Emma's Preschool Music Program

Oh my gosh! This was seriously great! All the "Growing Place" preschools got together and put on quite a show. Each class sang 2 songs. Emma's class sang "Razza Mataza" and "Down by the Bay." They were so dang funny. They love these songs. They were dancing and laughing and doing the actions. Oh my! I'm laughing just thinking about it. They even amused Tal! I love little kids. They just make even little things so silly!

This is how she started! Can you guess which one she is?

This is how she sang!

This how she finished!! Where did this girl come from?

I'm a...

SOCCER MOM!!

I wasn't sure if Emma would like soccer, but she thought it would be fun to try. She really had a fun time. She's actually not to bad. She can kick with both feet! I can't do that. I do the kick-pause-kick so I only use my right foot. She just runs down the field left-right-left-right!! It was awesome!

I'm glad she likes it. Who am I kidding though...she likes pretty much everything that's fun to do! Even though it was really cold that morning she kept right on running and kicking and laughing, and saying, "This is awesome!"

Grandma and Grandpa Coleman and Nate and Jasmine came to watch. Tal loves "Ba-bop." That's how Emma and now Tal has said "grandpa" when they were first learning. Funny, huh. "Ba-bop!"

She has a few friends on her team each she was sooo excited about:

#10 Elsie, #1 Emma, and #6 Mark, and her friend Trey wasn't there the first day so we'll get a picture with him another day!

Stretch...
Wave...
Stretch some more!! Love her!

"March Dadness"

At preschool they planned a night for the Dad's... basketball style. It was called "March Dadness." They played all kinds of basketball games, had cheerleaders, and even a classic basketball dinner... hotdogs and popcorn. A night like this is right up Matt's alley. It got him all pumped for the actual beloved college basketball tournament. He showed the kids how he could spin the ball on his finger! He's really, really good at it. All the kids thought he was the greatest thing ever!!

Matt and Emma were also able to take a little girl from her class, Aireana, who's dad wasn't available to go. He had a great time spending the night with them.

They needed a few extra basketball hoops that night so I sent Tal's with them. Matt was able to sneak it out the front door, but Tal spent all night until they got home looking for it. Crazy kid!

Aireana and Emma

"The Dadness." I said, "Make sure someone takes a picture of all 3 of you." This is all he got!!

Emma wanted to practice some cheers before she left! So I taught her one. Always prepared.

"GOOOOOO.........

PRESCHOOL!!!!!!"

Front: Trey, Davin, Hanon, Caleb, Mark, Ethan

Back: Mrs. Knickmeyer, Cierra, Emma, Aireana, Molly, Maggie, Mrs. Strubberg.

Wacky Wednesday!

It was WaCKy Wednesday at preschool today. This has been the best day of school yet. For the first time she didn't cry and make a fuss while I was doing her hair, and she got to wear all her favorite things... all at the same time!! Like magic really, and look how awesome she looked!!

The front:

The back:

The whole get-up:

All of the kids (and the teachers) looked great!! I wish I had taken my camera this morning. So, so seriously cute!!

I wonder if I could get away with wear that just for one day?! Hmmm, maybe!

Feeling itchy?

The accountant at work asked Matt that on Monday since it was our seventh anniversary. He wasn't quite sure what she meant! I guess that's good right?! Seven years. Hard to believe. Nonetheless, that's where we are, and we had a fun night.

The tallest building in St. Louis is the Metropolitan Center at 46 stories high. There is a restaurant on the 40th floor called Kemoll's and that's where we went to celebrate. Yummo!!

While we were waiting they let us walk around. It's a beautiful building. And check out the view:

Matt pulled out his car salesman skills and got us a table by the window. Sweet! There is no doubt, he's just good!

And then the food came out. Don't laugh, but I had to take a picture. Have you ever seen a more scrumptious crab cake?

Then our main dishes were served with a pretty purple flower. It was so pretty that I almost didn't want to eat it...almost! It was delightful!!
All done and V.E.R.Y. full!!!

My 7 little beauties!!! He always remembers! Just as pretty as my 6 last year!

We've experienced a lot in seven years, as to be expected, but there is no one I'd rather have experienced it all with!