a long awaited day

This happened quite awhile ago. She has lost another since then, but about two months ago she lost her first tooth. She had been so jealous of her friends and classmates and was constantly asking when it would be her turn so YEAH FOR EMMA!!!

This is what happens when she gets her own ice cream cone in the car.

At the park when my dad was here. Unfortunately, he's mostly blind from pain in his eyes and couldn't focus the camera all that well. This was one of the best.

Right before Emma's concert.

Just thought Jackson was SO CUTE!!!

Sadi, too! I think she is adorable.

I haven't been that great on getting back on the wagon. Sorry! Not a whole lot to say other than I love my cute family. Emma is the most wonderful oldest example I could have asked for, Jackson never ceases to put a smile on my face with the cute thoughts going through his brain, and Sadi is the easiest thing still and is a blast to see her try to do all her older siblings do. She also LOVES babies (dolls and real) and is the best dancer when music comes on. I'm gonna record that. Hey is anyone able to see the videos I put up? MAYBE 5% of the time I can get one to play on my blog. Is that normal or is it because I have a new computer that doesn't do it right? If anyone has a clue please let me know. I'm so not computer savvy!

I've been so proud of Emma. She has gotten so good at her violin. I love this girl.

Jackson

Just a few thoughts from my son. I wanted to get them written down. Last semester, Jackson had a hard time that last two months going to preschool. He would cry and was SO clingy and that is so not like him. I had a hard time leaving hims so I didn't and ended up just paying a lot of money for him to come home with me. This semester I thought we would try again before we quit for the year and he has done really well. I found that if I give him a task to do during the time we're apart (usually draw me a picture) he runs in without any problem...until Tuesday (two days ago). He started to cling to my leg again. So I just walked into his classroom and started playing with the toys with him and Sadi and after about three minutes he said "okay mom, you can go now. I'll be okay." And that was it. It was a boost of confidence for him, I hope. He's such a good boy. I can't even say how many times I have the thought that I am so grateful to still have him with me.

That same day on the way home from getting him I was telling him how I had to go to the doctor (I have had some crazy cramping going on that had to get checked out...I don't get cramps...so they were something else) and he was going to his friend's house with his sisters. He let me know he would pray for me while I was gone and then we we got into the car again to go to his friends house I asked if he remembered what he said he would do and he broke into a prayer right there in the car and blessed me "to be safe." That's how he always blesses our family so I'll take it. I just like watching and listening to him. That boy can melt my heart.