Saturday Flu Shots

The girls all got their annual flu shot Saturday morning.  Two of the three did excellent. Ryan volunteered to go first and did not complain or cry at all.  Baby Polly went second and she also did not cry at all, she just said "owie" when it was done.  Then, it was Emma's turn.  SHE FREAKED!  Both Chris and I had to hold her down, and she is strong.  She was fighting for her life and begging the nurse not to do it. Ryan ran to the waiting room because she didn't want to witness the hold down.  She told us later that the whole waiting room could hear Emma.  It was something else! Thankfully, Emma only requires one shot a year.  We went to Shipleys for donuts after.  All three girls got rewarded, even though only two were brave! Chris and I split an apple fritter for our reward!

Fall at the Levitt

We are loving the cooler temps and we actually wore long sleeves and jackets to enjoy the Levitt Friday night!

Lunch with the girls

I remembered to take a picture with Ryan this time!

Sweetest Heart

Our neighbor across the canal, Kathryn, is about to lose her mother.  Emma has been asking a  lot of questions about her and made her this card at school .  We hand delivered it and it made her smile.  Emma has such a kind and tender heart and she makes me so proud.

***I wrote this blog prior to Bonnie passing away.  She died a few days after this.  Emma hand delivered home-made cookies, as promised. 

Soccer Star!

Emma scored her first goal in a U8 7v7 game!
This is a big field and they have goalies. It is big girl soccer for sure!
Most girls on this team are almost 8, or already 8.
(She is 6!)

Saturday Night Shenanigans!

Go Highlanders!

Ryan is cheering again this year and the Highlanders had their first game. Love this squad of girls!

Ryan's biggest cheerleader!

AJ and Ryan went to the AHS cheer clinic again this year.

Kick 'em Colts!
They will be cheering at an AHS game in a few weeks!

Excellent First 6 Weeks

Both girls are doing great at school this year.  Third grade is the first year for number grades and so far Ryan has been doing well in the high level reading and math classes she is in. She has a lot more homework (especially since she had none in second grade), so we are getting used to that.  I am excited to see her first real report card! And, Emma is killing it at first grade.  Her competitive self pushes her in everything.

Soccer Practice

We spend a LOT of time at soccer practice.  Emma practices 3 hours a week.  We are enjoying the cooler temps (and thankful for IPads!).

Hill Running Club

Ryan asked yo join the Hill Running Club this year!  It is  a running club for 3rd-6th graders who meet before school  at 7 a.m.every Wednesday.  They stretch for 10 minutes and then run for 45 minutes outside around the track.  Chris and I both were excited to see her get excited about this activity, so of course we said yes!  Grandpa offered to drop her off the first week since it was a B shift.  Ryan got right up at 6:40 and got dressed and ate a quick breakfast before heading out the door at 6:55.  She loved it and said she can't wait to do it again next week!

Ready to go! 

I spied on her on my way to work at 7:45 and she was running hard!
I totally embarrassed her, by the way!

Winners!

Our indoor adult team won our summer league- and we got the t-shirt to prove it!

Lunch at Hill

Chris and I had lunch with the girls for the first time this year.  Ryan let us eat with her too!  I failed to get a picture with Ryan, but we had a great time with both of them.  And, since Polly was at school Chris and I went out for a lunch date after visiting the girls!

Grandparent's Day 2017!

Jeep Joyriding!

Alaina came back in town to avoid Hurricane Jose in Miami. We got to spend some great time with her and enjoy her new Jeep.

Chris is home!

It was a long 2 weeks without Chris.  He left 3 days after school started and was gone for 15 bedtimes. Hurricane Harvey was so much worse than what we originally thought so the girls and I didn't know how long his deployment was going to be so that was the hardest part.  We are so glad he made it home safe and so glad he was able to help those in need.  Emma took it the hardest and worried about him a lot.  When she walked out of school and saw him she ran and jumped on him.  There were lots of tears from onlookers!

Emma parasailing!

I finally uploaded the pictures that we got from Emma's parasailing adventure!

She loved it, so did Chris.

Pretty Pollyanna

Popsicles with Mamaw

Wearing Tauri's Tri Delt bow!

Taking a big girl nap (with 3 pacis)

DTS 7v7 Labor Day tournament

Emma played in her first 7v7 tournament with the Texans.  She is playing up a year AND this team played up a year! So, 6 year old Emma, played against teams 2+ years older than her.  The team did great and won 2 games on Saturday and then lost in the quarterfinals Sunday.  I loved watching them play but the logistics of getting to Plano for the 8:00 a.m. games and then back again for 3:30 p.m. games was rough since Chris is out of town (and Mamaw and Pa are also gone).  Thankfully, my awesome tribe of friends offered to help with Ryan and Polly and I was able to get Emma back and forth. Proud of this team!

Dallass Texans South U8 girls 7v7 team

My favorite soccer mom, Dawn!

Watching a game in between hers

Grabbing lunch in between games.

Dawn took some great action photos of Emma.  Love how hard she hustles!