Thanksgiving

We had a nice Thanksgiving.  We always go my sister-in-law's house.  My niece was just given a huge bag of dress up clothes.  They all had a blast dressing up.

 I've been wanted to do this Thanksgiving craft so we did it after we got home from eating.  I love how big Abby is getting.   I can just give her the stuff and she can glue it all on where it goes and write her name on her paper.  She was so cute when I asked her what she was thankful for.  She had a huge list!  I asked Emma what she was thankful for.  This is how it went:
Me:  Emma, are you thankful for Daddy?
Emma:  Yeah!
Me: Are you thankful for Abby?
Emma:  Yeah!
You get the idea!  I basically named all the things and her family that she so obviously loves.
 If you click on the images below you can see them larger so you can read them.

 Here's what I'm thankful for:
~A loving and gracious God who has saved me by the blood of Jesus.
~My amazing husband.
~That I was able to have three cute kiddos.
~My parents and Dave's parents.  Both sets are still married and have been great examples of how important it is to love your spouse unconditionally.
~That I can stay at home with my kids and I don't have to send them to daycare.
~For church and the new friends I've made there.
~For old friends who just know you so well and love you still!
~For my new camera!
~That I get to start new Christmas traditions with my children.

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!!!

Josiah's Dedication

Yesterday we had Josiah's baby dedication at church.  I love that they do baby dedications.  It's a time to stand up before family and friends and make a promise that as we raise him we will teach him about the Lord and to live for Him.  I think it's amazing the technology we have today.  My parents weren't able to come, but they were able to watch in live on their computer.

Josiah was so cute when Pastor Shane came to pray for us.  He kept giggling.  I don't know know if it was all the lights or what, but after he prayed for us Josiah kept shaking his head.  We had never seen him do that before.  He's a silly little guy. 

Lately

I loved blogging everyday last month for Down Syndrome Awareness Month.  I was really going to try and keep up with it, but I haven't done such a great job!  Emma going to school has really thrown me for a loop!  The first week I wanted to cry when she left.  Then the whole time she was gone I was wondering what she doing, pretty.  Two and a half hours doesn't sound very long, until she's gone then it takes forever.  It broke my heart when she left on the bus and cried.  Well, I'm happy to report that on Wed & Thurs she did not cry!  Yay!  Here she is blowing kisses to us.

 Josiah got his first two teeth this past week.  In the picture, you can kind of see them on the bottom.

 Abby won't sit still long enough for a picture, but I snuck this one.

I love cuddling at bedtime and so do the kiddos.

Silly Girl

The other day Emma was putting Josiah's clothes on.  They are size 6 months.  I couldn't believe that she could get into them.  It looks like she is wearing capris.

Emma and the Bus

Emma rode the bus on Tuesday for the first time.  This is her bus driver strapping her in for the first time.

 We followed her to school.

 We were hanging out waiting for the teachers to pick up the kids from the bus, without being seen.

 Dave got out and took a picture of her teacher's assistant picking her up.  I forgot the telephoto lens so it's kind of far away.

 She's holding her hand on the way up the ramp.  When she got to the top she started sobbing.  It was so sad.  I could hear her sobbing and I couldn't go comfort her.  

 Josiah has started trying to sit up lately.  He's still wobbly, but he loves it.

We started up home school preschool again with Abby now that Emma is in school.  She was working on the calendar.

1st Day of School

Abby wanted to get dressed up this morning.  The girls looked so pretty so I took some pictures of them.  They were too excited about posing.

Today was Emma's first day of school.  We all went to drop her off and meet her teacher.

This is her teacher, Miss B.  We were telling her the name of her teacher on the way to school.  She kept saying "Beeeee" on the drive.  It was adorable.

 She did great, but was so tired after wards.

This Week

Sorry I haven't blogged this week.  Here is an update. 
Josiah decided to scooch himself off the blanket.

 He's gives his Mama such cute smiles.

 The weather has been so nice all week.  The girls have been playing outside all week. BTW, Emma did not start school yet.  She has had a runny nose all week.  She'll start this week..

 She feel asleep at 5:30pm the other night.  So, she wouldn't go to sleep at bedtime.  I had to put the baby gate up to keep her in her room.  She got the shopping cart and sat in it.  I guess she was trying to jump over.

 Later,  I found her asleep in her sister's bed.

 Abby and her friend at the park.

 Emma wasn't feeling so great, but she looked super cute.

 Abby loves climbing the wall.