Happy Halloween!

Presley was Little Bo Peep and Emma was her sheep! 

Emma's First Birthday

Emma turned one on September 20th, and we had her birthday party at Nana Raine and Big Daddy's on the 21st.  I just invited our family to come and celebrate with us, and we had a great day! The weather was beautiful! My dad fixed barbecue for us all, and my mom took care of just about everything! Nick's mom made the cakes. It was a family affair!

Tiny Dancer

Presley had her spring recital four days after she got her cast on.  She was so sad when she broke her arm because she thought that she couldn't dance! Some of the moves were a little tough, as you can tell by her facial expressions, but she did a fabulous job!

Taking a picture with two is so hard! 

Presley's tap routine was first! It was to Why do Fools Fall in Love?

Trying to hold that arm straight!

It is hard to get that arm behind her head!

Making a heart! 

Hip-hop was to Rockin' Robin!

Ballet was to A Whole New World from the Aladdin soundtrack. It was my favorite!

Presley's First Broken Bone

On May 24th, the day that we got out of school for summer, Presley, Emma, and I decided to go to the library.  We were on the sidewalk in our front yard, and I turned my back to Presley to say something to Nick.  Presley was pushing her bicycle backwards and fell into a very shallow ditch, and she caught herself with her arms.  It happened so fast that I am not sure if the handlebar hit her arm or if it was just the way she landed, but her arm started swelling immediately.  We took her to the clinic for an x-ray and then to Children's Hospital.  She had a splint Friday to Tuesday, then we got a pretty pink cast.

Presley wanted a lime green cast to match her softball team's colors, but they didn't have it anymore. She was fine with pink of course!

Having a cast didn't slow us down too much. We just didn't get to swim or ride bikes or scooters. It didn't stop us from playing in the rain. I bought her a mister so she could play in the water and not get drenched.

Presley had a dance recital the Saturday after she got her cast on. She was so sad because she thought she couldn't dance or play softball, but she was a beautiful dancer!

We went to the Memphis Zoo, had friends over, went to VBS, and had lots of fun even with a broken arm!

We couldn't wait to be cast-free so that we could swim and enjoy the lake. We stopped by Peabody Park after she got the cast off and had so fun fun playing in the water!

 Presley did so good with her cast. She NEVER complained. EVER. I expected it to be the longest 4 weeks, but she was such a trooper.  Everyone told us how nasty it would be and how we wouldn't want to sit by her because it would smell so bad, but that was not the case for us.  She still tries to do everything with her left arm, but we are playing school a lot and I am making her write with her right hand.  Her arm had a lot of dead skin on it, but she stayed in the bathtub for an hour and a half last night so it came off easily. It must have felt so good to put her arm in the water!