The day after Thanksgiving

Friday morning I heard Barley barking like crazy at the front door and I figured someone must be at the door. So I went to the door and what did I find but 4 turkeys strutting around in the front yard. I ran and grabbed the camera and took a few pictures of these 4 brave turkeys. I guess the figured they made it through the holiday and could now get out and strut. It was pretty funny. They stopped in the cul-de-sac and stretched their wings before heading on up the street.

Thanksgiving 2010

I didn't take many pictures but here are a few from Thanksgiving Day. We started the day off at Chris' Uncle Barry's and ended the day at Meme and Ping's. Sorry the pictures are backwards.

Ava and Ping had lots of fun playing in the leaves.

Daddy and Grumpy Uncle Shane

Cousins: Hannah, Ava, and James

Ava with Granddaddy and Grandmommy

This was one of the best Thanksgivings we have every had!! We have so much to be thankful for everyday!!

The Princess Show

November 13th we went to Disney Princess' on Ice at the Macon Centreplex. Ava had been looking forward to this since August. I must say it was money well spent. She sat still and glued to the show for 2 hours. She absolutely loved the show. She got to see all her favorite princesses and together in one place. Her favorite was Ariel. Chris took almost 600 pictures but here were a few from the show. I tried to pick out one with each of the princesses. It was really a good show and hopefully we will be able to go again if they come back close.

After the show she slept the entire way home.

Ava's Prayer

This was too funny not to write down. As I was tucking Ava into bed she informed me that she could pray by herself. I was very proud of that and makes me thankful that she is at a Christian school. Anyways she said she wanted to say her Ariel prayer ( as in Ariel the Little Mermaid). Not unusual, she has been stuck on Princess prayers for awhile. We thank Jesus every night for all the princesses. So she started her prayer and this was how it went:

Dear Jesus

Thank you for my curtains,

thank you for my life,

thank you for my blanket,

and thank you for the Ipad I play with.

In Jesus name Aaaaamen.

It really took all I had not to bust out laughing. She usually thanks Jesus for random things around her room, but the fact that she threw in her life tonight was too funny to me.

Officer Kendig visits

For our 3rd grade unit on government I invited a very special guest speaker to come and talk to the kids about our local branch of government. Officer Eric Kendig!!! The kids were super excited to have him visit and he did a really great job explaining local government to a room full of 3rd graders. The kids favorite part was when Officer Kendig put me in handcuffs and left me in them the whole time he talked.

Listening intently

Haha Mrs. Embrey is in handcuffs

One of my kids in Eric's SWAT gear

We even got to see his car

Group shot

Bye Eric!! Go serve and protect!!

Pumpkin Patch 2010

Here are some pictures from our annual trip to the pumpkin patch. This year Uncle Grant joined in our trip. It was a great time had by all.

Coloring with Uncle Mike

Just hanging out Saturday coloring with Unlce Mike

Spiderman meets Princess

It kind of looks like she is sticking her finger in the socket but it is covered I promise!!

Ava is in love with Spiderman these days. I don't know how it started but she is completely obsessed. She still loves her Princesses but now Spiderman is on the top too. She even sits and watches the Spiderman movies. She goes around shooting webs on everything and even talks to Spiderman. Apparently he comes in her room at night and they talk and he sleeps in her bed. She has a very vivid imagination these days. She was also attacked by a purple bear who ate her birthday cake on the playground last week. She has a lot of stories. I thought this outfit was funny. Spiderman shirt with Princess shoes. Saturday we got Spiderman shoes so we don't have to mix the two anymore. She informed me that the Princess shoes did not match her Spiderman shirt and she needed Spiderman shoes. So we got her some new shoes to wear. I am hoping that by the time her birthday rolls around we will be back to Princesses. Right now all she talks about it having a Spiderman birthday cake. I just don't know if I can do the Spiderman thing for her birthday. I was really looking forward to having a Princess Party, but may be out ruled!!

This little piggy went to market

This is just funny.

BabyLand General

We promised Ava if she pooped in the potty for a whole week we would take her to BabyLand and let her pick out a baby. So she had a great week using the potty so on Sunday we drove 2 hours to Cleveland, Georgia to visit BabyLand. Geech just couldn't miss a trip to BabyLand so her and Uncle Grant came along for the trip. BabyLand has a new location since we were kids but the inside is pretty much the same.

Ava sitting in the cabbage chair

Uncle Grant and Geech

Holding a baby in the nursery (not the baby she picked)

Look at all those babies up for adoption

Waiting at Mother Cabbage for her next delivery ( the baby that was born was a girl and she was named Audrey Lea)

Ava got to pick out any doll she wanted and she chose this little Cabbage Patch who looks like Snow White

A patch of cabbage babies

Pushing Snow White around

It was a really fun trip and Ava is loving her Snow White baby. I wish it were closer so we could visit more often. Geech and I loved going when we were little girls and I think Ava will love going back again!!