Pumpkins and babies

To start off, last weekend at the pumpkin patch was a blast! We met up with Whitney, Danny, Kai, and Whitney's sister Molly. We had so much fun, but after spending over three hours there, we were pretty wiped! They had animals for the kids to feed, a little train to ride, pony rides (Emmy was too little), and of course--pumpkins galore! We took a wagon ride up to the pumpkin patch, where Emma insisted on hugging EVERY pumpkin she came to--and I DO MEAN EVERY PUMPKIN!!! :) Mike and I found the perfect pumpkin, as did Emma; so we came home with a big one, AND a baby one. We do, however, still need to carve them..

Ah, the stress of school! First exam last week--I honestly thought that there was no way I was going to pass it--Not really what I needed for the end of a stressful week! I did get my results yesterday, though--Whew! I passed with an 88%. THANK YOU!!! :) What a relief. No time for a break, however--I have a marathon 2 weeks of quizes and mid-terms this week and next. Already counting down to Christmas break...

Although I'm sure everyone won't be interested in this little tidbit of info, but... Emma pooped in the toilet yesterday! She came and got me and told me "poo" and led me to the bathroom. I was so proud of her and wanted to show her that she did such a good thing, so I did something I probably shouldn't have--I gave her a new baby (Hey, if I had stickers handy, she would've just gotten one of those!). I tell you, she was thrilled! She carried that baby around all day. When it was time for her bath, I kept calling her and calling her--When she didn't come, I went out to get her. There she was, laying her baby down, covering her with a blanket, and leaning over and kissing her goodnight. What a little mommy!

So last night, I started sewing Emma's Tinkerbell costume for Halloween. I have to admit--This was an incredibly ambitious and crazy idea. I haven't sewn clothes since middle school! I just hope it doesn't come out looking like a kid made it... I do have to admit, however, that it is going quicker than I had originally anticipated. Not to worry--I will post pics when it is done--no matter HOW BAD I DID!

Been so long...

Well, here I am, finally posting...

School has been going for almost a month yet, and I can't say my body is used to it yet. At the end of September I went to take my it exam--and PASSED! I'm an official nurse now--a nurse without a job, that is! :) I honestly was amazed when I found out I had passed the exam; only one more to go: after I graduate in June, I'll have one more exam to take to get my RN license. Then...I'm done with school!! At this point, I don't have any intentions of getting my BSN, but I guess that may change...

Speaking of that drat exam... As a "reward" to myself for actually passing, I finally got my tattoo that I've been waiting to get. I got it done downtown at Lit Fuse by an awesome artist named Stacie. I had brought her a picture of a faery that I had found online: She sketched it up and added Em's name--It looks even better than the original picture! Once it's all healed up, I'll post a pic...

Well, Emma has been quite the jabberbox around here. She will attempt to say about anything to ask her to. Some of her favorites: Fraggle Rock, kitty, bear, jump, baby (her and her baby are INSEPARABLE!), "rock and rock" (when she rocks her baby), Kai (her next-door buddy), and so on... What an amazing girl! Oh, and boy can she run! When her a Kai get together, they are doing laps around the house, laughing hysterically--It is so funny to watch.

BTW, the pics posted here: one is from a day when she spent the afternoon parading around the house with a soda box on her head. Go figure--it's the cheap stuff that is so entertaining. :) The second one is from Friday night: Emma and Kai were cuddling on the couch watching a movie and caught me taking their pics--what a couple of hams!

So, today we are planning on taking Em to Hunter's pumpkin patch. I've been teaching her about pumpkins all week, so wherever we go, she excitedly points them out to me. I'm sure she have a blast--I'll get on here sooner or later to post pics from today (hopefully sooner than later!)!