Happenings

Macey and Heidi started school on the 10th, and they are absolutely loving it. Macey is in 2nd grade, and she thinks that her teacher Mrs. Cole walks on water. Heidi is in Kindergarten, and she is in heaven. We decided to put her in all day Kindergarten because she did almost 2 1/2 years of preschool/pre-K, and I thought she was ready and would be bored with more 1/2 days. We are so glad that we made that decision, she definitely was ready and has done so well already. She has the same teacher that Macey had for Kindergarten (Mrs. Tripathi), and we absolutely love her. Mrs. Tripathi has twins too, so she completely understands how crazy life can be at home. It is still weird for me to "only" have 3 kids at home all day, but there is still plenty of noise and plenty to do. Next year we can start preschool for the little ones, and then I really won't know what to do with myself!

I am leaving on Sunday to go to Wisconsin for a class to become certified as a permanent cosmetics instructor. I am really excited to do this; it is a great opportunity and I am so happy that I was invited to this school. It will be hard to be away from everyone for 5 days, but I will be in classes for 10-11 hours a day and then crashing at my hotel at night, so it should go by quickly and then I can get back to my family. I need to find some books to read on the plane, so if anyone has any favorites, I am open to suggestions. I just read all 7 Harry Potter books in 14 days (LOVED THEM!!!), so I need some new books. I have heard that Hunger Games is amazing, maybe I will try that one.

Finally, my website is now up! I am happy with how it turned out. I am in the middle of redecorating my salon, and once I am done with that I will add some pictures to my website. Check it out at www.emergeesthetics.com.

Happy Birthday Ryan and Jenna!

I cannot believe my babies are two! Their birthday was yesterday, Ryan was officially two at 6:10 pm and Jenna at 6:12 pm. I can't believe how much they have grown up in just the last few months. They are these adorable little people with the best personalities. Ryan is definitely a boy, getting into everything and climbing on everything he sees, but he is also the sweetest little boy in the world. He is so mellow and loving, he loves to run around the house and hug all of his sisters all day long. He is definitely a Momma's boy (which I LOVE), and he gives the best hugs and kisses. Jenna is a smart little sassy girl. She is talking so good, and she will definitely let you know where you stand with her at any given moment. She has the most infectious laugh, and the cutest chubby cheeks and dimples. I am so lucky to be their Mom, they have brought so much love and happiness into our family.

Ryan right after birth 3 lbs 15 oz (the little stinker gave us a pretty good scare by scoring a 1 on his first Apgar)

Jenna right after birth 3 lbs 13 oz

Look how tiny their heads are compared to our hands!


My first little glimpse of Jenna (I didn't get to see Ryan for a couple of hours, they whisked him up to the NICU)

This was the first time I got to hold them at the same time.




Here they are on their 1st birthday





And at their 2nd birthday party