Happy 5th Birthday Emma Jean!

Wordless Wed.

Learnin' to drive!

Is 13 months to young to learn to drive? Well Santa didn't think so as Lucas got a new Lightning McQueen (is that how it is spelled?) car and Emm Jean got a new battery powered 4-wheeler. They sure had fun over the holiday playing with their new toys.

At first Lucas just enjoyed sitting in the driver seat but it didn't take him long to figure out what it took to make it go.

He looks so serious - I don't think he was sure that he wanted to make it go.

Showing off  all those muscles it took to learn to drive!!

Then it was time for Cash to get a few lessons.

One show of the button and he was off!

After Emma ran into the neighbors car, over my flower beds and broke off a few of my solar lights she got the hang of it.

Look grandma - no hands!

Santa sure knew how to put some smiles on those little faces.

Emma in the Patch!

My beautiful little Emma Jean got to come to the pumpkin patch this weekend. She is just such a natural beauty and I love, love, love to spend time with her. And she does a great job of posing for grandma.

Grandma has loved this pumpkin that grew in the corn field and I try talking everyone into picking it but no one dose. That's ok....I use it as a prop.

Nope, this it the pumkin that emma picked......a green little pumpkin so smal and so green it was hidden in amongst the weeds and dead leaves. One of the beauties of having so many pumpkins is you can pick big, small, green, orange - just anything you like.

Here she is again getting a photo on the wagon. It was such a beautiful day for pumpkin picking. Emma got to play with some of her cousins and then made some new friends who came to the Patch.

Her dad is helping her look for a pumpkin for her little brother Bateson.

Here she is with her little green pumpkin - it is a really cute pumpkin.

Jaxon and Preston wanted their picture taken with Emma too!

We are so looking forward to next week, we will carve all of our pumpkins and we have a ton. TOn Saturday we will gert our costumes on for the Halloween parade, go trick or treating around the town and also do a family photo shoot. On Sunday our whole family is getting dressed up to go around town to trick or treat. I am like a little kid in a candy shop.

Happy Week To All!

This little Lady Bug turned 4!

My youngest granddaughter - little bug that she is, just turned 4. Emma is the most precious little girl and she is so full of fun and life that I just love spending time with her. Aunt Brandi wanted to make her 4th birthday party so special so she bought her this little lady bug costume and then decorated with that theme.

Red, white and black were the colors of the party. Of course it all of us Husker fans really enjoyed that on a 'game day' to boot.

Emma's cousins and her brother helped to celebrate. 

Grandma couldn't find a lady bug cake and was short on time so we had one with flowers cuz we all know what lady bugs like.

The plates, cups and table cloth were filled with lady bugs.

Blowing out the candle and making a wish!

And then there were presents!!

And help from the cousins!

 

Happy Birthday Emma!!

Tapping Through the Night! & Mosaic Monday

I have missed out on so many Mosaic Mondays, well not following, but joining in. I decided tonight to add some of my photos of my granddaughter's dance recital. She was such a dolly and just a joy to watch. For some wonderful Mosaics please stop by The Little Red House and enjoy some beautiful photography and interesting mosaics.

Emma Jean had her first dance recital Saturday night. The title for the night was Dancing Through The Movies and it was the sweetest thing to watch. Miss Emma stole the show and our hearts as she tapped, hopped and danced her way through the night. It was a six hour ride to watch a 6 minute performance but it was worth it to see her in her little tutu and tights. We were all so proud of her.

Heel - Toe..............

..........and tap, tap, tap to my right..........

........and tap, tap, tap to my left.

Heel - Toe.......

And jump!

Emma did strike a little pose for me after the show.  

She was ever so tickled when it was all over, she knew right were her nana was sitting as she kept her eye on her most of the time -- well when she wasn't watching the instructor. It was the Sweetest of Nights. Good job Emma Jean!

Happy Birthday Emma!

Bluffalo hunting, cooking and horseback riding.

What a wonderful couple days I had with the grannies. Emma was here for a few days and she, her dad and I went to the garden. We harvested some tomatoes; corn; onions and peppers. Greg and I put up several quarts of salsa and Emma and I shucked the corn and froze some. When we went to the Fort Emma wanted to see the Bluffalo, so we went looking. Too bad that they weren't close to the fence. I got a kick out of the way she said buffalo. She let me take her picture with my new Paula Dean apron on and then she had to take one of me also. I am not fond of bloggin pictures with myself but we did have fun with it. Later the Keane's came up and we went horseback riding with the Kennedy's. It was Cash's first time on a horse so we had to get a photo of that. Mike gave me three days off and then I work the 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift until we close for the season. That gives me a lot of time to create............I can get a faint smell of fall in the evening air and saw a little yellow in the Cottonwoods..............give me a couple of days and the house will be decorated for fall. I can't wait.