Dr. Seuss Week

Emily finished the week out with a fun activity each day for Dr. Seuss week.  On Tuesday she wore green for green eggs and ham.  I asked Emily how she liked it and she said, "I didn't really like it".

On Wednesday she had Wacky Hat Day:

 I ate lunch with Emily and then read Wacky Wednesday to her class:

On Thursday they made hats like Cat in the Hat and had shirts that the teacher made them.   Then on Friday they all got to wear pajamas.

On Tuesday afternoon the girls got their haircut.  Emily asked for her hair to be cut above her shoulders so that's what they did:

 

I left town on Thursday night to meet my college roommates for our annual get together!!!

Winter Break

Last week was Emily's winter break.  PawPaw and DeeDee came to visit for a few days and we stayed so busy that we didn't get 1 picture of their visit!  I'm sad I didn't get a picture.  On Sunday before break started we had lunch with friends from church:

Then on Monday we met some friends for lunch at ChikFilA and went to the park to play.  We met these girls at the pool 2 summers ago and the girls ended up going to school together last year and summer camp together.  They will be at camp again this summer and already can't wait for our pool to open again:

On Tuesday PawPaw and DeeDee came and we had fun together going to fabric stores and letting the girls play while I worked.  Joe had Tuesday off to go back to the doctor for his back.  We think we have found the reason for his back problems so hope this will put an end to his back and leg pain.

On Friday Joe got a shot for his back so that afternoon we took the girls to CatchAir:

 After watching Emily go down the slide several times Abigail finally agreed to go down with me.  She enjoyed it so much that I had a hard time keeping up with her to go down 2 more times.  By that point my ankle had had enough and Joe's back was done sitting in the chairs watching the girls run around so we headed home.

That evening we enjoyed a dinner out while the grandparents ate dinner at home with the girls.  A nice treat!

We are back to school today and this week is Dr. Seuss week at school.  Today Emily dressed as a vet for career day because they are reading "Oh the Places You Will Go"!

On Tuesday they will wear green for Green Eggs and Ham, Wednesday is wear a wacky hat for Wacky Wednesday.  I will read that book in their class on Wednesday.  Thursday is The Cat in the Hat Day and their teacher has made t-shirts for them to wear.  And Friday is PJ day for Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book.  Should be a fun week!

Injuries and Adventures

After my last post I had an ankle injury.  Last Wednesday I got ready to go to my exercise class and hopped in the van to quickly get the girls down in the cul de sac.  Of course as always I was in a hurry.  I asked the girls to jump in and got out to buckle Abigail.  I stepped off the curb and twisted my ankle so bad that sight and sound started closing in on me and I had to will myself not to pass out.  Instead of stepping off the curb I actually stepped down by a sewer drain so it was at an incline.  Luckily my neighbor was outside and came over to see if I was ok.  He had to drive my van home and help me hobble in to the sofa.  He even set me up with an ice pack and trash can because I felt nauseous.  I called Joe and told him he needed to head home.  My sweet friend Rachel came to the rescue by coming by to get the girls, get their PJs packed in case we were going to be late getting xrays.  I thought for sure my ankle was broken.  Joe wheeled me into an urgent care and the xrays didn't show a break!  Hallelujah!  Only a bad sprain.  But the doctor hooked me up with pain medicine and steroids to get the swelling down.  So for that reason alone I was glad we went to the doctor that night.  Here's a picture of my ankle while we were waiting on xrays:

He asked me to stay off of it for several days and gave me an ankle brace to wear once I could put weight on it.  We got home in enough time to pick the girls up from Rachel's before they fell asleep.  They were so disappointed that they couldn't have a slumber party with their friends!  Joe took off work on Thursday to let me keep my foot elevated.  That was a blessing because I think it really helped in the healing process.  We borrowed crutches from someone at church so on Friday I could get around without putting weight on my foot.  

