Wow!! My baby is in Kindergarten!!!

Last year when I dropped Emma off at school for the first time I cried...a lot. This year, my heart ached slightly at the thought of her growing up so fast ...but I was not as sad as last year. We both know what to expect this year and she has lots of friends who were waiting there to hug her and welcome her back. Last year we only knew one girl so Emma was a little shy, at first anyway. So, we took the traditional first day pictures, one in front of the school and one with the teachers. ( I will post them later) and then off she went. She didn't look back...I grabbed her to hug and kiss her as she speed away but she just said "Bye MOM". I am glad she isn't one of those kids who holds on to the Mom's leg and cries and has to be peeled off...but a little " I'll miss you" would have been nice.
After she went in her class a friend and I walked down to the cafeteria for the Yahoo/Boohoo breakfast with the other parents. I thought I would be fine this year. I was actually thinking this morning "Yahoo" she is going back to school. I will be able to get so much more done at work now, but then as I sat there sipping my coffee and eating my danish...something changed. I started thinking about her growing up and how soon she was going to be gone and my yahoo....turned into a boohoo. I was overwhelmed with emotion and had to leave. I threw my food away and walked out. I barely made it to the car before I started bawling. What is my problem???? I am a little pre-menstrual, but I was NOT expecting that. I thought I was going to be fine this year, guess I was wrong. I have been teasing my sister-in-law about this same thing for YEARS. She used to cry every year and I didn't get it....now I do. Sorry Stace....you were right. Why is it that everything I teased her about is now coming true in my life with my child?? I think God must have a great sense of humor!!!
So...what about you? Did you/will you cry on the first day of school?

How cool is that???

OK, so my friend Dana lives next door to Chris who is on So you think you can Dance. Apparently, tonight he and his friends are in town visiting. So, Dana and I are on the phone and she tells me and I say " you should so go over and have your picture taken with them" ....and she did!

I am so jealous!!!! Why don't these things ever happen to me????

WooHoo Emma is reading!!

Last weekend I noticed Emma trying to sound things out as we were driving...billboards, street signs, etc. I listened and she knew all of her sounds really well. I thought that maybe I should pull out the "Bob books". ( If you are not familiar, they are early reader books. Think Dick and Jane. ) So, tonight I pulled the books out just to give it a try. I couldn't believe it!!! She just started sounding out the words ( granted, they are only 3 letter words) and ended up reading about 4 of the books. We even called my Mom and Dad and Aunt Stacey and Uncle Dave and MADE them listen to her read over the phone. I am sure they were thinking "why the heck did I answer the phone", but whatever, she was proud of herself and wanted to share it. Can't blame her....I am proud of her too!!!

While I am very happy for her it is yet another milestone gone. Emma is growing up so fast. Sometimes it makes me want to cry. Her life is just speeding by me. I know all too soon she will be grown. Being a Mommy is so hard....but I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Lord, please help me to remember what a privilege it is to be a Mommy and not take it for granted. Help me to cherish all the little moments with Emma and remember that all too soon these times will be gone.

Disney Cruise ....here we come!!!

So, I couldn't come up with anywhere I was really crazy about taking Emma this summer. We all have been talking about doing a Disney cruise for awhile now. We even sent away for the free DVD that tells you all about it. So, as I said in my previous post, when I mentioned taking Emma this summer by myself, Tim was NOT happy. So, I decided not to do that. Then we were out of town with some friends last weekend and they said that they were going on a Disney cruise over Labor Day weekend. So, long story short...we are going with them!!! The cruise is Sunday through Thursday and then we are going to hang around and go to all the parks through the weekend and come back Monday.
I am so excited!!! I can't wait to see Emma's reaction to everything. I know that she is going to LOVE it!! We even made a reservation to have dinner with the Princesses one night when we are at Epcot.
I got a really good deal on the cruise and then Disney is offering free dining plans right now when you buy your hotel and hoppers together though them. I was even able to use miles to buy our airline tickets.

