2 Teeth Down!

Within a month Emma lost her 2 bottom teeth. She was so excited for the first one to come out! It was a bit of a struggle (as you can see from Jon's face in the pictures) but he finally got it out with minimal crying from Emma! The first tooth came out on June 2nd. Emma couldn't wait for the tooth fairy to come! She had been saving her money for an mp3 player and was $3 short. So, the tooth fairy helped her out with $3. Kind of an odd number, but now we're stuck with it! :) Emma got her music player and loves it! The next tooth was lost on July 9th. We knew it was loose but I didn't think it was close to coming out. I went to pick up some dinner that night and Jon called me to tell me Emma's tooth was bleeding as she was eating her popsicle. I told him I wanted to look at it when I got home. A few minutes later I got a picture text with Emma and her missing tooth! Jon said he went to check it and it came right out! Again, we had a very excited girl! She keeps trying to tell me she has other loose teeth, but I think that's it for now. Emma is very excited for school to start. She told me last week, "Mom it's almost time for school to start. I've been waiting my whole life to be in first grade!" Silly girl! I am having nightmares again about what teacher Emma will have again. It worked out last year, I hope it does for 1st grade too!

Last picture with her bottom teeth

Dad is checking it out

Dad is trying to pull it out! (I love this one!)

All done!

The first toothless grin

Putting her tooth under her pillow, where she slept with her hand touching it! :)

Money from the tooth fairy!

2nd tooth gone and I don't think I've ever seen a bigger smile!

The End of Kindergarten

I realize this is out of order, but I never posted Emma's Kindergarten Program pictures. On May 26th, the day before the last day of school, Emma's class had their Kindergarten program and awards. They sang some really cute songs and Emma did such a good job! She was cracking me up because I reminded her to smile before she left for school that day. So as soon as I walked in the room she didn't stop smiling! She can sure turn it on when it's time to perform! When the awards were handed out Emma got the "Fabulous Fashion" Award. I couldn't be more proud! :) We loved Emma's teacher, Miss Hann and her teacher's aide, Mrs. Wellington. I couldn't have asked for a better kindergarten experience. I was having nightmares last summer and I am so glad none of them came true. I was also starting to stress about 1st grade until I talked to Miss Hann who told me she places her class in 1st grade. So, I am confident Emma will have a great 1st grade teacher as well. I thoroughly enjoyed helping out in the classroom throughout the year. The kids were so fun and it made me feel like I was doing something. I'm kind of sad that it is over, but I suppose we are on to bigger and better things!

Here is Emma rockin' her new haircut to show it off at school.

Waiting for the program to start...notice she's smiling!

Still waiting, still smiling, but it is turning into a fake smile!

Singing "Hello There"

More songs...

This song was so cute!

Playing her saxophone!

"We're big, we're bad and we're cool!"

Singing and smiling is over!

Emma with Mrs. Wellington

Emma with Miss Hann

Emma with her best friend, Kali

The last day of school...now a 1st grader!!

Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend was spent camping and fishing at Big Lake with Jon's family. Not my idea of a fun vacation, but I went along with it. Jon loves it there and was so excited to take the kids fishing for their first time. It was beautiful and the drive ended up being a lot shorter than we thought. We got there on Friday an set up camp. Jon's dad and brother were there a day earlier than us so we didn't have too much to set up. And thank goodness we had a camper to sleep in and we were right next to the bathrooms and showers at the campsite. That evening we took the kids fishing with no luck, but they were having fun. The next morning the kids woke up at 5:45am! Rise and Shine!! It was freezing and way too early to get out of bed...but we got up and got moving so we could go fishing at a stream. Off we went with again, no luck in the stream. That afternoon we took the boat out, but the lake was so choppy we weren't out long. Emma caught one fish but it got away from her at the last minute. So we headed up to shore where Rick and Sean were fishing. We were finally successful! I caught a fish almost immediately, soon followed by Derrick yelling, "I got one!" and reeling in with all his might. It was pretty fun to see that! Then Emma caught her first fish and which was the biggest of the day (she was very proud of that). The kids each caught one more and Jon was a proud papa! Seeing the kids catch their fish was fun, but I was still not sold on camping or fishing! When we got back to camp Ron and Sarah were there and I was glad to have another girl! Just after dinner that night we heard there were elk in the camp, so we went to go see them. They were right up close to the campsite, and it was pretty neat to see. That night Jon received his early birthday gift from his brothers and dad. It was a Pontoon Fishing Raft. He really wanted one. He was very excited and couldn't wait to try it out the next morning. I chose to sleep in the next morning and hang out at camp with the kids. We played games and went on a nature walk. They were loving it there, and I couldn't wait to go home! We went out again that evening, but the fishing was a little harder. I was tired and dirty and cranky and ready to go home! That night after dinner everyone was worn out and went straight to bed. The next morning was clean up time! I was in a good mood that day...it was time to go home! Overall it was not the worst experience of my life, but certainly not something I will look forward to every year! But I am glad that Jon and the kids had a good time...maybe next time I'll just let them go! :)