Emma lost her first tooth tonight. I can't believe my baby lost a tooth. She's not even five yet. She is so excited, but very nervous about the tooth fairy. Happy and I hadn't had time to discuss the tooth fairy and were caught off guard by Emma's lost tooth. We told her to put it under her pillow and the tooth fairy would bring her a gift. Emma asked me, "O.k. mom, is the tooth fairy a girl or a man? Will he come in my room"? About that time, Myah starts to cry, "I'm scared of the tooth fairy"! I'm thinking, oh brother, is the tooth fairy really that important? Should I just brake down and tell them the tooth fairy is not real? No, instead I say, don't worry Myah the tooth fairy won't bother you because you haven't lost a tooth yet. Emma could not go to sleep tonight. She said, "I'm just a little nervous about this tooth fairy". So, we finally, decided to adopt my sister-in-law's tradition and told Emma to put her tooth in a glass of water and leave it in the kitchen. This way, we told her, the tooth fairy won't have to come into your room. phew. She was content with this and FINALLY went to bed .... only after writing the tooth fairy a sweet note explaining why her tooth was in the kitchen, in a glass, and not under her pillow in her room. :)

Emma directed her daddy in how to write the note to the tooth fairy.

conversations

While we were driving home from church tonight Emma and Myah were talking about how big God is. Here is what they said:

Myah: Emma, Jesus is bigger than EVERYONE "down here". And even in this car. Jesus is the
biggest.

Emma: Myah, do you think God is "down here"? He's not Myah. God is not "down here."
So, Myah who is the biggest "down here" now?

Myah: Daddy.

Emma: You never know, Myah. You never know.


I will have to do a follow-up conversation with Emma so she knows that, yes, in fact, God is "down here." :)


One more cute conversation with Emma:

Emma is procrastinating going to bed and asks me to come lay down with her for awhile because she has no one to talk to. I told her she could talk to Jesus. She smiled and said, "but, how come when I talk to Jesus, He just never talks back"? I told her He does talk back. He wrote us a very long letter and that's why mommy and daddy like to read the Bible. As she is headed off to bed, I hear her say, "God, so how many hairs are on my head?....God?.....HOW MANY HAIRS ARE ON MY HEAD"!?

Pumpkin Patch

Every year, since we have lived in Rome, the girls and I have gone to the Pumpkin Patch in Adairsville. The past couple years it has just been the girls, myself and Happy's Aunt "Poopie". Yes, there are some different names in the Peterson family. Let me answer your question, because I know you are wondering. Yes, the girls call her "Aunt Poopie". :) Apparently when Happy and his brother Aaron were little they couldn't pronounce her name and this is what came out. Needless to say, it has stuck all these years. We love her dearly and she spoils my girls so bad! Anyway, this year we were blessed that Daddy and Mi Mi (Happy's mom) were able to join us! It was a great time to be had by all.

On the hayride with Aunt Poopie

Ring em' Mi Mi!

Emma taking a little rest

The poor pregnant goat we saw. How rude!

Ya'll come back now ya here!

I Am a Promise

I sang this when I was a little girl in front of our church. Some of you may remember this old Bill Gaither tune. Emma says she wants to sing it in front of our church. Here is Myah singing it.

ladybug treats

The other day, I was given the opportunity to spend the day just with my Joy girl. Lately, I had been feeling like she and I needed some time alone. So, often, I feel like I am scolding Emma again and again. I wanted some time with her that was completely free of scoldings!! I told myself, just for the next few hours I am not going to correct her. I pondered what I could do with her that would make our time special and decided I would take her to the Honey Moon Bakery and let her pick out a cookie. She was so excited. We walked in and I told her to pick out which cookie she wanted. As she was looking at all the cookies a ladybug cupcake caught her eye. She said , "Oh mommy I want that ladybug cupcake." I replied, "Sweetheart, mommy said a cookie, not a cupcake" (I know that was kinda bordering correcting, but the cookies were a dollar and the cupcakes were $2.75). Then Emma said, "O.k. Mommy, but they sure are beautiful, aren't they?" I have to admit she melted my heart. She obeyed right away and with such a sweet attitude. I reminded myself that today was a special day. So, can you guess what kind of treat Emma got that day? And boy, did she LOVE it!

Fashion Show

So, the girls put on a fashion show the other day. Their audience consisted mostly of their furry friends and myself. They are so fun to watch. Emma even made a sign to go on the door. She cleaned her room to the best of her ability and "accessorized" it with some bows. Emma also has a wonderful talent of creating anything out of paper. In this case, I think she tried to make a shirt and tie for her puppy. She is funny. If she is playing Cinderella and doesn't have a crown she disappears into the kitchen for a little while and comes back out with a homemade paper crown. One time she specifically wanted a blue head band, so sure enough she went and made herself one. She made her doll the cutest little purse the other day. Who knows maybe she'll be a fashion designer. he-he.

Myrtle Beach

We have just returned from a wonderful four day vacation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It was cut one day short due to Tropical Storm/ Hurricane Hannah. We surely didn't want to ride out a hurricane on our vacation. The girls had a blast. We went back to the same place again as last year. It is just too good a deal not to partake. We mostly played in the pools and the ocean. We did do the aquarium and a little park on Broadway at the Beach.
Emma is so crazy. She will go on ANY ride they let her on. She and I rode the swings and she scared me so bad!!! I guess it's being completely helpless if she were to need me. And maybe the fact that I have a fear of heights. She was waving her arms all around and wiggling in her seat. She managed to clang her bar a couple times. AHHHHH! I was trying to not be a stick in the mud, but I know I kept saying over and over again, "OH Emma be still. Emma hold onto the bar. Emma stop waving at Daddy. Emma be still." Emma was saying, "Ohh mommy I can see all the city from here. Hi Daddy, Hi!! he-he he-he."
Emma has also mastered a somersault in the pool, which she did over and over and over again. She is a very good little swimmer. She also learned a back flip and a hand stand in the pool. Myah, on the other hand, bless her little heart, is quite content if water never touches her face again. She is my cautious child. I love the differences in my girls. Myah will see something kind of crazy or wild and say, "Oh Emma you would love to do that wouldn't cha!" And Emma would reply, "Yes, but Myah you would be scared so you wouldn't like it at all." :)
I won't bore you with any more stories. Here are some pictures to enjoy from our vacation.

Emma's Handstand

Myah's favorite ride

Emma swinging her heart out

Boardwalk at the Beach