Nightly Dance Party

Every night Emma requests Andy to play the guitar. It sometimes turns into a dance party.

First Day of School Redo

Emma had her first day of school today at her new school. We decided to change schools because her original school only had two girls out of 13 kids in it. Emma spent the first part of the day as the only girl and then the second part of her day she was with one other girl. Andy and I really did not like the uneven balance of the classroom. Emma thrives on attention from older girls, so we knew we needed to make a change. Thankfully the school that is closer to us, that still has ELE, has a program with 4 girls and 2 boys. It was a perfect fit for us and one of the girls is our neighbor. We were slightly nervous about changing her but we are so glad we did. Emma had a great first day and even talked about another girl in the class that likes cars. It is a perfect fit! I also love her new teachers and all the creative ideas they have. I am so excited for Emma's school year and can't wait to see how she develops with her social skills.

Here are few pics of her before going to her classroom. I swear you could not pay this kid to look at the camera. She is too distracted by all the cars and kids. She has some serious people watching skills.

And now the jumping duo

I love how the two of them enjoy playing together. They always want to do what the other is doing.

Cooking Duo

Who wouldn't want these two cuties cooking for them?!

Their favorite thing to make is cookies. Yum!

Good Friends

Our good friends, Victor and Rachel and their son Elias came over for a visit last night. This wonderful couple introduced Andy and me and we are forever grateful for them. They moved to Washington a few years ago, so we were so excited that they came to visit. We miss having them around. Our kids had a blast meeting each other and hanging out. Their son Elias is full of life and Emma could not get enough of it.

A group shot. This is the best one that came out. The rest were blurry.

Emma with Victor and Rachel. She instantly feel in love with them.

The two jumping beans.

Our little doctor.

An up close shot of Elias.

Emma reading with Rachel.

Abby and Victor.

I hope three years does not go by before we see our good friends again.

Emma's First Day of School 2011-2012

Emma's new school year started today. She was excited when she woke up and was ready to get out the door to school. Me, on the other hand, had first day jitters of my baby being out of the house and missing a summer of no alarm clocks.

We had to take plenty of pictures of her first day. Lately, when we ask her to smile, she likes to stick her tongue between her teeth. Example below.

Someone loves the curtains.

Even Abby woke up early to help take Emma to school.

Emma practicing her "bubble" face.

So cute!

Ready to cross the street to school.

Outside her classroom. She was busy watching all the kids walk by.

Putting up her backpack. They were going to get their lockers after they picked their symbol. Their symbol goes on their locker. Emma informed us that she picked a red car as her symbol.

Emma quickly found the toys to play with.

My sweet little girl.

Emma said she had a good time at school. She loved playing with one of her teachers, Ms. Amy, and meeting her new friends. Frankie seems to be her favorite b/c that is who she talked about the most. She did get upset at the end of the day when she saw the school bus. She thought she had to ride it home and did not like that. Thankfully, her white chariot plans to arrive everyday.

Fashion Trend

Emma is interested in deciding what she wears these days. Her favorite right now is a tank top with guitars on it and pairing it with either a jean skirt or a tutu. Here is a picture of her with the tutu and guitar shirt. She wanted to hike her tutu as high up as she could get it. Oh, how we love this girl!