Party Time

Today we had a blast at our Cookie Making Party. We had a couple of friends over from Emme's class long with some of their siblings and we decorated cookies, and made handprint Turkey's. The kids had a great time. There was a total of 9 kids and 5 Moms! The kids played dress-up, played in the backyard, watched a movie, and ran around like crazy kids. I got to visit with all the Moms. It was a lot of fun, and now I am exhausted.

Tomorrow is Tday Eve, therefore, it means I must clean the house and get to cooking and setting up the house for lots of family. Uh, I can't wait for Friday, so I can relax and eat leftovers!! Oh wait, there will be no rest for me, it will be time to decorate for Christmas!!! Maybe in January I can relax.

KK, Addy, Emme, and Kaylor
Emme, Heidi, and Hannah

Hard at work creating their masterpieces!

Baking and Date Night

Emme helped me make sugar cookies for her cookie decorating party tomorrow with some kids from her class. She loved to flour her roller and roll it out. She was talking about how she was doing everything, she sounded like Rachel Ray!! Oh, yes, she is only wearing panties with her apron!!!

No, it is not me on a date with hubby, but Miss Emme is on a date with Daddy! She was very excited to dress-up in a fancy dress. She got herself all dressed and put her headband in and she wanted make-up and perfume! I asked her where they were going on the date and she said "Chicken Lay" (Chick Fil A). Whoohoo, what a great extravagant date!

Wow, I am so lucky to have a husband that loves his daughter and will take her and treat her so special!! and me too!!

Updated Pictures

I know I already blogged about our morning, but let me just say it again...It was such a great morning!

After lounging for hours this morning, we met Emme's friends KK (Kennedy) and Kaylor at Chick Fil A for lunch and 2 hours of play. Then we picked up hubby and went to Walmart for the Thanksgiving Day spread. I got a 21lbs turkey. I do hope it is enough for the big clan coming to our house. When we got home, we all played outside for a couple of hours. It was absolutely priceless to see David and Emme play baseball together. He showed her how to handle the bat and hit and throw the ball. She thought it was the most fun when the ball would roll in the street and she got to go get it. When they first started to play, Emme told Daddy that she needed her hat. That is my girl, needing all the right accesories to play the sport! The outfit is more fun than the actual event! We agreed, she is more likely to be the cheerleader than the athlete. She does like to move and is coodinated, but she enjoys being voistrous and cheering for everyone. She throws her arms around and claps. Too cute. She had a great time.

Emme hand washing my car with a small water spray bottle and dish towel!!
Taking a stroll on her scooter before we went to dinner. She was loving her new coat with matching hat. O and don't forget the hideous princess backpack on her back!

Today, she figured out how to get on top of my car. She was on the very top dancing and then would slide down the windshield! Such a character.

Priceless photo of daddy and his girl learning about a baseball!

Daddy even put on the pink baseball hat!

O what a Daddy will do to get his baby girl to smile!!!

Here she is pushing the boundaries riding her bike in the street. She said she could becuase the big boy neighbors had just come by on their bikes and rode in the street!

Great Life....Thankful!!

Ah, I am the happiest girl around right now!!
I am still in my bed (9:50am) with a huge cup of coffee, a computer in my lap, husband by my side, and Emme is playing with her cousin Hannah in her room. It is rainy outside, the house is clean, the laundry is done (needs to be put away, but folded) and we have lunch plans too.
We are about to get up and get ready for a lunch date at Chick Fil A with our friends Staphanie and Kennedy. Kennedy is a little girl in Emme's class.
Oh, just saw an advertisement for a new Disney Princess movie to start Dec 13th. I think we will make this Emme's movie debut!! David and I decided to plan a great day to see the movie complete with popcorn and treats! We will definately post pics for this day.
It is going to be a fun weekend. Hubby is going to go to the Mavs game with my little brother tonight. They have courtside seats, so of course hubby is stoked. Tomorrow we are going to finish a little Santa shopping and then Saturday night, we are going to head the The Ranch House (Dance!) for some adult time with friends!!!
OOO yeah, hubby and I began planning our winter vacation....Skiing with the whole family!!! Whooohooo!! I have never been, but we are hoping to go with friends too. I can do the bunny slopes with Emme!!

