Emily is 5 Years Old!

We've had a wonderful fall, celebrating the changing of the seasons and prepping for Emily's big birthday!

- We've spent lots of time playing outside and enjoying the swing set.

 - We took a trip with some preschool friends to a pumpkin patch nearby.  The girls had a great time riding the tractor and doing the corn maze, not to mention picking out their own pumpkins right from the patch! 

-Emily has started reading, and writing, A LOT.  As in, ALL the time.  She does an AMAZING job sounding out her words and although she uses a lot of what are considered "inventive" spellings, they are, for the most part, phonetically correct.  She is amazing!

- she is growing like a little weed again.  All her pants are a size 6 now because her legs are so long.  She also needs a mid-weight winter coat because her arms are too long for last year's, ha!  I will get on that task next week. :)

- she is sleeping much better lately- thank the Lord!  It has been a rough several months, for sure.  So glad she is back to sleeping more soundly and not staying awake for hours on end.

- she got a gorgeous little girls' vanity for her birthday and spends LOTS of time sitting in front of it now, practicing her dance moves and pretending to put on makeup.  So adorable!

Be sure to check back soon!  Lots of fun things happening in the next few months! :)

Emily's 5th Birthday Party!!!!

Today is Emily's fifth birthday!  We have had a wonderful day celebrating everything that she is- our smart, funny, sweet, happy, amazing girl!  This morning we hung streamers from her door so when she woke up, she would have to walk through them to get out of the room.  We have sung Happy Birthday no less than 10 times.  My parents headed down in the morning and spent the day showering her with love and presents. (Audrey got in on the action too!)  Then this afternoon we had a fantastic birthday party at our local bounce house place- why have we waited so long to do this???  We are never hosting another child party at our home. Ever!

Audrey is 25 Months Old!

Our precious girl just continues to grow happier and smart every day.  Here's what Audrey is doing this month!

- She loves, I mean LOVES, to sing outside on our patio.  She and Emily have been treating us to "dinner shows" (seriously, where do they come up with this stuff??) where they sing and dance and act out things for us.  It's hilarious!

- She adores playing on the slide and reminds us always that "I CAN DO IT!"  She needs a spotter out there at all times now because she can climb the ladder by herself. Be still my heart!

-After a brief hiatus, she has decided she likes to swing again.  She will stay in the swing forever if you let her- I think she goes into a trance or something!
 

- She can identify a circle with pretty good accuracy now.  She is also getting better at other shapes (square and triangle) but she gets them mixed up more often.

- She learned forehead and eyebrows this month, and she knows what color eyes she has (brown or "browned" as she says it).

- She gives me a full play-by-play about school on the days she goes now- she loves to tell me about Lena, and Ty-Ty, and Landon (Yandon), and Chance (Chezz).  She tells me she loves her teacher Miss A and that Miss Megan "no yet me get up a cot" (Miss Megan not let me get up from my cot).  I love to hear about her day!

- She likes to feed the dogs for me now and does a good job carrying the food cups to their bowls and carefully pouring the food in.  She is super proud of herself for doing so, too.

- She plays at church each Sunday with friends and isn't crying for me as much anymore.

- she has completely forgotten about the paci- we gave it up a few days after her birthday- and is getting better about lying down right away and resting instead of playing forever or (worse), crying for a long time for me to hold her.  Thank goodness those days are past us- it's been a tough few weeks!!

- She and Emmy cuddle up together occasionally now- melts my heart! They also play together more, even if Audrey is still a little clumsy.  Emily gets super mad at her for knocking over doll house things, etc...baby steps!

Thanks for checking in on our girl!!

Emily is 4 Years 11 Months Old!

Our sweet Emily is growing like crazy.  Here's the monthly update!

- She has successfully made the transition to the oldest kids' class at her school.  It is so precious to see the hard work she does every day- they practice letters and numbers (handwriting skills) and she will come home and tell me all about how carefully she made her letters, etc.  She is also very proud of herself for always getting to go to the treasure box for good behavior...she's not had a day yet where she didn't get to go!

- She is drawing some amazing pictures these days!

(This one was "a girl and her mommy and it's her birthday and that's her cake and it looks like a wedding cake and they have a rainbow tablecloth.")

- She plays cooperatively with Audrey A LOT now.  Makes me think back to when we were first pregnant with Audrey and I felt like I was ruining Emmy's life...now I can see that Audrey was probably the best thing we ever did for Emily- a constant playmate and one day, probably a best friend.  My sweet girls.

- She is very deliberate in her requests lately.  Like, she'll ask me in the morning before school, "Can you pick me up early today? If you can't, I would like Grandaddy to come and pick me up when we get up from nap, at 2 o'clock.  Then he can take me to Dairy Queen before we go home!"  It is so funny because we never know what she will come up with for these little "missions".

- She started dance class at a new dance school and is doing well with it.  She is not currently a huge fan of the class- it is ballet only, no jazz or tap, and I think it is really hard for her to focus for an hour and we all know how much she likes being told what to do... ;)  She is very excited for her part in the Nutcracker, though, so that much is good.  I felt strongly that this year she could move up a class and do an actual ballet class- less jumping around and singing and being silly and more following instructions and listening (no wonder she doesn't like it much!!)  She feels proud when she comes out though...so we will keep trucking along. :)

- She had her first real illness since starting preschool here-- she had a bad cold for a few days that really knocked her out.  I have never found her asleep on the couch before this!

- She learned to pump her legs months ago and now I have to watch when they swing together or else the entire swing set sways with them!

- She loves Marshall.  What can I say?  GO HERD!!

Thanks for checking in on our sweet ladies!! Be sure you click the link on the right to see more photos!