5 months!

Emmy turned 5 months this weekend! I cannot believe how fast it is going! I am loving every minute! She is trying so hard to crawl! She inchworms or rolls all over the place! You can walk away from her on the rug and she will be on the hard wood floor in no time! She is cooing all the time and thinks her hands are the coolest things ever! She reaches out to grab things, and at times will put her arms up when she knows you are picking her up! She usually only gets up one time a night now for a quick feeding!She began solids after her 4 month check up! I have been making her baby food so far. She has had bananas, sweet potatoes and carrots! This week she gets to try plums also! So far bananas are her favorite! She loves food! She is as happy as all get out! Here are all of the pictures from 1 month on!

Fun In The Sun

This weekend was so nice! It was totally low key, had a bday party at a friends, and other than that, the kids and I played on the deck! My mom was able to come over sunday and stay with me! We planted flowers and sat on the deck ALL day! Cole played in his little pool on the deck, and Emmy played on the deck and watched! She did sit with cole once for her 5 month photo! On Monday some friends came over for a bbq. Estella hopped right in the water before Laura could get her clothes on her! It was a relaxing weekend and I needed it!

Ice Cream Social

On Thursday for Coles last day of of pre school, they had an ice cream social. The kids sand their favorite songs from the year. It was precious, and you will see in one photo, cole was singing his heart out! Precious! It was a lot of fun! Not sure where the year went!

Quick Trip to Tulsa

Over the weekend, we planned a last minute trip to see an old but great friend in Tulsa. She shows cutting horses an let us know she would be in a show there. Cole had so much fun "behind the scenes" with Jackie! We had a blast too!

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Officially A Kindergartener!

WOW! Really, where does time go! I feel like Dan and I were just dropping him off to pre school for the first time tears rolling down my cheeks! Now, months later, he graduated and is ready for the big school! whew! He has done so well this school. He rarely gets in trouble at school, and usually its only the days papa is picking him up. (sorry or throwing you under the bus papa!) Those few times I think he is so excited he forgets everything else except the chicken nuggets he will get when he gets picked up!lol!
SInce I teach kindergarten, he will be coming to my elementary school so I can keep and educational eye on him! He is going to be very young to start so I want to make sure he is doing ok!
The performance was adorable! They were dressed up as crayons. It was based on the story of Noahs Ark. THey each had a singing part with their color. THen, the kids moving on to kindergarten got a diploma and a book! So sweet! I actually cried more that morning then at the show! It was too cute to cry at!

Gymnastics Show Off

I was so worried about Cole performing at this gymnastics "show" last weekend. His Christmas program at church was such a crying disaster that I thought for sure he would NEVER perform ALONE at gymnastics. Low and behold he did it...and more! He was feeling pretty confident apparently so he even added flips etc where they were not. He had a great time. They performed to Phineas and Ferbs "Backyard Beach" and Alvin and The Chipmunks "Surfin in the USA." They did a floor routine, bars, beam and vault. He loved every moment and then enjoyed getting a medal! He has been taking gymnastics since October, and now we are taking a break to begin t ball. Dan will be coaching along with Karl. (our friend) Should be entertaining to say the least.

Happy Mothers Day!

My first mothers day with 2 kids! Last mothers day was when I announced I was pregnant, and here we are a year later with precious emmy! We had a wonderful time hanging out with my mom and dans mom at his parents house. It was the perfect low key day! Cole enjoyed playing wii with dad and aunt stace, and emmy was her perfect happy self! I enjoyed wine and burgers and being with my family! Wish I could have had my sister with me too, but we were thinking of her!

