Skating

On Saturday, Emily went to a birthday party at an ice skating rink.  I had Abigail with me so I told her before hand that I wouldn't be able to get out there with her.  She was nervous but I told her to give it a try and go slow and we'll see what happens. 

Well, she had a blast!  

I was SO PROUD of her!  She is usually very cautious about these kinds of things and if she thinks people are staring at her it makes it worse.  It was really good that I didn't get out there with her because it let her figure it out on her own and give her more confidence.

Once I was sure she would be ok, I took Abigail to the rink next door to go roller skating.  Abigail really wanted to try ice skating but I knew we would just stay a heap on the ice floor the whole time because they would require me to wear ice skates out there.  I had a hard enough time keeping Abigail upright while walking around with her at the roller skating rink.  There were only 4 or 5 kids roller skating so Abigail liked being out there:

Shortly after I took this picture she fell and hit hard.  She had a good cry and told me I couldn't take pictures because I was supposed to help her : )

The girls enjoyed cookie cake and then a little more skate time.  Also, Emily insisted on wearing her PJ top to the rink today.  Ok, sure, no problem:

In other news this past week, Joe went back to work on Saturday and did ok.  It was his first day back after surgery.  Abigail's school made dinosaur eggs and we cut it open to find a baby dino inside:

And after WEEKS of Emily's hair driving me crazy because she never kept barrettes in her hair, I finally convinced her to wear it back one day.  She didn't like it but I basically made her do it.  When she got home from school she said, "Mom, I actually liked having my hair back and out of my eyes today."  SCORE!!!  She even wore a bow several times last week.  This is one happy mama!!!

I can see that beautiful face again!  And last but not least, Emily pulled her 7th tooth Sunday morning!  It had been hanging on for a couple of months now so Joe and I were happy to see that tooth go!