Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Fall festival and park
My friend Georgia invited Emma and I to her daughter's pre-K fall festival. Then we took the girls to the park for a picnic. The day was absolutely beautiful!!! Perfect weather. The pictures at the park remind me of when Jenny and I used to take Alison and Ellie to the park at that age. I think I have a picture of them overlooking the little pond just like Julia and Emma. Time passes so quickly...
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Busy fall weekend!
What a busy weekend! The girls had their end of the year bowl game Saturday morning. We got to play at the high school and the half time routine music was played over the sound system. The girls didn't miss a beat of their dance routine and landed their stunts perfectly. They had so much fun! After the game we grabbed some lunch and then met up with Fei and Ray at Washington Farms. The girls went on a hay ride, watched the pig races, and played in huge vat of corn. Washington Farms is about 2 minutes up the road from us. In the summer they offer blueberry and strawberry pickin'. Tomorrow is our annual neighborhood Halloween Carnival. They'll have costume contests, the big bouncy thing, bobbing for apples, cake walks, and another hayride. At the end, the fire trucks will throw out candy to all the kids. It gives the kids an extra day to show off their costumes. I'll post picts of the Halloween Carnival tomorrow!
Monday, October 19, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Emily's shower
I went to a shower this afternoon for my daughter-in-law to be. She was like a kid in a candy store and squealed with delight with every gift she opened. Ellie and Emma were thrilled to be asked to hand her the gifts to open. Emma got a little carried away and helped her open a few and even got a little impatient when it took her too long to get one opened. I wasn't sure who was more excited, Emily, Ellie, or Emma. (Boy that's a tongue twister)
My loud and crazy household
The girls and I were sitting at the kitchen table having lunch and all the boys were home. We heard loud thumps and crashes upstairs. When the boys get together they can get rowdy and wrestle each other. I yelled up for them to cool it. Ellie said, "They're just bonding right mom?" (I've told her before, that's how boys bond instead of playing dolls together). (More thumps, crashes and laughing.) I yelled up again, "That's enough guys!" (House still shaking.) Ellie said, "They're not obeying are they mom?" Then Emma said, "Are you gonna send them to the pound?" Poor baby heard me threaten to send Drew's dog to the pound this past summer every time he chewed the furniture or pee'd on the carpet... It's amazing what children puts together in their minds. As funny as that comment was, I knew their was some insecurity behind it. I reassured her that we don't send people to the pound when they disobey. I reminded her that no matter what our kids do, they will be our kids forever. Then I said it as plainly as I could... "that means no matter what you do, I'll never send you away. You're mine forever!" She gave me a big hug!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
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