Crazy Day

My little Emma has been going to a dance class once a week for a little over a month now. Today was her last day, and then she has a rehearsal next week for her little recital on the 29th. I'm so excited to see her up on the stage. It's definitely going to be a short, chaotic little dance (lots of 3 and 4 year olds waving and crying for their moms) but I'm looking forward to watching it. She has had so much fun. I think I'll have to sign her up again for the next class. We did lots of running around today. Usually I love having an excuse to get out of the house but today was nuts! Dragging 4 kids all over with me is not easy! (I had my 11 month old niece Avery, Emma's friend Stella, then Emma and Elliot) We went to watch Emma dance, then I took them all to McDonald's for lunch before we had to drive to the hospital to pick my father-in-law up from a doctors appointment and take him home. (of course every one of those trips were completely across town from one another!) We went to a McDonald's with a big play place. I was thinking it would be fun. Well, not so much. Emma is TERRIFIED of heights. Usually she gets over it and has fun with all the other kids but today she just wasn't having it. She climbed all the way up the play set, then froze and screamed bloody murder until I climbed up there and had to drag her out. Ugh! I feel bad for her, but when she gets like that she won't listen to a word I say. It's like she goes deaf and all she can think about is how scared she is. Poor girl. I hope she grows out of it. Ethan use to do that too, but he got over it, thank God. Elliot has no troubles at all. He runs, jumps, slides, and climbs all over the place. He's my little Monkey.

I mowed my backyard when we got home this afternoon. It was starting to look like a jungle, so I thought I better do it. I'm so proud. I got the mower started all by myself. Usually I hurt myself trying to get it started then get pissed off and leave it for Nick. Tomorrow is my "free day" as I like to call it. I don't have to babysit or work. I love Wednesdays. I think I might take the kids to the park or something.

Ok, that's enough rambling. I rented some movies for Nick and I, and I also got one for the kids. Whenever he gets back from riding his motorcycle I'm going to cuddle up on the couch with him and watch one of them. Ahhhh. Sitting down sounds awesome!