Friday, November 30, 2012

Strike a Pose

 
Pictures these days are not easy with this child.  She has a pose of some sort.  I did get a chance during the break to take her to the movie with a friend.  Perkins Rowe has their decoration up and she always has to take a picture with a gator.
 

 In River Ranch last weekend. And she has started carrying a purse everywhere she goes.  Too bad it doesn't have any money in it...

DIY

Denny and I took a chandelier that came with the house and put our touch to it for Emerson's new room.  Emerson is thrilled and what 6 year old would not love a pink chandelier!

Thanksgiving 2012

 
While the painters spent Thanksgiving Week painting the entire interior of our new home from top to bottom, we spent time remembering all we have to be thankful for.  
 



She has always loved to take photos by my parents lemon tree.  Even with all we had going on, Denny and I missed her very much and are glad to have her back.  Even though we were not in the new house yet, we wanted her to be involved in the work as much as possible.

We're Back

 
We are back and all moved into the new house.  Unpacked and settled...well that is a whole other issue,but I am working very hard on getting thru the boxes.  So, here is what has been going on.  We sold our house and bought the new one the Friday before the Thanksgiving Holidays.  We shipped Emerson to Jackson that Thursday after school to hang with the girls and allow us to pack and move.  As long as she is with Bella and Avery, she is happy.  So, she said goodbye to the house and we were off.  They had a great time in Jackson.  They stayed busy.  They went to Disney on Ice, a Matinee Performance of the Nutcracker that Bella is in and lots of other social engagements. Emerson has her crew in Jackson and when she rolls into town, she has to do lunch or dinner with them all. 
 

 This was how the ride home went.  Exhausted!!
 After an hour nap in the car all the way to our "meeting spot" in McComb, she was ready to go again.  We said our goodbye's to the girls and headed home.

Denny and I worked alot in the house while she was gone and got alot of prep work done before the paining, floors and cleaning took place.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Halloween 2012

 
Hope everyone had a good Halloween.  We had our last Halloween Open House in this house and it was quick and low key.  I did no decorating and it was kind of sad.  Emerson was a Monarch Butterfly.  Costume was not as elaborate as in previous years, but it was what she wanted and was thrilled.  That is all that matters!
 
Emerson and her buddy Jack Higginbotham having a snack after Trick or Treat was over.

Now with the packing...  It looks like my cabinets threw up everywhere, but I am also going thru stuff also.  I see no need to pack stuff I need to get rid of!  Very exciting to be moving, but very sad at the same time.  This was our first house and we were fortunate enough to have built it.  All of  us went into this house including Emerson.  This is the only home she has known and is talking alot about moving and how unsure she is about it.  Our lives will change for the better to be in Baton Rouge and we are trying to talk about all the positives for her.  Sleeping an extra 30-40 minutes each morning is a huge positive and she likes to talk about that alot. So, packing is no fun at all, but the result is worth it.  This will be the last post until after the move in 2 weeks. We'll be back soon.  Take care and wish us luck in the transition.