Daycare Easter Egg Hunt

So I didn't actually make it to Emmy's Egg Hunt.  I got there just as everyone was going back inside and washing hands.  AND THE MOTHER OF THE YEAR AWARD GOES TO.....not me.  It's really hard to get to her school for all of these little events.  I hate asking other people to watch my classes, and I just can't in good conscience take the whole morning off for a 15 minute egg hunt.  Anyway, I missed it.  Fortunately, I am good friends with an awesome Mom (Shout out to JULIE!) that hooked me up with some great photos.

This is Emmy with her basket after her mommy showed up late.



Here are the two baddest girls on the playground.



Still looking for eggs.





They were obviously really into this.







After school, I made the two BFFs pose for a photo.  They are just so sweet together.



Next time, I will take the time off.  I just have to remind myself that she will only be this little once.

Valentine's Day Festivities

Valentine's Day is crazy at our house.  Bradley's birthday is the week before, so I am usually scrambling to find him not one but TWO cool presents in a relatively short time frame.

This year, I found a couple of things that I wanted to get him for Valentine's day ahead of time...but I am getting ahead of myself.

Emmy's class has a big Valentine's Day party, and we needed to get a valentine for everyone in her class.  This year, there are 26 kids that make up the two-year-old class.  On a daily basis, they are divided into three sections, but they get together for parties.

I turned to my friend Pinterest for some Valentine's Day inspiration and found a few cute ideas.  I HATE when Emmy gets candy, so I knew that I needed to give a candy alternative.







I also made these for my friends at work.





I gave these valentines that I designed to all of my students with a Valentine's Day pencil.



Finally, Bradley and I exchanged gifts.

I left this on his steering wheel, so he could start his day with a fun treat.



Bradley picked out a very random set of gifts.  They are all cool on their own.









I got him a few things too.



As a bonus, I received flowers at school. :)



We did not go out to dinner on Friday night (Valentine's Day) because I didn't feel well, and we didn't have a baby-sitter.  We went back to Shoguns the following night.  I was happy.  If I could eat sushi every night, I would be a happy girl.









I sure do love these two!

Methodist Christmas Program {2013}

We were invited to attend a Christmas Program at Emmy's school!

I was beyond excited, and in normal Rives/Barnes flair, I invited ALL of our family to come out and see Emmy perform.

They were so adorable up there singing and doing hand motions with the director.  Abby & Emmy were inseparable the whole night.  I felt a little bad for some of the other kids because these two don't beat around the bush about the fact that they are BEST FRIENDS.

I am so very thankful that we have access to such an amazing daycare program for Emmy.  I couldn't ask for better caregivers and the fact that it is located all of 500 yards from my work is just icing on the cake.

The two best "frands" posing before the show.



Our own personal little cheese factory!



The kids were so cute on the stage.  This is their first year to let the kids from Emmy's age group to participate in the Christmas program, and I think that they did a great job.







Emmy is posing with Ms. Joni!



This is Mrs. Sheila, the director of the daycare.



Quick family photo!





Doesn't she look like such a big girl with Nana here?  When I saw this photo, I stopped short because she just looks so different.  She just not a little baby anymore, and I guess I just have to be okay with that.

Emmy's Escapades

Here are just a few things that my darling daughter has been up to lately. 

-Emmy got kissed at daycare.  Apparently a little boy came up and put his arm around her shoulders and kissed her cheek. I don't know she reacted, but apparently another boy in the class body checked him and yelled "NO KISSING."  That kid is my hero.

 -Emmy got put at the sad face picture (this would require a whole post on its own) for throwing blocks.  Supposedly there was another kid that was throwing blocks too, and when the teacher told them to stop, Emmy kept throwing.  She didn't care too much about getting put in SAD until they told her that they were going to tell her Mommy how she had been acting.  This produced real tears.  (Score- Mommy 1, Emmy-0)

-The director of Emmy's school was helping pass out lunch plates the other day in the classroom.  Emmy gets a plate of Chicken Parmesan put down in front of her.  She looks at it and says "Is this mine?  Wow."  Awestruck like she has never been given a plate of food before.  (Score- Mommy 1, Emmy-1)



-As you may or may not know, Emmy likes to "tell stories" (apparently if you call your 2 year old a liar, you are a bad Mom).  Emmy was petting the new puppy at Mom's house.  He jumped into her lap and tried to lick her face.  She ran away saying the puppy wanted to eat her face.  I am not really sure where she gets this stuff.