Bad Blogger

Oh have been bad, and I said I wouldn't let up this time blogging. We have been pretty busy...
It may not be a lot of errands we stay busy with, but David has been working tons, so I must entertain Emme at all times, which includes every waking minute with her!!!
I am a bit emotionally drained from the long stint of no husband being home. Even Emme acts out after Daddy has been gone a lot. It is hard on a Daddy's Girl and even harder on Daddy when E is mean to him when he is home.
I am a little irritated with the whole bedtime routine thing, or lack there of.. I try to stay consistand with a book, rock, kisses, but this is were it gets so hard, because she insists on me sitting there watching her go to sleep. I have thing I have got to do, that I have put off until she goes to bed. Anyways, since last Februaury bedtime has been a battle with her. We made the mistake of letting her sleep in the bed with me because she was scared, and now I can't get her back to her room for an entire night. She will go to bed in her as long as I watch her and I can't leave until she is out or it is war melt down. Then after she sleeps for 1 to 3 hours, she is up and comes to get on her pallet in our room, becuase I refuse to let her in our bed. I just want it back to the way it used to be when she would fall asleep in her room, in her bed all by herself and then sleep soundly until 8 or 9. Pity party for myself!! Suggestions accepted, or she could come stay with you!!!
We had soccer tonight, I am figuring out we need some extra coaching on the side. So Dad if you read this, your daughter needs some help from you!! She does like it and they play lots of fun games.
Oh yes, I almost forgot to mention my sweet dear sister's hideous gift she gave Emme! It starts back when Heidi was going to start PreK and I bought her the back pack she wanted. Picture a lovely Disney Princess sparkly number for a backpack, yes, I know lovely! We hate character crap, and do not allow our kids to wear it in public on anything!! So anyhow, Holly always said wait till you have one and payback is hell! She was right, it is hell, she came over with a very sparkly, satin, and shiny, Princess Backpack for Emme. (I will have to take a pic). Well, it could not have been any worse, Emme loves it and could not wait to pack it up for school the next day. She was so proud showing everyone!! Yuck! So much for the cute Roxy backpack I just got her!! So thanks Holly!!!
Post more later of a day to day life!!

A Great Day!!!

What a wonderful day this has turned out to be...

Emme slept late, Daddy took her to school, then I got to shower all by myself! There was no little girl stealing the water or soap, and I had lots of room to move around. Oh the little things!

I then headed to Starbucks and got a holiday favorite...Peppermint Mocha in a red holidat cup. That is my absolute favorite time to the year (except of course Christmas and my Birthday). Anyways, I took the first warm sip and it brought a smile to my mouth. Ah, Heaven!

I then came over to my sisters for a day of hair. Candy our hair dresser took the day to come out to Holly's house to do all of our hair. I am now beautiful and blonder!

Now I have picked up Emme from school and she is awaiting her cousin to be finished with her haircut and then she gets to have hers done. Emme really does very good when she gets her hair cut. She is really very still.

My most favorite thing (almost)!!!

Trick or Treat

We had a BUZZZZZingly good weekend!!

Emme went as a Bumble Bee. She was very excited to dress up for Halloween. I don't think she fully understood what it was when people asked her what she was going to be and she answered with "A Bumble Bee", but after getting dressed up and setting out for treats, she totally got it.

First we set up for our 7th Annual Halloween Dinner at my house complete with Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and LaMadeline Tomato Basil Soup. After a quick dinner, all the kids got into costume and we set off to tackle to neighborhood, looking for porch lights a glow!! Emme caught on fast to only go to the doors that had lights on. She made a hall of yummy candy. She kept trying to eat it the whole time.

After trick or treating for a couple of hours, Me, Emme, Kristy, and Tyler retreated back to my house to relax. Kristy and I watched an old Scream movie and Emme and Tyler trashed her room until almost 11pm. I can't beleive Emme could stay up that late.

We took pics for Daddy since he was at the firehouse.

Oh yeah, Saturday morning, Emme and I headed out to the firehouse to carve 2 pumpkins with Daddy. Mainly Daddy carved and Emme sat and ate chips and brownies and entertained the Firefighters with her silly comments and cute dances!!! She is crazy and loves the attention all those men give her up there!!

Until next time...