When the cat is away...

The mouse will come out and play.

Abby misses Emma when she is at school but hanging out in Emma's room is a great way to pass time.

Baby Steps

Within the past few days, Will has taken some baby steps. I attempted to capture it on video.

Emma's First Day of Kinder

The day finally arrived. The one I was not too anxious for. Emma had her first day of kindergarten. She woke up early and was very excited for her special day. Everything about the morning made her happy, especially the idea that both mommy and daddy would be taking her to school. Emma did a great job going into the classroom and putting her things away. She loved having her own locker and table with her name on it. When it was time for us to leave is when she got clingy. She never cried but held onto us with extra hugs. She was brave and I tried my best to put my brave face on. There were a few tears but I quickly wiped them away because I wanted her to be happy. We are so very proud of Emma and the strong girl that she is.

My kindergartner. 

She wanted to walk backwards to school.

Off she goes.

In front of her class.

Her locker.

Reading her book while she waits for class to start.

Squeezes

& hugs.

She did a great job at school today. When she was done with school she needed her own time to recharge and refocus. She said she loved recess, trying to look at her teacher during rest time, watching her music teacher be silly, and learning her friend's names. After school, she played school and pretended to be her teacher while lining up toys and naming them after her classmates. She also mentioned that tomorrow is another big day. Hope it is nothing but a great year for her.

That's a Wrap

I can't believe our summer is ending. At the beginning of the summer I just wanted an easy, fun, slow summer. For the most part it was easy and fun but it was definitely not slow. Most of my blogging over the summer covered many of our fun events but there were a few things I never mentioned.

Both girls got to take gymnastics. They loved it!

We visited the library every week and had fun listening to stories and seeing our friends.

Emma continued swim lessons with her friend Gracie.

This was our first year to put Emma in camp. I was nervous at first but she loved it. She attended a social skills camp and an inclusion readiness camp.

She also got to do Science Camp. I was thoroughly impressed with this camp and hope to do it again. We loved being with some great friends.

Abby grew a deeper love for make-up and would take it upon herself to find it and put it on.

Emma got to have a one on one meeting with her teacher and we are all feeling great for the school year. Very excited about her teacher and how ready she is for Emma.

And Abby feel head over heals in love with dance. She cannot get enough of it and she is so very proud of her moves. She is anxious for her fall class to start.

It was a great summer filled with many wonderful memories.

Motoring Around

Little man loves walking in the water. He is so darn cute doing it.

Take Your Kid To Work Day

Andy's work hosted their annual take your kids to work day. The kids always love this event because they love to see where Andy works.

The water pond is always a big hit.

Working hard in daddy's office.

Checking out the frisbee throwing robot.

Driving and chasing cars.

Checking out the view.

The fire department made an appearance.

Kinder Camp

Kinder camp brought out the silliness in Emma.

For me, it brought out my nerves and sadness. I am so not looking forward to the start of kinder. It is a huge step in our lives. It is the beginning of her becoming more independent and growing up faster than I want. Emma is my little warrior that I want to protect at all times. I get nervous because she is not like most kids her age. I pray that someone out there will want to attach themselves to her and be her friend, even when she has difficulty showing her friendly side. For her, learning what it means to be a friend just needs to click on in her mind. I hope kinder can provide that for her along with a year of great memories. 

Love you sweet girl and I hope you don't get tired of me because I am signing up for everything I can volunteer for. =)

Is It Halloween Yet?

Because these girls are ready.

They are in love with dressing up in their costumes from two years ago. I think they can still pull them off.

Memories from two years ago.

Eye Exercises

One night at dinner, Emma demonstrated to use how to do eye exercises. She is too funny!

A short video of her demonstrating how to do it.

Happy 10 Months William Matthew

Happy 10 months to our little man! I think I need to start planning his first birthday party because it is right around the corner. Crazy! 

Little man is a nonstop baby. I think he must channel the energizer bunny because he never stops moving. He is always up to something and constantly getting into trouble. Good thing he is so cute because it makes it easy to just laugh off everything.

William Matthew at 10 months:

• Completely off of purees.
• Loves to eat anything we put in front of him. Hope that never changes.
• Still bad at napping.
• Has learned to stand and jump in his crib. I think he will probably learn to climb out of it before he is 2.
• Can sign "all done" and "more.
• Learned to wave and point.
• Starting to enjoy reading books.
• Loves to dance and listen to music.
• Can climb all the way to the top of the stairs.
• Loves to pick up every last crumb he can find on the floor.
• Enjoys being with his sisters and taking their toys.
• Always wants to be part of the group.
• Can walk around furniture.
• Loves to be outside and ride in his car.
• Full of smiles and love and enjoys being snuggled.

William at 10 months.

Sporting his first mohawk. It really only works if you use tons of greasy sunscreen.

 

Rode in a shopping cart for the first time and truly did not care for it.

Loves to climb and go after remotes.

Guitar lessons with daddy. 

Loves to dig out all the shoes.

A short video of his dance moves.

A Few More From Jersey

I found a few more pics on Andy's phone that I wanted to share. 

Play time with Rosa.

Tushy pats from Yaya.

 

Snuggles from cousin Olivia.

 

More snuggles with Yaya.

Train time with Grandpa.

Famous Princeton alums: Albert "Emma" Einstein.

First Lady Michelle "Abby" Obama.