SUmmer Fun!

This week Emma has been attending Summer in the Backyard! She has been loving it! We had to miss the first day because she had a dr's appt. Tuesday for the first time ever she left me and didn't look back! I was SO PROUD of her. Emma is a shy girl and that was a HUGE step for her. Today she was a little more nervous but only whimpered a little! After she got picked up yesterday we ate at McDonalds with Mimi and Auna. She ate more than I have ever seen her eat! ( later I found out that is because she was being a diva and refused the snack she was offered at camp) She talked and talked about the songs she sang! was so proud of her art work and told us about some game she played where she threw straws at her teacher! She has been singin the "Jesus is my best friend" song nonstop! She is growing up so fast!

Tonight we are headed to swim and I can't wait!

Dino Dash

Emma had her first race on Saturday. We went down to the river market and let her be a part of the 1K dino Dash that raises money for the Museum of Discovery. The anticipation of the race was great for her. We went and picked up her race shirt Friday night. Her Race bib had a dinosaur that she got to color on it. Unfortunatly she had a bad cold this weekend as well. When her nose runs it drives her CRAZY! she will constantly want to hold on to a tissue. She carried around her tissue all race morning and I knew she would want it when we got there as well. She got to pet an alligator....see a snake and dance to the Kinders ( a childrens group from LR) She loved them ( I think more than the race).

Finally the race was to begin. It was led my a huge Green Dinosaur. Emma had to stop before we had even made the first turn to go give the Dino a high five. Plus she is not too good in crowds and there were a LOT of people around. This let the area clear out some so we had more room. She walked 95 percent of the way.....not really feeling great but at the end when she got her medal and dinosaur she was beaming. She was so proud that she had one just like us!

When she woke up from her nap that afternoon the first thing she said to me was.....momma....that dinosaur sure was nice to me! How precious!

My little Runner!