-Emmy  got to pay another visit to SAD for climbing on the play kitchen at school.  For those of you who are counting, that's twice in one week.  We are super proud parents.

-Emmy got a new car seat for my car, and I had to install it myself.  I tried to install it in the middle rear facing, but I could not get it tight enough.  I just put it forward facing, and I thought I would get Bradley to fix it the next day.  I kind of forgot, so she was still riding like that the next day when we were on our way to get some dinner.  Bradley was "driving like he stole it" and whipped around a corner.  Emmy's seat leaned way over sideways and she yelled "WHOA."  It. Was. Hilarious.  (If you can get passed the really dangerous part where her seat was not installed correctly)  We have it all fixed now, so don't go calling Johnny Law on us. ;)



-To continue on in the theme of car seat stories, Emmy had another fun moment riding in the car with Nana.  Nana was driving a little quickly, and she drove over a bump in the road a little fast.  Emmy got jostled in the car, and said, "Nana's going too fast!  Too fast!"  Yes Emmy we all usually agree with you.

-We have been eating a restaurant in Lousie called Britt's a lot lately.  There isn't a whole lot on the regular menu that Emmy likes, so she gets to order chili cheese tator tots if she is good.   Brad went to grab one of her tator tots. She pulled the plate away and said, "Those are mine. Don't touch them." I don't know where she gets all this stinginess when it comes to food.

-Emmy grabbed Bradley when he was trying to sleep and said, "Push" while pushing his face.  He did not find it amusing.  I thought it was hilarious.  Different strokes for different folks I guess.

-Emmy grabbed Bradley while he was sleeping and said, "Tickle tickle." The funny part is that  she can actually tickle now.  Bradley was not amused.  I guess the moral of that story is that maybe he shouldn't try to go to sleep before the baby.

-Emmy told Bradley "Wake up lazy."  I may call him Lazy Bones too often.  My bad.

Tales From Daycare

 Here are a few shots of Emmy on her first morning going to back to daycare as a two-year-old.  Isn't her backpack precious?









She was fearless when it came time to walk back into the school.






These are things that Emmy's daycare teacher's told me she said or did her first week back at school.

Day 1:

Emmy's new class gets to watch TV in the morning until their other classmates arrive.  They usually watch Disney movies, but they have episodes of shows as well.  Well apparently they were watching Diego the first day sometime before lunch, and Emmy didn't appreciate it.
Emmy (to her teacher): I don't want to watch Diego.
Teacher: Well why don't you come sit by me?
Emmy: I don't want to sit by you.
Teacher: Okay well it's only a little while and then we will eat lunch.
Emmy:  I don't want to eat lunch.  I'm not hungry.
 Luckily her teachers though it was funny.  I told them they needed to let me know if she started to not be a riot anymore.

Day 2:

Emmy apparently has been practicing her alternative religions at school.
The teacher is standing in front of the class helping another child while the other kids sit at the table doing an activity.  Emmy stands up and points her finger at the teacher and starts whispering things while scowling.  She then puts her fingers down and goes and sits.
They are convinced that she put the voodoo on them.


Day 3:

I got to school to pick Emmy up and she didn't really care to come home.  She was too busy playing with her best friend Abby.  Apparently they had spent the entire day doing activities while holding hands.  It really must be a cool feeling for life to be that simple.  Your only responsibility is to hang-out with your BFF.  Her teacher even said that they tried to drink each other's cups and refused to participate if they couldn't be in the same group.

I am sure that they will continue to give updates on the escapades as they ensue. :)

These are a few iPhone shots that I took when I went to pick her up after school the first day. Notice that Abby and Emmy are right next to each other playing.






After a long day at school, she still wanted to jump on the trampoline.