Emory & McKelle Play Legos

Harrison got some big legos from Santa for Christmas. The last several weeks, I'll wake up to Emory and McKelle playing "house" with their legos. They love it and will play for a long time. They always rebuild and make a new house with a garage or kitchen etc. It's really fun to see them playing so well together.

McKelle Playing "House"

McKelle and Emory love to play "brother and sister" or "mommy and daddy" or what my brother and I used to call, "house." When McKelle and I play together she'll say, "Do you want to play Mother and sister?" Then we take turns playing the different roles. When she's the mom she'll always call me "sweet heart" or "honey." It's too cute!

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Harrison is 8 months

Our baby boy is 8 months now! He is clapping his hands, always sticking his tongue out (I think he's starting to feel his teeth coming in), pulling himself to his knees or even a standing position! He is getting much busier now. Changing his diaper is a wrestling match (to say nothing of getting through church). The only hope I have of getting through it is to make sure he has something in his hands to entertain him. I'm pretty sure he can say "mama," which melts my heart! He had a weekend with several back to back high fevers. I think it was just from teething, poor thing, but we had to keep pumping medicine in him in order to keep the fever down. He was also pretty congested during it too which meant he had a really tough time nursing. Ever since then my supply and his demand have gone way down :(. He is still taking 3 naps and is sleeping through the night! Hooray!


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Hotel Pools

One good thing about having our kitchen a mess from the water leak, was the hotel they provided us with for a few days. We never actually stayed in the hotel because it was too far from the kids schools etc. But we did take advantage of the amenities and pools they had available. It was a bit cold at the time but Emory still ventured down the water slide. We all enjoyed the hot tub best!

Emory's Pre-K Parent-Teacher Conference

We had another parent-teacher conference for Emory today. His teacher had nothing but positive things to say about him. She said he will do great in Kindergarten and she has no concerns for him. He's ready academically, socially etc. She said he has improved during circle time and just the last week he got up and started dancing during circle time. He's come along way from sitting there all pouty not wanted to participate. She said he knows how to model good behavior but sometimes if he thinks no one is watching will try and get away with taking a toy etc. She said he likes testing that line and probably will always test his limits. She said he is always asking questions and thinking things through. She said its not very common that you can have a 20 minute conversation with a 5 year old, let alone one that actually makes sense but you can easily do that with Emory. She said he'll do great in STEM (science, technology, engineering & math) and loves that he asks questions because that's how great things are discovered. She also loves how into art he is. He enjoys learning about the artist and then takes great pride in creating his own masterpiece.

I just love hearing all these great things about Emory. It's easy for me to forget how great he is when I'm around him all the time and trying to discipline him but he really is a great kid!

Mom's birthday

I made sure to celebrate my birthday all week this year :) I treated myself to an evening at a float spa. It was a really cool experience. You float in this little capsule with 1000 pounds of epson salt so you float effortlessly. The water is the same temperature as your skin so after awhile you don't even feel the water anymore and it feels like you're floating in outer space because you can't feel anything touching you. It's so cool. I was in a pretty deep meditative state and loved it. It has also helped me sleep better at night. I also had a fun night out with my girl friends and finally got to see an awesome musical movie called "The Greatest Showman." I loved it! The music is fantastic. The kids and Jeremy took me out for pizza at a fun restaurant. They had corn hole outside that we played with the kids. They had a good time. It was a fun birthday! Crazy to think how fast time flies.