Monday, December 1, 2008

November 2008: A is for...

Annual passes...taking a year off from the Magic Kingdom was necessary for my sanity, but we are now ready for another year. After forgetting about why we began to really dislike the 'Happiest Place on Earth', we plan on falling in love with it all over again.
Aging gracefully...we celebrated Kevin's grandma, Loretta's, 90th birthday with a big bash in Palm Springs!! She has definitely aged beautifully, and is still full of spunk! (I need some pictures of her instead of my kids post-party!! ) At the pool...while in Palm Springs, we got to stay at a great hotel with Kevin's sister, our niece, and her kids (who are the same ages as our kids). The pools at this hotel were unbelievable, with a beach entrance complete with sand...the kids loved it!Axel Rose, eat your heart out. This becomes consistent entertainment in our house, and we like to torture our company, too. Eastvale, let me hear you make some noise!! Rock on!! Another soccer season over!! It was fun and exhausting for everyone involved. Thanks to all of our family who came and cheered! Grandpa even came all the way from Arizona to watch a game!! Am I violating some kind of child labor law now?? I have to say that donuts and OJ at the garage sale were a hit. Action hero costume...Again. I am not exaggerating when I say that Garrett has worn this Spiderman costume everyday this month. Several of my friends are nodding "yes" as they read this. I am asking forgiveness for ever doubting the parenting skills of any parent who let their child wear a funky costume in public. I am choosing my battles.

Applying make-up for the first time...in secret...mascara...on her lips. She is Goth. Kami, I promise I will teach you how to wear make-up someday...when you are 18, and Dad and I are chaperoning your dates.

5 comments:

maren said...

so glad you have finally come around to getting passes again...it is not the same without the emersons. I didn't know kamee was a makeup artist already...you go girl!

Lori and Andy said...

Now that we know how fun it can be with the Emerson 5, we are going to start planning family vacations together. Oh no, can't do that, we wont get to babysit then. Fun times. Thanks for including us in the fun!

maren said...

duh...i just caught on to the "A" thing...very clever...

Kat said...

You guys have been busy! Cute pictures. We love Garret in his Spidy costume.

Heywood Clan said...

Your blog is SO cute Joanna!!!! I love blogging. I feel like I just caught up on a little bit of your life. Your kiddos are SO cute!!!! It looks like you guys are doing great!! I'm sure you noticed that we have season passes too. Maybe we will see you there sometime:)