Fall Fun

We had a fabulous time at the Wylie downtown Trick or Treat event. It is so nice to live in a small town and be able to do all the fun events that small towns can do.

We went early to downtown wylie with our best buds Tyler and Kristy and ate pancakes at Ballard Street Cafe (yummy) then headed outside for more treats and bounce houses you could ever imagine. The best part was that it was all completely free!!

Tyler and Emme all dressed up
Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, my precious Bumble Bee
Here is a picture of Emme at soccer from the other day, I finally uploaded pics and was able to post. She did so good. She is thankfullly coordinated like her Daddy!!

More posts to come tomorrow on all our fun Halloween events!!

To Blog, Or Not To Blog.....

That is the question!!
I will take another stab at blogging and see if I can keep it up. I really like to blog, I think it will be fun to look back on and read the old posts someday. So here I go again!!
I will begin with today...
We woke up to our lunch plans being cancelled, so we planned another outing for us girls. We got dolled up and headed to the nail salon for Emme to get her Halloween nails and toes. Very cute orange with jack-o-lantern thumbs and big toes. Then we set off to Northpark for some unneeded shopping and lunch at LaMadeline. Emme is a great shopper, especially when you get free gum at the Sketchers store!! We got Emme some unneeded clothes and a Birthday gift. I did however, not get sucked in to the $80 boots for Emme I so badly wanted to buy her!! I pat myself on the back for saying NO!!
When we got home, we planted Pansies in the front flower beds and Emme mowed the lawn woth her cute pink mower and had some great scooter time!
Our friends Kristy and Tyler stopped by for some visiting time and then we all headed off to the very first day of Soccer. Emme did great. She is thankfully very coordinated just like her Daddy! She loved it. Anything that girl can do to move and be with people, she is happy.
After soccer, you can imagine how hungry E was. So we met The Kieser's at Houlihans for dinner. There we had the worst dining experience we had had in a very long time. It took for ever and the waiter kept forgetting about us and called us "Dude". Maybe I am too old, but I am not "Dude".
Anyways, while at dinner, Holly and I decided to suprise Heidi with a new Poodle skirt for 50's day at school tomorrow. She is going to be shocked when she gets up in the morning to find a beautiful handmade Poodle skirt hanging on the closet door. Holly had gone out to find her a white button-up to wear with her jeans rolled up and bobby socks, but she did not think that was very cute, so she did not want to dress up. She said if she could pick it would be a beautiful pink poodle skirt. So that is just what we made. Holly made the skirt part and I freehanded a poodle with a diamond embellished collar and leash. Wish I could see her face in the morning!
Ok, so now I am in bed and getting excited for tomorrow when Emme goes to school and Daddy and I have some time to ourselves. Whoohoo!!!

Alright, I know I blogged a lot about today, but it was a good day. I hope to blog again tomorrow and I will post pics from the nail salon and soccer!!

Miss Independent

Well, this morning, I told Emme to go get some clothes on so we could run some errands...and look what my very big girl picked out. She put on her pants and brought the shirt to me and said "it match?" I did not have the heart to tell her that it did not look so good together, so I pleased her and she was so proud. I mean, the shirt and pants both have pink in them!!!
Look close and you can see the pants are on inside out! She completed the outfit with turquoise flip-flops and a pink bow! She is so big. I even let her go inside the donut store to get a donut!

Now here she is at my favorite time...when she is sleeping!!! Last night Emme evidentally could not be out of the same room as me, so she pulled my big down comforter and my pillow onto the couch and fell asleep while I worked on the computer. Ahhhh, she was quiet. Her motor mouth runs constantly. She is such a girl, talking nonstop about anything and everything. Anyways, when I picked her up to take her to the bed, she was so upset because she wanted to sleep in the living room!

Ah, I just love her even though I would love to have earplugs installed in my ears!!!

Prissy Britches

I cannot beleive that I have created such a prissy little girl. Last night we went to some friends house that live in Glen Rose. They live on acreage out in the country. Their little boy is four, Ryder. He is so cute and such a "Boy". He was running around in his underwear, riding his 4 wheeler, and catchin frogs. He kept trying to get Emme to touch the frog but she wouldn't. She would run over to us in fear of that frog.

They were really cute and we had a great time. Ryder gave emme a ride in his Gator tractor in his underwear. It was hilarious. They played in a big galvanized bucket of dog water and got down and dirty. As soon as we got into the car 10:45, Emme was snoozing. She played hard and had a blast. David and I also had a great time. Can't wait to return and take Emme to Fossil Rim and the Dinosaur Park.

Today, we will just hang out at home and recover from our busy week of school, swim lessons, programs, friends, and playing so that we can have a great next 2 days with Daddy playing in the dirt while we put in 6 flowerbeds in the backyard.

Summertime!!

Well, it has officially has begun....
Today was the last day of school for me and Ms. Emme. We had a fabulous time at our end of the year field day. Bounce house, face paint, sidewalk chalk, painting, and Pizza Party!!
This year was such a fun year for E. She grew so much and started to talk in full whole sentences. Which by the way, she never shuts up!!! (gotta love it) Emme had 2 fabulous teachers that showered her with so much love. Thanks Ms. Kim and Ms. Bottom ( Autumn)!
I had a new experience this school year too as the Pre-k teacher for Northplace Church. I never thought I could have the patience or the love it takes to be a teacher, but I pulled thru and made it. I was even sad today to say goodbye. It was a great experience, and made some great new friends to boot. Can't wait to keep in touch with them and let our kids play and grow together.
Well, we kicked off our summer with a nap, working in our veggie garden, and a bike ride to Aunt Holly's house. Tomorrow, Daddy is off to play with us. Picnic? Zoo? Who knows what all we have in store for Miss Emme this summer!

"Mommy I can't like Underwear"

The other day when we had such awful thunderstorms, it woke Emme and I from our nap. We were snuggly together in my bed and it was very dark, she woke up saying "Mommy, I can't like Underwear" It was so funny she was talking about the thunder. So we had underwear storms at our house! Oh and the can't like, she says she can't want to do something or can't like it! I love it.
Her new word this week is "kind of" She kinda has to potty or she kinda can't like that. I do love how she talks.
I am looking for ideas of things we can go and do. If you have any ideas, send them our way.

Bedtime Nightmares

OMG, Emme is having the hardest time going to bed. She was sleeping perfectly in her own bed all night long until like 9 am. That was heaven for me...but that can't last forever. For the last couple of months she gets up around 7 or 7:30. That is fine too. Now she won't go to sleep. She is now only sleeping in our bed and we have to lay with her until she is out. The worst thing about that is that isn that I wake up with bruises on my ribs. Seriously, bad bruises.
What do i do?? I am longing for a good nights sleep, but I don't see it happening any time soon.
What I really want to do.... and for those of you reading without kiddos, you can already do this and you won't realize what a huge deal it is. Anyhow, I want to go and stay in a hotel all by myself. No kids, no husband, no dog, no phone, no to do list, no cleaning, no laundry, no breakfast, lunch, or dinner to make, no sippys to find, and no babies to put to bed. Just one night is all I am asking for. Oooo, you know, come to think of it, Mother's Day is coming up. I could do that. Oh wait, husband is working that day, so I will be on full blown duty that day too.
Well, one of these days I will work it into my schedule, so until then, I will keep doing what I do. I really do love my job as a Mommy and would not trade it for the world. It is the most fun and I am my own boss. I guess one good thing about E insisting I go to bed with her, is my day is over at 8 pm too.
It is bedtime!!!