Andy's Summer do

We took Andy to get shaved for the summer. We have never done this before- he seems very happy! It took us a while to get used to his new look. When we picked him up from the groomer Emerson told the man "That's not our dog" I kept insisting that it was Andy but she kept holding her hand up telling him that that is not the same dog we brought in this morning. I am excited that I wont have to sweep and vacuum every single day! I didn't even know that this wasn't normal to vacuum everyday!

Phone Pictures

I have so many pictures on my phone this week so I thought I would just dedicate a blog post to my cell phone pictures

I got this great new rug today for my bathroom. I loved the rug but nothing in my house is the gray color except the master bath.

Caroline was in heaven on the baby doll aisle at Target. She didn't want to leave any baby behind. Suprisingly we didnt buy and baby dolls. v

Caroline had an MRI last week- she has had a whirlwind week. We found out our almost 3 year old was aspirating fluids- aka when she drinks it goes into her lungs so we have been to multiple dr appointments trying to figure out what is causing this or how we can treat it. At least now we know why she coughs all the time.

Caroline's big girl bed- I got the bedding at Target this week- I hesitated to get white but I figured since it was on sale and washable it was worth the price.

A few pictures

Here are a few pictures of the house as we get it set up. Don't think I have it all under control at 2 weeks- I am only showing you the good rooms with out boxes

I am the 1%

Extra holes

Caroline was so happy as you can tell- she kept jumping up and down saying "I get my ears pierced too!" I hadn't planned to get hers done but she kept saying yes and she watched Jessie and Emerson. Pictures are below

Emerson was so excited to finally get her ears pierced. She started asking to get them done a few months ago. I kept putting it off because I wasnt sure if she was old enough. But then I found out Jessie, my niece wanted hers done too so Misha and I decided to do it together! Emerson went first! (I was a little nervous that we wouldn't get further than the black dots marked on her ear) She did great- more than great- she didn't even cry. They did both ears at the same time. She was all smiles! At bedtime tonight she asked if she could take them out now. I think getting them pierced was the easy part and the drama will be taking care of them and turning them!

Caroline's turn. Love that face. I promise she asked to do it. Kirt was there too and said we might as well get it over with.

She didn't cry when they did it- after the girls walked off she burst into tears. I may have shed a tear too- I felt really bad about letting her do it. A little mommy guilt that she was crying.

Jessie, Caroline, and Emerson with their beautiful ears.

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Beach preview

Best Friends

Cutie Pies- Caroline and Andrew

Childrens Aquarium

We went to the Childrens Aquarium in Fair Park today! The kids and I both needed a fun break from looking for houses, packing, and keeping our house clean! We went with our friend from Charleston, SC- her husband and Kirt have been best friends since high school- and her baby and Meredith and Andrew met us too! My kids LOVED Ellie- They wanted to push her stroller, give her a bottle, play with her hold her hands. Ellie was such a good baby and Heidi was appreciative of the help!

Emerson and the albino alligator. She wore a button on her shirt that said "Birthday Girl" and loved for people to ask if it was her birthday and she would smile and say "No, not today". We have worn this for 2 days so far- we will see it may become our new accessory!

Ellie, Andrew, Caroline, Emerson, and Sam

Up close and personal with the sting rays- the kids could pet them, they would come right up if you put your hand in the water.

Of course I couldn't resist a cute photo-op of Andrew and Caroline! They LOVE each other- they hop around and hold hands. I will post a cute video of them in a minute.

Swimming like a fish

So this may be our new hangout- we are moving at the begining of July and when we took Sam to tour the new school we found this great shopping area with a beach park and spray fountains for the kids to play! The kids are so excited and can't wait to go back! The area was full of young kids and moms! It will be a great way to meet people in our new neighborhood!

The kids are also taking swimming lessons! Emerson learned to swim last summer but apparently she forgot how but she caught on quickly and now she can swim across the entire pool even stopping to take breaths! That is big for a 4 year old! And Caroline- cried for 5 out of 7 lessons- the last two days she caught on and smiled and played. She needs another set of lessons (or two) before she will be swimming after the other kids!

The last day they made a train with the swim noodles- it is an indoor pool so it was so nice not to worry about sun screen!

We took lessons with my friends little ones- Ellery and Andrew! I think Lori, Meredith, and I enjoyed catching up during swim lessons as much as they enjoyed swimming!

1, 2, 3 strikes your out

Spring Baseball is coming to an end and I couldn't resist getting my camera out to take pictures of my favorite 8 year old.

Hug them a little tighter

Friends of ours lost their 2 year old today. He drowned in their backyard pool. It has consumed my mind this afternoon and all I want to do it hug and kiss on my kids. It could so easily happen to anyone- drowning is the number one most preventable accident but one minute in lack of supervision and it can happen to any of us! I don't know if it is my history as a pediatric nurse that makes me so freaked out about this. I remember everyone of my near-drownings- I can tell you the room number and what they looked like- it is forever ingrained in my head. It breaks my heart that this family didn't get to say goodbye to him and they thought they had safety barriers in place. Please keep this family in your prayers tonight and enjoy EVERY moment with your kids. Life is so precious and not to be taken for granted.

Circus Ballerina

One of my favorite nights of the year! Emerson's dance recital!

Spoiled! She got 4 bouquets of flowers. I arranged them in a vase and she wants them on her dresser. She was twirling and doing her "pretend" cartwheels in the aisles.

Getting ready at Sweet and Sassy

Circus Ballerina

Preschool Graduate

Emerson It looks like a pirate hat but it is a graduation cap

Luke & Emerson have been friends since they were 2

Emerson and her teacher with their 2011 shades

Emerson graduated from Preschool today! She was so excited to sing and throw her hat in the air. She will go to pre-K next year since she has an August birthday then onto Kindergarten.

Baseball 2011 Sam

Emerson Signing

Emerson suprised me the other day when the song "You are my God" came on the radio she started doing sign language. I assume she learned it at preschool.

What's missing

That's right- Emerson learned how to ride her bike without training wheels! She is so excited!

Teacher Gifts

OK, so this post is for all of my friends scrambling for teacher gifts! And the best part of this is it is FREE (Well- except the frame) Go to the website http://www.blogger.com/www.wordle.net and click create. SUPER EASY! It prints in 8X10 so if you want to do a 5X7 you would have to shrink it on a copy machine. Have fun with your Wordle!

Cousins

We had a fun walk on Saturday evening with Max & Brooke. Kirt & I took all 5 kiddos to Chick-fil-a and then met my parents at the park for a walk on the trails. This is one of my kids favorite things to do! And yes, people at Chick-fil-a thougth all 5 kids were ours- we got lots of second glances.