It's A Wonderful Life!

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Gabe's Preschool Easter Egg Hunt!

Yesterday was Gabe's Easter Egg hunt at preschool. He had so much fun! I cannnot believe that we are so close to the end of this school year. My little boy is growing up way too fast! But he is thriving in preschool,and I know he will do wonderful in 4 year old preschool next year!

He found an egg!

On the hunt for Easter eggs!

Mommy and Gabe

He loved it that I was there with him!

Lining up to go outside

Mrs. Michelle's MTW preschool class

They are the cutest little bunnies that I have ever seen! My friend Carrie painted their little faces, and they just loved it!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

First Soccer Game! Dragons vs. Sharks

So on Saturday, Emma had her first soccer game. Or, I guess I should say her first 2 soccer games! Her team did wonderful. There are 2 very fast boys on her team, and in the beginning she became frustrated when she didn't get to kick the ball as often as she wanted to. There is 1 other girl on her team, and they stick together! But Emma overcame her frustration, and had a wonderful time. Enjoy the pics!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Soccer!!

Spring is just around the corner...and we can't wait!! Things are going really great for the Tharpe family. Emma is doing fantastic and thriving in Kindergarten! Her teacher even selected her for the Primary Talent Pool in reading--aka gifted studies! Emma truly is a gift to her family! She is such a sweet, smart and caring little girl! She is becoming independent too--she sets her Hello Kitty alarm clock every night, and wakes up on her own and dresses herself for school. The only thing mommy helps her with is her hair! :) She amazes us every single day!

Gabriel is doing fantastic in preschool, and we registered him for the 3 day, 4-year-old preschool program next year. He will have Mrs. Diana, the same teacher Emma had for 4-year-old preschool. He is fully potty-trained! Yay! No more pullups at night! He loves to play with his trains and cars. He is really loving Disney Cars right now, especially Lightening McQueen. He is a happy little boy who loves to play! Actually, he would rather stay home with mommy and play all day instead of going to preschool. Every single morning last week, he told me that he did not want to go to school. He told me, "Ms. Michelle's class is closed!" But by the time it was ready to leave the house, he was ready to go to school. He never cries when I drop him off though--I am very thankful for that! He LOVES being the line leader, and it is always easy to get him out of the house on those days!

So today, Emma had her first soccer practice. She decided that she wanted to try Spring Soccer, and she had a lot of fun at practice. But tonight she was telling us that her legs were hurting. She did run a lot at practice. She told us that she wanted to play soccer forever! LOL. Hopefully she stills feel that way on Saturday after her first 2 games of the season. Enjoy the pictures!

Oh, Gabe took this one--of his favorite cowboy boots!

Gabe took this one too! Emma is kicking the ball.

She's ready!

She was excited to learn that a little boy from her class is on her team. Here they are chatting!

Warming up!

Stretching!

Playhouse Disney Live!

Saturday we took the kids to see Playhouse Disney Live! They loved it! And the Palace Theater in Louisville is absolutely beautiful! Gabe LOVED it when Handy Manny came on stage! Emma enjoyed it too.Unfortunately, Emma and Macy were not feeling well at all, so the fun day ended up with a stop at AcuteCare. After seeing the doctor, and receiving meds (Macy for croup and Emma for strep)--the girls were feeling much better by the time we finally made it home! (Emma's strep test came back negative, but since she was complaining that her throat was hurting and her tonsils were swollen, they treated it as strep. She also had an ear infection)! But by Sunday she was feeling much better, and she and I went to a skating birthday party! It was a fun mommy/daughter evening!

The show was getting ready to start!

Mamaw and Gabe

The theater was beautiful!

Macy and Emma--cousins and best friends!

Emma and Gabe before the show started!

Emma, Gabe and Macy--cousins!

Friday, March 12, 2010

ROLLER SKATING!!

A couple of weeks a go, my sisters and I took the kids roller skating! They had a blast! Well, except for Gabe...he did not want ANY help, then became frusrated, then tired and was happy eating popcorn! Emma and Macy loved it! Emma even had a little admirer following her around. She was skating with her Aunt Nana, and a little boy named "Wilson" kept skating over to her, talking to her, and get this...he wanted to "couples skate" with her. But, considering that he fell right in front of Emma, and really could barely stand on his skates, she politely declined. LOL. Enjoy the pics!

Sunday, February 14, 2010

February Happenings!

Well, there's been alot going on in February! To start the month of, I celebrated my 34th birthday on the 4th! My friend took me out to lunch, and I celebrated with Mike and the kids that night. I got some pretty cool gifts--Money, gap gift card (Thanks Carrie)and a gadget that I can hook onto my shoe, that programs into my ipod nano and it tells me how many miles I've ran, pace, etc. (Thanks Mike)--When it comes to gadgets, my husband knows how to pick them! It's actually really, really cool!

February also has brought more snow--and the kids missed 3 days of school last week. Yuck! But they did go back on Friday, just in time for the Valentine's party, and the Jump Rope for Heart Event.(Emma raised $100! Yay!) Unfortunately, more snow is forecasted for tonight and tomorrow. So we will see if they have to miss any more school.

So today is Valentine's Day and I feel so loved! I am so blessed to have my wonderful little family who mean the World to me! Yesterday, Mike and Gabe went Valentines Day shopping, and they gave me a dozen of red beautiful roses, and Emma a dozen of pink ones. She was so excited. And so was I! I also scored a new pair of running shoes, which I am so anxious to break in! Happy Valentines Day to my 3 Valentines!