saturday.sunday.monday

SATURDAY

Saturday we went to my mom and dads house for dinner to celebrate my mom's birthday, which was Friday! Autumn had a great idea of doing a Mexican dinner. So we made tacos and enchiladas and had chips and dips. It was so good and it was nice to do something different. After dinner we had cake from Delicious Bakery! Yumm!! Before Dinner Emma got to play outside and ride her tricycle that The Hollifields got her for her birthday!

SUNDAY

Sunday was a busy day for us. It was FAIR day! I was so excited. I had waited forever to be able to take Emma. I just knew that she was going to have so much fun because she was finally big enough to ride some things. My mom and dad were so sweet to keep Ryleigh for us. I was nervous because it was the first time I have left her with anyone other than Josh for more than an hour or so. But she did wonderful! She played and took a great nap. She was all smiles when we picked her up. :-] That makes for a very happy mama. I wish I could say that our other daughter was just as happy that day. When we got to the fair we walked around for a little bit and then I took Emma on the ferris wheel. It was her first time every riding something like that so I was curious to see if she liked it. She absolutely LOVED it though. She kept looking over the side saying Hi to everyone. I was kind of surprised that she wasn't scared or anything but she really did great. After the ferris wheel we were going to do a few more rides but it was so crowded. There was no way Emma was going to wait in those long lines. So we did the next best thing.....ATE! After the ferris wheel, Emma did not want to go back into the stroller. So I thought by maybe getting her some popcorn she would want to sit in the stroller and eat it. But no, she wanted to be a big girl and sit on the bench. From then on, she threw a fit anytime we tried to put her in the stroller. She got to the point where she didn't want to walk, be held, or ride. So we just ended up leaving. I know it's because she was tired because we had to skip her nap. Normally she does ok without a nap but I think she was overwhelmed with all the people and loud noises. Not to mention she fell asleep about 15 minutes before we got to the fair and I had to wake her up. But I guess that's what happens when you have kids. Hopefully next year will be better. Do you see Josh way down there??

MONDAY

This morning we went to the Natural Science Center. We were there about an hour and then it seemed like every child in Guilford County was there on a field trip and I could barely even walk without running into a kid, so we left. I took the girls in the stroller because I had planned on going outside to see the animals but it was cold this morning and I didn't realize it before I left so neither of them had a jacket. But we'll see them next time. After we left the science center we went to the grocery store to get the ingredients for homemade soup. My mom makes the most amazing homemade soup ever. We always beg for it every winter. I have made a pot myself the past year or two and it has turned out pretty good. But you have to start some of the meat the night before and then it cooks all day. Well this was kind of a last minute thing, so I improvised and cooked everything and then put it all the crockpot to cook for about 6 hours. I hope it turns out well. Anyway, this is Ryleigh getting ready to go into the grocery store. She has been riding in a cart for a few weeks now. I am so glad that she is big enough. It makes it so much easier for going into a store for a few mintues instead of getting out a stroller. Emma loves riding in the big part of the cart so it works out great.