{"id":6418,"date":"2013-02-12T21:40:05","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T02:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=6418"},"modified":"2013-02-12T21:40:05","modified_gmt":"2013-02-13T02:40:05","slug":"emma-january-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=6418","title":{"rendered":"Emma: January 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems like just yesterday we were ringing in 2013 and we are just a few days away from the middle of February.\u00a0 Tons of fun things to celebrate so far this year with our sweet girl!<\/p>\n

We started January by having the whole first week off to finish up Christmas vacation.\u00a0 Since Clint had to work, Emma and I used the week to have some fun adventures.\u00a0 She was particularly excited to spend some time up at school helping student government get ready for Homecoming.\u00a0 She loves hanging out with the big kids\u2026because she thinks she is one of them!\u00a0 Our older students at NCCS are always so sweet to Emma and treat her as if they absolutely love spending time with her.\u00a0 That means the world to me as she learns so much from them!<\/p>\n

The first week back at school was Homecoming Week and that meant we had different themes each day for Spirit Wear.\u00a0 The first day was Western Wear, then Superhero Day, Patriotic Day, Cartoon day, and Blue\/White day.\u00a0 All of the days were fun, but Superhero was my favorite as a mom.\u00a0 Emma wanted to wear a cape.\u00a0 She doesn’t have a cape\u2026but she was open to me making one for her.\u00a0 I used one of Clint’s white handkerchiefs and wrote EMMA with green puff paint.\u00a0 She thought it was so awesome and immediately wanted to put it on.\u00a0 All day long she kept saying, “Mommy\u2026I think it is SO COOL that you actually made this for me.”\u00a0 I hope she feels the same way when she is 14\u2026I sort of doubt it!<\/p>\n

When it came time to actually practice and run through Homecoming, Emma was so excited to help.\u00a0 Her job was to spray the curtains so the wrinkles would fall out\u2026and she did some serious spraying!\u00a0 On the night of Homecoming, Emma was so excited to see all of the girls in their beautiful dresses.\u00a0 They were all so sweet to take pictures with Emma\u2026they are real life princesses to Emma!<\/p>\n

The next weekend we headed back to Memphis to throw a baby shower for my sister and we had a blast!\u00a0 I blogged about that here<\/a>.\u00a0 Emma is such a trooper on the long car rides and we all had a really good time together.\u00a0 There are always a lot of basketball games and other school activities this time of year and Emma had a great time with some of her classmates hanging out together.<\/p>\n

Emma has been a big help in the kitchen this month.\u00a0 Both Clint and I have committed to trying to be more creative with cooking.\u00a0 Emma loves to help!\u00a0 She and I baked cookies from scratch for the first time and had a lot of fun with that.\u00a0 She is also really a great helper for setting the table, getting things out, and putting dishes in the sink.\u00a0 She has always loved to run the dishwasher and is always asking what else she can help with.\u00a0 You can definitely get her to work if you help her put her apron on!<\/p>\n

Our family enjoyed a fun lunch date at Henry’s in downtown Acworth and then Clint and Emma went up to spend the night with Clint’s mom in Summerville.\u00a0 They had a great time!\u00a0 When they came home Clint was sick for a couple of days, so Emma and I had a few more Mommy\/Daughter adventures.\u00a0 As always, the month also held lots of Daddy\/Daughter breakfast dates and a ton of giggles.\u00a0 We bought some new furniture for our upstairs playroom and we all love sitting on the couch and chair relaxing and hanging out with each other. There was even one surprisingly warm day the end of January that allowed Emma to ride her bike until it was too dark to play outside anymore.\u00a0 We can’t wait until warm and sunny days are here to stay!<\/p>\n