Emerson's POV

Emerson fancies herself something of a photographer. She loves to play with the camera and take photos. Here are a few of her shots. We don't thinks she does too badly. Maybe she's going to be a future photographer like her dad?

More swingin'

With her favorite playmate!

Just a swingin'

Emerson is one lucky girl. Her "Grump-pa" Patrick bought her this new, super cool, old school style swing set. It's just her size, so it's perfect for her. They don't make them like they used to. The swings are plastic, the chains are covered, the slide is plastic and all the bolt ends are covered. She loves it, of course, and has been making full use of the nice fall days we've been having. Daddy still needs to anchor it *hint hint*. Note the unfinished sand boat in the background...needs sand....after it gets a coat of paint. This is my job, so I guess *hint hint* to me.

Notice the lush green grass....we've had some rain....well, a LOT of rain....Thank God.

The Dancing Queen has new clothes

My boss, Benita, made this adorable dancing skirt for Emerson. As soon as she puts it on, she immediately has to put on the shoes. The skirt is made out of tulle and ribbons that are 'larks head' knotted around a length of button hole elastic. I think Benita could sell these, they are so cute, and easy to make according to her. This day Emerson was dancing and photographing (that's another post). She looks so cute, I think you all will agree with me that this girl has the legs of a dancer!

Happy Thanksgiving!

On Sunday, October 11, we celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving. We had about 12 people over, which made the "kids table" a necessity. The kids didn't seem to mind. Emerson was happy to host her special friends, Taylor and Cassie. They made her Thanksgiving so much fun!

Eating and drinking with old friends and new....

Painting pumpkins on the front porch......

Decorating with our new pumpkin decorating kit......

We had a great day. We are thankful that we got to spend it with family and friends who love us. We are very fortunate to have these people in our lives. Thank you all for sharing the day with us!

New Cool Blog

Facebook is an amazing thing. Through it, I have gotten back in touch with so many people. The ones I am most excited about reconnecting with are some of my old high school friends. One such friend is Liana, who was my partner in crime - we got up to some serious high jinx (Gull Lake to name just one). Liana says that I have inspired her to start a blog about her life with her daughter, Hannah, so I have placed it in my "Cool Blogs" section. Now Liana needs to learn the rules about the "Cool Blogs" section: No posting = "Lame Blog" list. Just ask Angela, Dena and Katie where their blogs are. I look forward to following Liana and Hannah's high jinx!!

BOUNCING

Emerson loves to bounce and her very generous "Grump-pa" Patrick bought her her very own bouncer. Of course she loves it and bounces her legs off on it.

It's also a nice place to rest after all that bouncing!

Celebrating Cultures

Every year, Emerson's school spends a week learning about different countries and the culture of that country. This year, Emerson's room learned about Cambodia. The week always ends with a Celebrating Cultures Parade. We thought Emerson looked so cute in her traditional Cambodian dress and hat. She was big girl and walked the route holding on to the ring and her teacher's hand.

The parade is like a mini-UN meeting or Olympic opening ceremonies with many countries and their cultures being represented. Some of the countries that were in the parade this year were Australia. The two kangaroo's with joeys carrying the banner were so cute.

And any representation of Australia would not be complete without a couple of Crocodile Hunters.And we thought the classroom that represented Holland did such a great job with their outfits. The whole class was even wearing wooden shoes.

Other countries that I can remember were Thailand, Mexico, Italy and India. The kids do such a good job with their outfits and are so cute to watch. You can tell that they are very proud of themselves, as they should be. We love watching the parade...it's worth standing in the sun to see it.

Picture Day

It was picture day at school the other day, so we took advantage and had Emerson wear this dress. Summer is ending here and we have had a lot of rain lately (which is good), but I don't think she will have the opportunity to wear this dress again. The shoes are very cool...black patent leather moccasins from the Parker collection. I can't wait to see how the photo's turn out!