A Night Out

Mickey was invited to a dinner party for work last night. I was excited to have a reason to get dressed up and go out with my husband. (The kids were excited to have a babysitter!) We got to eat dinner under the Saturn V in the new Davidson Center. I have seen these rockets for years, and I was even awed by the size of the rocket. Mickey teased me enough that I didn't take any pictures. As you can see, Mickey just loves it when I take pictures. Here is a picture of the rocket that is outside the Davidson Center. Imagine it turned on its side, suspended from the ceiling and us eating dinner under it. It was amazing.

Bespectacled

Last week, Beth was trying to read a flashcard when I realized that she couldn't see the 2 inch numbers! I was horrified that my baby has been unable to read anything that was far away. I got her into the optometrist a few days later. He concurred with my observations so we were off to pick out her first pair of glasses. Of course, Beth was so excited to wear glasses. She went straight to the Hannah Montana glasses and picked these out. I think she looks adorable. But best of all, she can see!

Fun Run

Yesterday was the annual Fun Run put on by the local hospital. Last year, Jacob was our only child who wanted to run. It happened to be unseasonably hot that year and it just about killed Jacob off. I thought he would never want to do it again. Well, I guess it is like childbirth for me..he forgot and wanted to do it again. Luckily, the weather was fantastic! Beth and Jacob were excited about running again. Plus, Emma decided that she wanted to run too. Beth didn't want to wait for her age group so she ran (or should I say walked) with Emma's group.

Jacob's group was first and he did it all by himself. Mickey had run with him last year, so I was a little worried about him out there by himself. I met him at each turn and found him running well. He cut about 5 minutes off his time from last year. He told me that a guy in a yellow shirt ran with him and kept him going. (They have high school aged kids out in the race to run with the kids.)

Then we went on to cheer Beth and Emma (and Mickey too)! I figured that Emma would be tired at the first turn. We saw her coming and she was running and having a great time. Beth was concerned because Emma had fallen and cried for a minute. Emma on the other had was fine and didn't care! For the last 50 yards of the race, parents cannot run with their kids. At this point, knowing Emma, I thought she would throw a huge fit and stop running. Then I spotted her,without Beth, running toward the finish line. She was doing it! Beth enjoyed her stroll and finished 2 minutes behind Emma.

They all had a great time. They each got a participation ribbon and t-shirt. Emma cracks me up! She keeps telling Beth that she was fast and Beth was slow. Beth continues to amaze me. This kind of teasing would irritate me. Beth just smiles and says encouraging things to Emma.

Emma also holds onto her ribbon and says that she won. Whatever makes her happy! We had a great time and we are looking forward to next year's run.

First Day of Preschool

Emma went to her first day of preschool yesterday. She was so excited to go. I was worried about seperation issues but I had no need to fear! She got out of the car and went straight in. Of course, it helped to have her friend, Riley already there.

I helped Emma put up her backpack and then said goodbye. I don't even know if she noticed I left. She was so happy to be there.

While I was gone, I admit that I was worried about Emma the whole time. Did she miss me? Was she upset? Was she crying? Of course, when I went to pick her up, she was having a great time on the playground. When she finally realized I was there, she ran to me just beaming! Once we got in the car, she couldn't stop talking. She told me everything that she had learned that day.

It was a fantastic day! I am already looking forward to the next preschool day. :)

Happy Birthday Jason!

I hope you have a great day!

Are you ready for the movie?

For all the Twilight fans! Thanks Laurie for posting this on facebook!

Fabulous!

My friend Heather and I get together about once a week for a play-date. Emma and Riley are great friends and look forward to the play-dates as much I do! A few months ago Emma was having a great time playing dress up at Heather's home with Riley and his big sister Madi. The picture above is one of the many choice outfits that Emma created.

Well, fast forward a few days. Emma and I were at home and she seemed to be bored. I suggested that she could play dress up and do a fashion show for me. She gave me a look like that seemed to say, "Mom, you just don't understand." She said that she couldn't dress up alone. Then she said, "I cannot look fabulous without Riley."