Conquering Fears

Today I conquered another fear! I rode in a helicopter! Telling someone I am afraid of flying is an understatement. I can tell people that all day long, but no-one can truly understand my fear. You can't know that fear unless you are me. Yes, I understand its irrational, I realize I can breathe inside the aircraft and that I am only "trapped" for a small amount of time. All of the self talk doesn't change the fact that I am terrified, and from the moment I book a trip, I internally stress and fret until the day I am forced to board! Only a few people have witnessed what goes on with me when a flight doesn't go well for me and I panic. Sometimes I can get through it with little or no incidence, and for the few other times, I am a wreck and cannot be soothed back to normal until I have landed.
So yes, this was a BIG deal for me today! And to tell Mr. Hopper as we were taking off that I had an unusual fear of flying was uncomprehendable for him. Yet, after we landed and I thanked him, he could not truly understand how proud of myself I was.
It started a few weeks when Aaron had texted and said Liz would be out at her dad hangar this weekend and if I wanted to bring Cole he could ride. Of course I said, "awesome, Dan can go up with him!" The next text said, "I wont be there, we work that saturday." Oh shit, was what I was thinking. He suggested Cole wouldnt be scared since Evan (his son thats 4) would be riding. I know Cole, and I knew in my mind that he would NEVER do it without me.
So today, Dan called and asked if I was gonna go out to the hangar. I had actually forgotten. SO I said yes, after gymnastics I would take him out, though I wasnt sure if he or I would really go. Really, I knew already I was not going to go up, but hoping that Cole would go up with Liz or Evan. Well, when we got out of the car, I got EMmy out to feed her but the helicopter was just coming in for a landing. She told Cole to come on over as Evan hopped out. The moment I saw the helicopter even landing, I had already made up my mind that there was just no physical, or mental way I could handle it. They had taken Emmy inside becuase of the wind and sound. It all happened very fast. They grabbed Cole and put him in the middle and got him all strapped. I kept telling Liz "you may have to go, I cant." I was whispering becuase Cole doesn't know my fear because I don't ever want him to fear things like this. He was waving at me with a smile, but I know him well enough to see the fear in his eyes. There was just no way I was going to let my little boy go up in a helicopter alone with an ounce of fear while I stand there with some selfish irrational fear. So I took a breath and got in. My heart was racing, immediately began skipping beats, and I began to feel my panic trying to come. The only thing I said was "I have a huge fear of flying. If I get too scared can you please bring me down?" He agreed.
The take off actually didnt bother me at all. We waved at everyone and began flying. He did a great job talking to me and showing me things to help keep my mind off of my fear. I didnt realize until about 5 minutes in that I was squeezing Coles poor hand about as hard as I squeezed Dans during contractions! There were a few moments I thought too much about needing to get out, and could feel myself slipping into that terrible place that I go when this happens on airplanes, but he would ask me something or show me something and I would get distracted. Cole kept saying into his headphones how cool it was and showing me swimming pools and trampolines!
Once we landed, my legs were shaky, but I could not believe I had actually done it! I have say, if it weren't for the look in Coles eyes, I never would have done it!

Sweet Present

For Coles 5th bday, my best friend and her family sent Cole his first childrens bible! I cannot tell you what this meant to us. Cole has been learning the bible stories this year in preschool and has loved them, and often asks many questions about Jesus and heaven. Particularly since we speak often of my dad being there. Up until this year, we prayed together at night, and irregularly attended church. Now that he is older his pre-K teacher tells us that he seems to enjoy bible story time more than any child in his class. THis makes me smile! So, I often tell Monica about Coles questions and thoughts on heaven, so her girls picked out the perfect Boy Warrior Bible. It tells the story in a "boy way" as he is a warrior! We read 3 stories the first night! Im so proud of him, and hope this is the beginning for him to follow in Jesus' footsteps. The book really lends itself to making good choices! Perfect for little boys! Thank you Stocks family for a life long gift!

Best Chair Ever!

So a few weeks ago, I was reading my friend Summers blog, and she had a picture of her twins (5 months) watching their brother play in the backyard. I was so amazed to see little babies sitting in a camping chair. So she had the link on her blog, and I immediately googled it, and was so excited! This is the perfect chair for 3months-5 years! Then I got mad I didnt invent it!lol! It is portable, has a snack tray, sun shade, drink holder (notice Emmys budwieser) and has 3 stages! Her favorite is the stage where she can stand. In one picture you can see her legs are through the standing holes. We converted it to the chair with the seatbelt at dinner time to try it out and she loved it! The tray worked perfect to put her toys on! Now shes ready to watch cole at t ball! The name of the chair if you want one is Kristy G grow and go...i think. Just google it and you will find it!