Emma's Recital 4-21-10

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Recital 2010

Last night was Emma's Spring Performance for dance. Her school is amazing in that it allows any student who wishes to participate in dance, drama, Suzuki string, chorus, just to name a few. Emma chose dance and in the next couple of years she will most surely add another interest or 2. The theme of the performance was "A Tribute to the Silver Screen". Each class danced to a song featured in a movie. Emma's class danced to "True to Your Heart" from the movie Mulan. They were dressed like Ninjas.

Thank you for the flowers BB and Aunt Lisa!

Emma and her friend Cally.


We were so glad Grandma and Grandpa could visit us for a few days and see the recital!



Can you say "excited"??

Can you say 'silly"??

Great performance Emma! We look forward to many more to come!

Blue Skies and Blue Angels

Ok, Blogger is on my poopy list. I can't get my pictures to upload for some reason. I will have G look at it and try and figure out why.


Ok, apologies to Blogger, it is Firefox that belongs on my poopy list!

Pics soon!

Bedtime Story and Pajama Party

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) has declared that this is the Week of the Young Child. Timothy's school celebrated with a theme called "Read with Me".

His school is one of only 4 schools accredited by NAEYC within a 200 mile radius of Charleston. NAEYC first established the Week of the Young Child in 1971, recognizing that the early childhood years (birth through age 8) lay the foundation for children's success in school and later life.

I will post pictures tomorrow. Blogger is not behaving.

We Need a New Favorite...

I told Timothy this morning that he had to get ready for school. He said he did not have school today. I said yes, you do, it is Monday.

He said, "Don't you mean it is Moe's Monday"?

My Not So Little Sprout

Emma had her 8 year check up today. She is growing at a steady pace and her height and weight are in the 80th percentile.

She is 52 inches and 63.5 pounds. Her hearing is perfect (she gets that from me) and her eyesight is perfect (she gets that from her daddy). She is thrilled that she is fast approaching the height of her vertically challenged Mama. I am sure I will be looking up at her way before I am ready.

She did get a shot today and was a little nervous about that. She got the Hepatitis A shot, which is optional. She will get a booster in 1 year. She requested the shot in her thigh, although for her age I think it should have been in her arm. The nurse complied and wasted no time. The shot was over so fast and Emma let out a high pitched squeak that made us all laugh. She now declares that she loves shots, along with Brussels sprouts, broccoli and asparagus. Strange child.

Another funny thing while at the doctors' office... When Emma was getting her shot, the nurse squeezed some excess liquid from the needle and it got on the paper that lined the exam table. Right near where Emma was sitting. After the shot was over and done, Emma jumped off the exam table and I asked Emma if she wet herself because she was nervous. You would have thought that was the funniest thing I have ever said! Who knew a trip to the doctor would result in so much laughter?

Day Four and Five, We Had a Great Trip!

Day Three

More photos to share, no cable to download from camera.

Visiting NC and Day 1 in Atlanta

On day 1 of our Spring Break trip, we drove to NC to visit Grandma and Grandpa. They kept our fur-babies for us so we could see as much of Atlanta as possible. Thank you! It was nice to include the grandparents in our trip. We spent the night and got on the road shortly after breakfast.

The shirt says it all.

We took a walk on a new trail that just opened in Nov. 2009. It is winds through a quarry and has a few more phases before it is complete. What we saw was very nice and we look forward to taking a longer walk when completed. The trail has lots of hills, something we are not used to here! Not sure what kind of plant is above. I thought it was photo-worthy.

Peach water tower in Gaffney, SC.

"What'll ya have, What'll ya have"!!

We arrived in Atlanta at lunch time and decided to eat at a place that Atlanta is known for. The Varsity! The atmosphere was fun and nostalgic. The food was good, not the best burger or hot dogs around, but the history of the place made up for that. It was Sunday and we were lucky to catch it busy but not packed like on a normal weekday.






After lunch, we went to the World of Coke. We had fun learning more about this product that has touched so many lives in so many ways. Atlanta is the Coca-Cola headquarters and there was no Pepsi products to be found unless you were headed out of town. We walked all around and watched the bottling process and saw lots of Coke memorabilia . At the end, we sampled Coca Cola products from around the world. We each had our own favorite. It was quite an experience for the kids since all I let them have previous to this visit is Sprite.

Creating some Pop Art.

Time to sample Coke products from around the world.

This is a torch used in the Olympics.

Aqua Sand

Timothy just said this to Emma as they were watching TV:

"Emma, when I turn 18 or maybe my birthday after that, I am going to call and order some Aqua Sand."


Obviously, it was a commercial they were watching and you had to be 18 or older to call.

Emma

Emma and I spent the night at Gigi's during our visit to Beaufort. We were treated to this beautiful sunrise and what proved to be a beautiful day spent having fun outdoors with family.


I am always looking for an opportunity to snap pictures of my kids in beautiful spots so I asked Emma to pose for a few. She gave me a few minutes of her undivided attention (a major feat, if ya know Emma!) This is what I got....

This one is my favorite.

Softball

Emma is enjoying the start of softball this season. Not much of a change from baseball last Fall, except no boys! An all-girl team has been fun especially since she already knew several of the girls on her team. There are 2 girls on her team that are in her class at school and another girl in 3rd grade at her school. Plus she plays against several girls she knows.

Stickin' with the Pig!

Her coaches are great and they relate to the girls so well. Lots of encouragement and fun!

Emma played catcher for 2 innings and the coach decided she would be better at 3rd base. We agree! If the ball didn't land directly in her glove, she would let the umpire get the ball and throw it back. She played awesome at 3rd base and successfully fielded the ball and tagged 2 runners out. That earned her the game ball. She was thrilled!

Her 1st time at bat I didn't get a picture because she hit the 1st pitch and was off and running! Made it to 3rd base but didn't get to run it home.

Great game Emma! We look forward to all the games to come!