Fun with Emyley

Sydney and Hayley got to go to church camp this summer, so Emyley and I decided to have a little fun, too. On Monday, we went to the movies and saw Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs in 3D. She loved it, and I thought it was pretty cute, too.

Tuesday, we went to Amazing Jake's. We played mini golf, bumper cars, bowling and arcade games. I won 200 tickets on Deal or No Deal! LOL!!

Wednesday, we went to Walls of Clay in McKinney. Emyley painted a dog and I painted an Americana salad plate. I really enjoyed this and wish I had more time to do it again! LOL! Oh, we also had a girl's lunch at Olive Garden (Em's choice) and did some shopping at Half Price Books then dessert at La Madeleine.

It was a very fun time with my "baby"!! I am glad we got to spend some quality time together!

Revenge of the Nerds??

No, it's just the photo shoot the girls did for Bill's father's day present this year. He wanted this picture frame from Target that looks like computer memory. I had the girls dress up in nerd wear and put a picture of them in the frame. But it was so hard picking just one picture. So, here's the montage of them all....

Emyley's Entertainment

What do you do when your sisters are at Grandma's house to entertain yourself? Here's what Emyley did...

Play pet store with real pets.

Go crazy!!

School's Out for Summer

The end of school was a bittersweet event for us this year. We are happy that the girls did so well in school and of course are happy for summer, but we know that it also means our time in McKinney is drawing to a close. We have enjoyed the McKinney schools and all of our friends so much, that it will truly be hard to leave such a great community! But, we did enjoy our last day of school. Em's class had a bubble and chalk party outside, while Hayley's class was a little more low key with snacks and games inside. After the parties, we headed to get Syd from school so they could take off for Grandma's house in Okla.

(I was having issues with the music in the video...I don't edit them to be so choppy.)

Our Kinder Graduate

Emyley had such a great year in Kindergarten. We all loved her teacher, Mrs. Durrick who was also Hayley's Kinder teacher. She got to be in class with her best friend, Nathan and she made many new friends, too! And we were so happy when she learned to read...yay!!! We are proud of you baby girl!

"Listen. Can you hear the sound?"

BFFs

Em & Mom

The Best Kinder Teacher

Grandma & Em

Cake and Skateboard for the Grad

Brownie Rock Climbing

For a fun treat, Hayley's brownie troop decided to head to the Allen Natatorium for some rock climbing. Em and Syd decided to get in on the action, too. A couple of the girls actually made it to the top! It was a fun way to spend a couple of hours!!

Suiting Up

Ready to Rock

On the Wall

Em, too!

And Syd!

Teacher Appreciation

This year we made gifts for the girls' teachers for teacher appreciation. We came up with these neat ideas from our Uppercase Living stuff!

This one was for Hayley's teacher who's first name was Summer.

This one was for Em's teacher her taught that the sound of "Ff" is FFFFfffff like a scared cat!

Girl Scouts of the Past

At one of Em's Daisy meetings, the girls tried on different girl scout uniforms from the past. It was a very cute fashion show, and the girls had a lot of fun!

Minshew Open House 2009

Emyley's a Principal Award Winner!!

Emyley was the Kindergarten Principal's Award winner for February. We are so proud of her!!!

Daisies at the Fire Station

The Daisies got to take a tour of McKinney Fire Station #5. The girls had lots of questions...well, the moms had lots of questions. The girls did enjoy seeing the fireman change in and out of his gear...well, the moms enjoyed....LOL!! It was fun and I can't believe how handy those fire trucks are. They can hold so much gear and there is a special place for every little thing.

My glasses, my glasses, I can't find my glasses....

The girls found these really cool "glasses" at Claire's. I think they look really smart in them. Emyley liked pretending that hers were reading glasses and would take them off and put them on in a perfect imitation of Mrs. Durrick, her teacher!

Time for Tea

Hayley's Brownie Troop decided to have an old fashioned tea party for their February Meeting. Each girl brought a snack and a tea cup. They tasted different types of tea. Emyley helped with the serving, so she earned a special patch, too.

Em's a Blue Ribbon Colt!!

YAY...it is her first one! We are so proud of her. She has been working really hard to bring her reading and writing up to par. It is great to watch her finally take an interest in trying to read on her own.

Em's Belated Birthday Party

Emyley finally got to have her very own birthday party now that she is in school. She chose to have it at the Studio Art House. We went in and she chose a picture for her and her friends to paint. She chose "Jungle with Lion" inspired by Henri Russeau. The ladies read to the kids about the artist and then showed them how to paint the painting. It was very interesting to see the different perspectives of 5 & 6 year olds as well as Hayley and Sydney's takes on the painting.

Emyley's a Daisy!

Emyley and her Daisy troop participated in the traditional Investiture Ceremony where they officially became daisies. It was so cute! Each girl said a line from the Girl Scout Law. Emyley's line was "Make the world a better place and". She was being very bashful that evening, and recruited big sister, Syd, to stand up with her throughout the entire ceremony. ;o) Afterwards, they sang "Make New Friends" and "I'm a Little Daisy".

Happy Birthday, Emyley!

On Emyley's birthday we got up very early and drove to Grandma and Grandpa's in Oklahoma. They were going to watch the girls for us that second week of Christmas break since both Bill and I had to work. After a little persuasion, I managed to talk Em into having her birthday at MY favorite restaurant, Ken's Pizza instead of McDonald's...I am so mean. It actually turned out great. My brother Larry brought his wife Tonja and daughter Ashley. My Aunt Nancy and Uncle Larry brought our cousin Claire. The girls all had a great time together. My dad took a lot of video, but I haven't had a chance to put it all together in a cute movie, yet...but I will, Dad!! But here are some pics to give you a good idea of the fun we had with our now 6 year old!!

Christmas Eve Pictures

I decided we needed some new pictures of the girls, so on Christmas Eve they donned black dresses, had their hair done and then posed for the camera. Even Chloe had to get in on the action...hey, she's one of our girls, too!

Santa's Workshop with the Daisies

On Sunday, Emyley was feeling somewhat normal again, so we were able to attend the Santa Workshop with the Daisies. She got to make crafts, have Christmas snacks and meet with Santa. She had a lot of fun!!

King Tut

Bill, Hayley and Emyley headed to the Dallas Museum of Art on Sunday to catch the King Tut Exhibit. They really enjoyed the exhibit and had fun trying to figure out what certain egyptian words meant. They finally figured out that Tut-Ankh-Amun = Living image of Amun. They also enjoyed the rest of the museum which is where they took these pictures that I liked.