Fall Feast 2013

Tonight we went to the Fall Festival at church. Emory changed her mind at the last minute and for some reason decided she wanted to go as a cheerleader. So her butterfly/fairy (she has been going back and forth on which one she would be for months) outfit stayed in the closet and cheerleader she was.

 Cason ONLY wanted to be a cowboy. I tried and tried to talk him into something else since he was a cowboy last year, but he was NOT having it.

Cason was not in the picture taking mood so I was not able to get a picture of the two of them together, plus he would only sit in this chair. I was hoping to get a good picture at church but then left my phone in the car and did not feel like battling the flood that was taking place outside to go and get it. The kids had a blast playing games and bouncing in the bounce houses and both came home with lots of goodies!

Breaking News

This morning while eating a yummy waffle for breakfast Emory discovered that she has a loose tooth. She eagerly yelled, "Mommy my tooth is wiggling," and sure enough it was. She is super excited and can't wait for it to come out so she can put it under her pillow.

So now we are counting down the days until it is loose enough to be pulled. She informed me tonight that I needed to buy apples because they help your loose teeth come out. She has requested the big red ones! I can't believe my little girl is already loosing a tooth. I was not expecting this until at least another year, but she did get her first tooth at 4 months so I guess I should have anticipated that she would lose them early too! Emory on the other hand feels she is officially a big kid now! 

Sock Hop Day

Monday the Pre-K and Kindergarten classes at Emory's school celebrated the 50th day of school with a 50's sock hop day. The kids all wore 50's attire and learned about the 1950's.

Emory in her poodle skirt. She wore my high school class ring on a necklace and was super excited. As soon as we got to school I overheard her telling her friend Jocelyn that the ring was very old and special.

The day was filled with activities including a hula hoop contest, bubble gum bubble blowing contest, learning 50's dance moves and enjoying coke and root bear floats. Emory even came home with a souvenir from her first sock hop!

I copied the below picture from the Regents blog and it copied a little fuzzy but you can see how much fun that had at the sock hop!

 



Scary Pumpkins

I dropped the ball this year when it comes to decorating pumpkins. Emory picked the small two during her school pumpkin patch trip and then I finally bought the large one Saturday for Emory to decorate. One good think about procrastination is that by the time you get to the store to buy your pumpkins they are marked down to $2.50!

Emory had wanted to paint the pumpkin's but we ended up using makers, glitter crayons, and puff balls. Cason drew a few lines and circles on his and then was done. I think they still turned out pretty scary!

Emory's School Work

A few of Emory's recent worksheets.

 This is a picture Emory drew of the four of us at the park.

Emory is very into writing her whole name now.

Hair Curlers

Last Sunday Emory asked me to roll her hair before church. She was so excited about it and asked me to take her picture and send it to Grandma so she could see her curlers. After we took the rollers out she told me that no one was going to recognize her at church because her hair was curly! She is such a mess!

Pumpkin Patch 2013

Fall is my favorite time of year. I love the cool crisp air, the changing leaves, colorful mums, and of course pumpkins! Today we took the kids to the pumpkin patch to take a few fall pictures. It was a little chilly outside and Miss Emory got cold not long after we got there so her smile faded fast.

Emory wanted to take a few silly pictures.

I love his big smile!

She has had this expression since the day she was born!



Emory's First Report Card

Emory brought home her first report card today and I opened it with mixed emotions. On one hand I was excited to see her progress but on the other hand receiving it reminded me that she is growing up and no longer my baby girl.

I am one proud Mama!

Emory is doing fantastic in school and I feel like she has adjusted well. She loves to learn and is having fun!

After I took Emory's picture Cason wanted to take one with his powpow (hammer). So here he is saying cheese! 

Pineywoods Fair 2013

It's fair week in Nacogdoches! The kids and I went Wednesday and Thursday night and of course Bradley has been there all week. Wednesday night Rachel, Mckenzie, Lincoln, Mimi, & Peepaw joined us and Thursday Alpie drove over and got to hang out at the fair with us for a little while.

The Petting Zoo was full of animals.

Mckenzie on the merry-go-round.

Emory wants her Daddy to build her one of these so she can practice her roping.

Riding the merry-go-round with Daddy!

We ran into Emory's friend Jocelyn at the fair and the kids rode the jeep ride with her. They had a blast!

Riding the choo choo train! Cason choo chooed and all abroad the entire ride!

My sweet little boy!

Emory rode her first roller coaster and she loved it! She was all smiles the entire time and said it was her favorite ride at the fair.

Cason liked riding the train!

Cason liked the pigs and cows. Here he is posing with one of Bradley's students pig. Bradley asked Cason if he wanted to get in the pin with the pig and Cason said, "NO, it will eat me!"