Working girl

Em and I hung out at Hannan & Co. for awhile one day last week. She loves to use the adding machine and I owe Aunt Mel a case of it. The C.C's cup is Emerson's. She has learned they do smoothies for kids, so we can't get out of there now for less than $10.00. So, here she is talking on the phone, adding something up and sipping on a smoothie from C.C's. Typical right?

She taking pictures again

I am trying to foster this creative streak in her as much as possible. I do have to draw the line at the bathroom door because SHE WILL DO IT!
She took all of these. I am telling you...she has an eye for this!

This one makes me chuckle. The toes!

We are hoping things will slow down for us once school starts OR not.

Emerson has just finished 3 years at Jefferson Baptist Mother's Day Out and I really had to bite my lip on the last day in order to hold it together. What a wonderful place that is. She has learned so much and made many friends. I will always remember her time there.

Emerson is at a Dive Into Dunham camp everyday this week from 9-12 and begs to go back. She is having l0ts of fun and is playing and learning with new kids that will be in Pre-K4 with her and possibly in her class. This camp is taught by one of Dunham's Pre-K4 teachers and is structured similar to what they will experience when school begins for them. If this is any indication, Emerson is going to have a blast.

MOMMA COME SEE...

WHATS IN OUR YARD!!!!!!!

This guys has figured out where all the bugs and lizards live. It is like clock work every afternoon he is in our yard and flowerbeds and moves down the street. Emerson could not be more thrilled when he shows up everyday.

Funny paper

She loves to sit with us on the weekends and read the paper and she is really getting into the funny paper...do they still call it that?

Talent

I have said several times that Emerson has the "Purvis" gift of creativity. She loves to paint and do watercolors and Denny and I say we should start selling some of her work on Etsy. She did this on Mallory's phone and I think it is pretty cool.

4th birthday party

It has always been a big thing for me to have a photographer at Emerson's parties. It is because I could never get all the shots we would want and talk to guests and cut and serve the cake and so on and so on. Last year I forgot to book a photographer and barely got any real good shots at the party.
This year we used Heather Bush from Bush Photography and I am so happy with her work. She took 200 pictures and I could not be more pleased. These pictures are so special and Emerson will have these memories to look back on. There are so many favorites, so I just picked out a few.

I will post more from the party another time.

Thank You Heather! I LOVE THEM!

Swimming lessons

We have finished swimming lessons and it went well. Emerson is swimming great and loves to go down the slide and jump off the diving board now. She also started learning how to dive in.

Thank you for another year of lessons Ms. Rhonda!