I CAN'T WAIT!!!

Vacation

So, I am thinking of taking Emma for a little vacation this summer....just she and I. I think she is old enough now and we could have a lot of fun. But, I am having trouble coming up with somewhere to take her. I was thinking about taking her on a Disney cruise. I actually even found a REALLY great deal on one, but then Tim vetoed that idea. We have been thinking about doing that as a family for a long time now, so he would prefer if we include him in that one. So....now I don't know. We already did the Great Wolf Lodge, we did Sea World last year.......

Anybody have any ideas??? I would love some input.

I love scrapbooking !!!!!!!!!

This past weekend I went away with 2 of my girlfriends to a scrapbooking retreat.....it was great!!! It was nice to get away and relax with friends and... I got 46 pages done! Yea!!!



It was definitely the nicest place we have been so far. Usually we have to order our meals out or fix food for ourselves while we are there, which is fine, but it does take time away from our scrapbooking. But oh no...not this time. We were so spoiled this weekend! We were in a large room in the back , with nice comfy chairs, a stocked drink refrigerator and loads of snacks. Then, the best part.....at meal times, a sweet girl would come in and say "ladies your meal is ready". I love her, I want her to come and live with me. It was so nice to be able to just come to the table, have great food to eat and then go back to scrapbooking while someone else cleans up. How nice is that?? If I ever win the lottery.... I'm gonna get me one of those.



Anyway, it was a fun weekend. Lots of scrapping, good friends, good food and adult conversation. Love it!!

My WII addiction

Seriously......I used to laugh at people who liked video games......but now, I am addicited. I love our new WII. I love the bowling and the boxing!! Boxing is my FAV!!! I love smacking that little guy until he goes flipping over and has stars circling his head. How fun is that???

Emma is loving it too!! She HAS to box every morning before school. I think I am living with the lighweight champion of Texas. She seriously kicks booty!

We are even having friends over this weekend to have a WII championship tournament.
It is going to be so fun!

It all started because my friend showed me a video about the new WII fitness that is coming out in May. It looks so amazing! It is like a personal trainer in box. You can even do Yoga. So, I bought a WII so I could do the fitness thing, I never thought I would like all this other stuff. I can't wait until the fitness thing arrives on my door step.
Today I bought the Winter Sports game. It has skiing, bobsleding, ice skating, speed skating....I can't wait to try it tonight!!!

How about you? Have you played a WII before? Do you love it??

Sweet and Sassy

Emma's school had a Gala and Auction to help raise money for the school. They had a party for 4 girls to go to Sweet and Sassy for the afternoon. One of Emma's friends mother won it in the auction. She invited Emma to go along. The girls had SO much fun!! They were picked up from school in a pink limo. They then went to Sweet and Sassy and had their hair, nails and make up done. I am glad that Emma was able to go and have such a fun afternoon with her friends.

My baby...the golfing girl !!

Well, Emma has decided that she LOVES golf...at least this week. Which thrills her Father. Tim likes to play golf and I used to play a little but since I had Emma it wasn't really very easy to go and play. But, now that she is bigger we can just take her along. She has been out with Tim several times before, but today we all three went and I must say....we had a lot of fun. Emma especailly likes riding in the golf cart. She has her own little set of pink clubs and looks quite cute carrying them around. I would like to start playing again too. I think maybe we will try some lessons for the two of us this summer. It was fun to be outside and doing something that we all enjoyed.

Friends

I have really been struggling with some stuff lately..... Sometimes I feel stupid sharing with people, so I just keep things to myself. This time a friend of mine called right in the middle of it all and I anwsered the phone. Why?..I don't know. Anyway, I was a ball of mush, so I blurted it out. Long story short....they have all rallied around me and made me feel loved. I really appreciate that. Sometimes I feel like I am out here all alone, but not this time. I am thankful that God has placed so many awesome people in my life. I guess he knew that I was going to need them. Thank you guys so much!!! I really appreciate all of you.