heard us running to Gabe's room, she came out to see if he was ok. I was so worried that she was going to be exhausted the next day. At 11:30, she came out as I was cleaning up Gabe. I took her back to her room and told her to rest for her big day tomorrow and I would take care of Gabe. What she said next is "typical Emma". "But, but, mom! This is way bigger than school tomorrow!" My heart was so full. She is so compassionate and tender hearted. I just wanted to cry right there. I gave her a big hug and helped her back in bed. At midnight, Jeff and I finally got to bed. I slept on the couch upstairs so I could hear when Gabe started gagging again. I was exhausted and anxious for my little girl's big day. I prayed and prayed on the couch. That God would heal Gabe. That he would rest well. And that God would please give my baby girl the rest she needed for her first day in school. We were up again at 3:30 for one more throw up episode. I think Gabe had about 6 different times where he was sick. Emma was up at 3:30 too. I was up at 5:30 the next morning. I was getting ready when in walks my cute, little man. "Good Morning, Mommy! I all better! I can eat ice cream now!" I gave him a big hug! I was so relieved he was feeling better! He was such a brave, little guy the night before! About 6:15 Emma came downstairs talking about how pretty her flowers were. Daddy had snuck in the night before and put a vase of pink and purple flowers for our princess to wake up to. Along with a little poodle... She loves puppies :) She was happy and excited to go to school! We had a nice breakfast together. And had plenty of time to enjoy the morning without rushing out of the door. We headed out about 7:30 am and took some pictures in front of the house. Emma was just chatting up a storm with Jeff and I on the way to school. We get there and park and walk to her class. Emma was excited to see her teacher, Ms. Huh again. We find her table and get her settled there. We waited until other parents were leaving before bending down and telling her we couldn’t wait to hear about her big day! And we would see her in a little bit! I was very proud of myself for holding it together! I teared up when I bent down to give her a hug. But she was happy and fine with us leaving! What a relief! Jeff, Gabe and I headed out of the door. And as soon as I was outside, I couldn’t help but cry… I am so proud of my girl! She is so confident and happy! She is a good friend. She is compassionate and tender hearted. She is giving and kind. And you want to be there to make sure everyone else knows how special she is. You want to be there to take away any hurt and fears that she has. And to let her know that mommy and daddy love her so much and we are so proud of her! I prayed for my sweet girl all day. That she would have a wonderful day. I was so anxious to get her at the end of the day. We got to the school about 15 minutes early. And the line to pick up the students wasn’t moving at all! It took us 30 minutes to get to her! I was thinking, “She’s in there crying wondering where we are! She is probably exhausted from last night and such a long day at school!” We finally get up to the front of the line and out comes a beautiful, little girl with a huge smile on her face!

“Hi guys!”

“Hi, Emma! How was your day, Sweetheart?”

“Oh, it was a lot of fun! We did art and PE. We got to run back and forth! And my teacher is really nice! I was talking to a nice, little boy when I was waiting for you to pick me up. He is in my class. It was a long time until lunch, but I found my note you wrote me! And how come there wasn’t a show at lunch?”

“A show, honey?”

“Yeah, there is a stage in there?”

“Oh, they don’t put on a show while you eat sweetheart :)”

On and on it went… She had a GREAT day!!! Praise God! She and Gabe played and played when she got home. I think they really missed each other. We had a nice dinner together. During dinner, Emma said, “They didn’t even pray at lunch time?!?!?” Jeff and I explained that school would be different than at home and church and her last preschool. We tried our best to explain why they don’t pray in schools; and how sad that is for our country. Emma gave us a look like she just couldn’t believe it. We played a game of Sorry after dinner, had baths and stories. And it was off to bed to do it all over again tomorrow! God is so faithful and good. And I thank him for watching over our princess today.

Emma with her flowers and poodle...

Emma and mommy on her first day

My two sweeties

Our family

Emma

On her way to school!

Emma's table

Emma and mommy

Emma and her teacher, Ms. Huh

Saying goodbye...




Picking her up!


She had a great day!