What a line...

So, it happened. Last night Em'ry and I were driving home from Greg's football game(which he won 19-0 :) and Em'ry started to complain that she was scared of the dark. As in, she was scared of being in the back seat alone where it is dark not to mention that she was looking out the window where the sky is also pitch black. Maybe its the age or the approaching Halloween festivities which leads people to put out scary decorations, but either way I couldn't calm her even with the dome light.

As I was driving, I reached back and held onto her foot as it was dangling out of her carseat because that's the only part of her I could reach. She smiled and said,

I LIKE YOU!

not, I love you but I LIKE YOU! Sometimes I think "I love you" is so common that we miss the meaning. When I tell her I love her she immediately responds with the same words. But this, this was unprompted and she chose those words carefully :) I told her I LIKE her too!

Fast, Furious, and Fun Fall

Has it really been 5 weeks since my last post?!? Holy Cow! I'll try to catch you up!

First, I have to brag a little on this one!

Since going back to "school," she can recognize, recite, and WRITE ALL of her letters without an example!


And, her coloring and painting has vastly improved! Did I mention she counts to 60 by ones and to 100 by tens?!?

Lot's of fall crafting has kept us busy.

Em'ry and Shy with their pumpkins

Em'ry took a raodtrip to Booker and had a ball! But, when the kid is away her mommy will play!

I surprised Brandi with Dolly Parton tickets and just the two of us headed out on the town!


Dolly put on an amazing show! It was everything I could have imagined and more. It was pretty obvious that Brandi enjoyed her early birthday gift :)

Then, we met up in OKC and spent the weekend with Teddy, Leedy, and little man, Layton. The DEVON Fall Festival in OKC was a hit!
Em'ry and Layton LOVE each other!




My happy girl!

Only in OKC! (I'm sure this is illegal! oops! We're from out of town :)

Now, we are back and enjoying amazing weather and exciting tennis! The Elsik Rams are Back to Back District Champions!