Just Peachy: November 2008

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Their First Dance

I was so excited about their first dance experience (posting for that is below this one) that I already made a scrapbook page:

Now that I see it "on-line" I think the flower needs to be smaller. But, needless to say, this is what I did with my "free time" while these guys were at the dance!

Ray escorted one very excited Emily and Hannah to the Father/Daughter dance at their school. The dance had a princess theme so we bought dresses that were as "princessy" as I was going to get. They both looked so cute...

Emily with her toothless grin...

and Hannah with her princess crown.

And their daddy looked so handsome.

I'm glad Ray took this opportunity to spend some special, quality time with his daughters. I only wish I was there to take more pictures!

Sunday, November 16, 2008

She did it!

Hannah has been growing her hair out for what seems like forever so she can donate it to Locks of Love, and today it was finally long enough to come off! We took Jo Ann with us so the stylist could see how she wanted it cut (she wanted her hair to be like Aunt Jo's). As Hannah sat in the chair waiting for the stylist to start, I kinda got a little sad. I mean, Hannah has had this long hair for so long, but then in the same breath, I got excited because I thought she used to look so cute with her short hair

Hannah didn't smile at all as the stylist cut her ponytail off...

or when the tail was laid on the counter (I was beginning to fear she was going to dislike the final product)...

or as the stylist continued cutting.

But boy was I glad to see her smile when it was all said and done!

Man, does she look cute with this new look! I am just so proud that this little girl did such a wonderful thing for someone not as fortunate as she.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Christmas in November

My gift from Ray last Christmas was to have our fireplace converted to gas. That was 11 months ago. Finally, after much nagging on my part, he came through.

Every night, since Sunday, I've been curled up in front of this:

Inch by inch and day by day I love my house even more!

Sunday, November 9, 2008

A trip to...

This afternoon Ed called and asked if he could take Hannah and Emily to Chuck E Cheese. Luckily, we had no plans and they were able to go. The girls were super excited to go to Chuck E Cheese and to spend time with Uncle Ed. They were gone for hours (I even called once just to check on them)!

When they came back, they all sat down and played a game of Sorry.

I have said it before, but I will say it again: I love that my siblings are involved in the lives of my children! They make my life that much sweeter.

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Let's Go Doodlin'

Sue and Patrick have established a tradition of taking the girls somewhere special for their birthdays. This year, Hannah decided she wanted to go to a ceramics place. She went there last winter with her Brownies group and thouroughly enjoyed it.

Their first stop was to McDonald's where they had lunch...

Then it was off to paint!

She was originally going to paint a mug to give to Aunt Jo, but she changed her mind and decided to make herself a bowl.

Sue and Patrick decided to paint things for little Mya's room.

I am so thankful that Hannah has aunts and uncles like Aunt Sue and Uncle Patrick to make her feel special. She has talked nonstop about making this bowl and how she can't wait until she gets her bowl back so she can eat her cereal out of it in the morning. And, every time she eats from this bowl, she will remember going to Let's Go Doodlin' with Aunt Sue and Uncle Patrick to celebrate her 8th birthday!

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Hannah's soccer season

Ray and Jo Ann just finished their first season coachng youth soccer. I must say they did a nice job. Last year, Hannah's team didn't win one game until they got to the tournament. This year, they won 3 games (not counting the tournament) and tied one. Not great, but certainly an improvement.

Jo Ann did a happy dance whenever the girls scored...And speaking of scoring, Hannah actually scored this season...3 times to be precise!

(That's her scoring. I actually cropped the picture so it would be clearer, but it wouldn't upload)

She also seemed to be a bit more aggressive this year as well.

And she seemed to like to play goalie...

Overall I enjoyed watching Hannah play this year especially since she was coached by her aunt and her dad.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

The soccer angel

I have been trying to exert less control over Hannah and Emily, allowing them to make their own choices, giving them a say in their own lives. It hasn't been easy especially when Emily wants to wear shorts, T-shirt, flip-flops, and wings to Hannah's soccer game in November. But, I had to let her. I mean, besides being unfashionable, she wasn't really hurting anyone, and if she feels secure enough with herself to run around in public looking like that, then, why not? So, I got a few picures of her warming up with the team, wearing her shorts, her T-shirt, her flip-flops, and her wings...

Once I print this out, I am going to add the journling by hand to the bottom of the page.

It hasn't been easy to let go and to watch some of the clothing choices this child makes, but I couldn't help but smile as I watched her stand in the middle of a soccer field wearing wings oblivious to how different she looked! ;-)