Then on Friday night poor Emily woke us up with a stomach bug so I was so thankful that I could put weight on my foot by Saturday morning to help her.  She didn't move from the couch until Monday morning when I finally got her to eat a little bit of food.  She lost some weight in those couple of days and looked so little when she went back to school on Tuesday.

She was excited to get back on Tuesday because her class had decorated Mardi Gras floats and got to have a parade in the hallways at school.  I was impressed with Emily's float:

 

 That evening the girls lined up their animals so Emily could have a parade and pass out beads and treats to us and all the animals:

 

On the 14th the girls had fun at their Valentine Parties and came home with lots of cards and treats:

The girls have also had lots of fun setting up their animals for tea parties, watch TV with, and to read stories to:

 I also went to my semi annual consignment sale that I participate in and found a bike for Emily and a tricycle for Abigail.  It was beautiful weather Friday afternoon to try out their new wheels.  I was able to get both for $27.  Not bad:

On Friday night we went to the mall because Emily wanted to use the rest of her birthday money to get her AG doll a lunch box.  After her purchase they all ate dinner in the food court.  Her doll ate her dinner out of her new lunch box:

 Abigail also got up the courage to ride the carousel for the first time!!!!!! (Sorry the picture is so blurry.  My phone battery was about to die)

 We also stopped at the Lego store to get Abigail her first Lego set.  We stayed in this store for over an hour picking out things to get.  Here is Abigail's proud princess purchase:

When the girls got home they wanted to play with their new Legos right away:

When it was time for bed they put "covers" on their new Lego girls:

We had an eventful couple of weeks!  Joe and I looked funny hobbling around the mall with the girls because my ankle was still sore and Joe's back is still bothering him.  We are too old before our time!

Goings on . . .

We have been busy since Emily's birthday party!  Here is what we have been up to.  Mrs. Reynolds found out Emily got an AG doll for her birthday and let her bring it to class one day.  She was so excited:

On the Sunday after Emily's party, I went to a sewing class to make this purse.  It turned out so good that this is my favorite project that I've ever worked on:

 

I also found a free wallet pattern on line and made this wallet to match my purse.  I was super excited about how it turned out as well.  I put in a zipper and it has 6 slots for credit cards and a place for cash:

 

 

 Monday was a holiday so the girls enjoyed an extra day at home.  Emily worked on 2 craft projects that she got for her birthday.  Art that you can put on your windows and this music box:

  

 Then the that Friday, we had a bad weather scare so they cancelled school . . . even though no bad weather ever came our way : )  So the girls entertained themselves by lining up all their animals to watch a movie.  Each animal has a coin or ticket to get in to see the movie:

 Emily also decided to dress up in the hat and tutu she got from Grandma for Christmas:

 

 On Saturday evening we went to Tara's 40th birthday party!  It was great to see her parents and brother.

 The girls also enjoyed putting matching PJs on their dolls and animals:

 

  

We also bought Valentine cards so Abigail took her extras and gave each of her animals a Valentine card:

 

 Friday night Emily's school had a chili and Bingo night.  The girls ate hot dogs and we also ate chili:

 

 Emily played Bingo to the bitter end in the hopes that she would win one of the prizes.  She didn't win but learned it was sometimes ok just to play the game.  She did get excited when they announced that anyone that didn't get a prize that night could go to the front to get a jump rope . . . so she didn't go home empty handed:

Birthday Party!

On Saturday we had Emily's birthday party at the house.  We invited 16 kids and all of them came!  Luckily it was pretty enough to go outside.  I never thought Emily could have a birthday outside so this was a blessing.

Emily requested a pinata for this party so we got a Barbie one.  It was the kind where each child could pull 1 string until the candy fell out.

 Unfortunately this little girl didn't understand the concept of 1 string at a time and after only 2 kids had a try she pulled all the strings out . . . .

 Oh well, the kids didn't seem to mind . . .

 After the kids played for a while we had cake.  Tara made this cake for me:

 Rachel did some face painting for us:

 

  

After face painting Emily opened her gifts:

Emily had a great party with her friends.  Everyone played well together and had a fun time!