Tap & Ballet

Emily started a dance class this year. Mommy thought we would try that instead of doing gymnastics! I think there is less of a chance for her to break her neck in dance :) The class is an hour long and they do both tap and ballet. This is Emily's Christmas present from Mimi and Bub! Thank you Mimi and Bub!

Emily really doesn't know anything about either one, she just likes to dance! So, we went and got her some ballet and tap shoes and a new leotard with a skirt and she was ready to go! She absolutely loves it! Everyday she pretty much asks if its time to go to dance! We have even found a song that they dance to on iTunes and she's been "practicing" at home :)

It is so cute to watch her try to be graceful and do ballet! She just kind of runs around with her arms out, but it's still cute! Her favorite part is in tap when they get to march around to the Mickey Mouse song and "dress up" (pompoms, Mickey Mouse ears, feather boas, pirate hats)! She loves it! They will even have a recital in June...I just can't wait!!! Sorry I don't have very many good pictures. We have to stand outside to watch and it's hard to take pictures through the window!

She's actually doing what she's supposed to :)

Jay's Gator Golf Birthday

Jay invited Emily & Ashley to his 4th birthday party at Gator Golf. Emily had never been to Gator Golf and once I pointed out where it was, every time we drove by there she would say "There's Jay's birthday party. When is it Mommy?"! She didn't even know what Gator Golf was, she was just excited that there was a party there :) Now that she knows what and where it is, every time we drive by she says "That was Jay's birthday party!"

There were quite a few of Emily's friends from church there. They pretty much played the entire course. The attention spans were getting short closer to the end! But that's ok! Emily "made" a hole in one on the first hole! She was excited!

After they played we had pizza and cake at the pavilion! It was such a nice party! Thank you Jay for inviting us :)

Waiting to get her ball and club!

It's a long way to #1!

Who needs a club!Savvy, Emily and Jay, the birthday boy!The whole group!

Elmo's Green Thumb

Tracey and Lily invited Emily and I to go and see Elmo in Ft. Smith. It was on a Tuesday night so we just drove down and back that evening. We left Ashley with Daddy and had a girls night! We went to eat at, where else, Chick-Fil-A before the show :) Emily was so excited because Daddy had just bought her some "Dorothy" shoes (red sparkly flats) at Target and she HAD to wear them to Elmo! The girls were VERY well behaved. They talked the whole way down and the whole way back. And yes, we did not get back until around 10:00! I am so glad Emily has such a good friend in Lily! They call each other "best friends" :)

Posing with Elmo!

Ready for the show to start!

Emily said I had to take a picture of Abby Cadabby!
Silly girls!

Terra Studios & Botanical Garden

While I was gone Daddy, Gigi, Emily & Ashley visited the Terra Studios (home of the Bluebird) and Botanical Garden. According to all reports, they had a great time! Emily got a pink bluebird at Terra Studio and they had a picnic lunch! She also had fun running around at the Botanical Garden!

Emily's 3 Year Checkup

I just cannot believe that Emily is 3 years old! I just don't know where the time has gone! Here is what my 3 year old is doing:

~ Weighs 32 pounds and is 37 1/2" tall

~ Wears size 3T/4T clothes. Completely depends on where I get it!

~ Wears sizes 8-9 shoes

~ Sleeps from 9:00 until about 7:30 in the morning.

~ Takes an afternoon nap around 1:30 and sleeps for 1 1/2 hours.

~ Talks WONDERFULLY! She says so few things wrong! I don't usually correct her when she does, just because they are few and far between!

~ Says "Why" at least 1,000 times a day...I promise! I think this will be Ashley's first word!

~ Loves to read our devotion book every night before we go to bed. She will say "What is today's date!" and then we find it in the book.

~ Loves anything Disney Princess! Anything!

~ Can "read" several of her books!

~ Can sing so many songs! Loves to sing out of the hymnal with me! Knows that Holy, Holy, Holy is hymn #1.

~ Eats very well. Sometimes she will eat 8-10 little frozen pancakes at breakfast! Has eaten 2 PB&J sandwiches at lunch before! Is pretty picky about her meat, she just likes "plain chicken"!

~ Loves to say her prayers at night!

~ Can ride her tricycle very well!

~ Can completely dress herself (as long as everything is "inside out"!)!

~ Can do several puzzles all by herself, including a 20 piece Cinderella one!

~ Seems to do lots of whining!!! Sometimes I can hardly stand all of the whining!

~ Still sucks her thumb, but we are REALLY working on it right now!

~ Is wonderful, beautiful, cute, thoughtful, smart, energetic, loving, sweet, awesome, precious!

~ Will say "I love you Mommy!" without being prompted!

~ Has to give Mommy & Daddy and Ashley hugs and kisses every night!

~ Has the most amazing memory! She remembers things that Mommy and Daddy don't! Blows my mind what all she remember!

Mommy's "Business Trip"

I took a "business trip" to Dallas all by myself! Charles had a few days he needed to schedule off and I said maybe I could go to Dallas to spend some time with Vicky and he could stay home and spend some "daddy" time with the girls :) I told him to take off on Friday, the 21st and Monday, the 24th. Well, he took off on Thursday and Friday the 21st and 22nd. I said that was fine, but that he would have to take the girls to Emily's 3 year check-up and dentist appointment on that Thursday (which is why I had originally told him to take off only on Friday, I knew I was going to have to take the girls :)! After much consideration, he decided to leave it as Thurs and Fri and asked Gigi to come up and stay with Ashley while he and Emily went to the appointments!

I had a great time! Vicky was not back at work yet, but we got to go to the stadium and visit and get a behind-the-scenes look the day before the first home game. Everyone was so stressed out and planning on staying there all night! It was so cool to see everything! There were busses and trucks driving around in the tunnels!

We also went to Founder's Park. The COOLEST park I have ever been to I think! It is right at the end of the runways at DFW!!! You can just sit there and watch airplanes all day! AND they air the Air Traffic Control on a loud speaker! It was just awesome! We were there for over 2 hours I think! I have always had a fascination with airplanes, I could seriously just sit there all day! I highly recommend it to everyone!

I had a great weekend! I am going to have to take "business trips" more often :) Thank you so much to Jeremy, Hadley and Vicky for the wonderful hospitality!

The place is HUGE!

Aunt Vicky & Hadley
Putting down the endzone!

View from Founder's Park!

747 taking off....amazing! How does it get off the ground?!?!?

Love it!

Charles and I finally got new bedding for our bedroom! Our old bedding had several spit-up stains from when Emily was little, we just hadn't ever gotten around to getting a new one! We only make the bed up with the comforter and everything when someone's coming over :)

I have been a big fan of anything blue and brown for a while now! So I had seen one at Bath & Beyond (as Emily says) that I really liked. When I went back, they still had it so I took it as a sign that we needed to get it :) We got a comforter, bed skirt, shams, throw pillows, small throw blanket and 2 valances! I really liked it! The pictures don't quit do it justice, you'll just have to come over to see it :) Now, we have to get new stuff for our bathroom so that it matches the bedroom :)