January 2014

 It's been a cold and snowy start to 2014 so far! We have had so many 2 hour delays and snow days... this mama is tired! ;)  My girls are loving it though-- as a kid, what could be more fun?  They've played with friends, ridden sleds down a hill near our house, and drank gallons of hot cocoa by now.  Fun!

Emily is 5 Years 11 Months old!

Emily is having a great time adjusting to school and our new schedule.  Here's a glimpse into this month:


-We put sponge rollers in her hair one morning-- so crazy to see her with curls!

- Sweet girls before school one day.  

- Daddy came to school to talk about his job! Emily was SO very excited and wanted to show him off...it was totally precious!

- She saw someone in the mall wearing WVU clothes.  What can I say? She's a Herd fan for sure!

- She picked out her Halloween costume- Glinda the Good Witch from The Wizard of Oz.  She's pretty fabulous!

- She started piano lessons after school. 

- She got to bring home Cuddles, the class pet (a stuffed animal elephant).  She had so much fun including him in her afternoon activities!

- She went to her first football game and showed her school spirit, hung out with friends, and bought way too much candy at the concession stand. ;)

That's all.  Can't believe we're ONE MONTH from turning SIX!!

Emily is 5 Years 10 Months Old!

This month is FLYING by! I cannot believe we are getting so close to both girls' birthdays....someone slow everything down!!

- Emily began school this month.  I can't believe she is a kindergartener!!  She is so proud of herself and is doing very well- and we are proud of her too!

- She has spent almost every day of this summer swimming... check it out!

- She spent a lot of time with just me in the days leading up to school.  We played, shopped, had her first manicure/pedicure (she didn't love it...lesson learned!) We had lunches out, hung out with friends, and just enjoyed the time together.  The summer was over too quickly!

- Dance class has begun again- look at my pretty ballerina!

- We went to Disney on Ice and Emily had so much fun at the Pirate and Princess show.  We even went to a pirate themed birthday party and she loved getting to dress up. 

Lots more fun is coming up in the next few months- be sure to check back!

Emily is 5 Years 9 Months Old!

 I cannot believe Emily is almost ready to start kindergarten!  SOMEBODY SLOW DOWN THE CLOCK!!!!!  We are having a great summer- here's what she's been up to this month:

- She joined a bunch of her preschool friends and went to see a movie.  This is the first summer we've seen almost every children's movie- but she and Audrey have seen Despicable Me 2 (Emily saw it twice), Turbo, Monsters University.... we've spent a lot of time at the theaters this year!

- Her sweet friend Braelyn came and stayed the night with us.  The sweet girls were supposed to go to the fair but it had rained so much the fairgrounds were a muddy mess- so we opted for painting pottery and ice cream instead. 

- They were "asleep" here-- so convincing, right?!

- After several weeks of lots of late nights, I found her one afternoon like this-- sound asleep on the couch!  She hasn't taken a nap in literally YEARS.  

- We did finally make it to the fair toward the end of the week.  She had a blast and we spent time with some close friends- the kiddos were thrilled!

- She got to wear makeup to school one day:

- She learned to tie her shoes!

- More playdates with more friends- lots of dressing up!

- Eating nutella sandwiches:

- Lots of swimming (and crazy wild posing!)

- She too enjoyed our 4th of July celebration with our neighbors- such a blast!

-We went to Cooper's 4th birthday party and Emily got to see Mickey Mouse!

There you have it.  So hard to believe that this time next month, she will be a KINDERGARTENER and will have been in school a week already!!!!