Pumpkin Patch

One of my friends wanted to take pictures of Emma in the pumpkin patch. She captured some great moments. Here are some shots that I got with my camera.

Hairy Man Festival

We went to the Hairy Man Festival...yes, there was a Hairy Man Contest. We did not stay to see which shirtless man won the big cash prize. It is held in a park close to our house.
Here is the story behind the Hairy Man.

The legend of Round Rock's Hairy Man dates to pioneer days. Various versions of the local legend say a young boy either fell off a wagon as pioneers headed west or was separated from them by flood waters. However it happened, the boy then either lived on his own in the woods or was raised by local animals. Eventually the boy grew into a man and became a hermit and, well, very hairy. The story says the hairy man frequently tried to chase away strangers and would hide in the trees to scare passers by, sometimes sitting up in the tree canopy which grew over the road, dragging his feet on the top of passing stagecoaches. One day, he supposedly fell in front of a stagecoach and was trampled to death, doomed to haunt the shady road to this day.

Glad to know that the Hairy Man "haunts" this road...Our house backs up to it :(

It was a HOT day. Emma enjoyed sitting in the shade and enjoying her slush as she watched people pass by.

She got to stand in the middle of a juggling ring. I was also holding my breath, praying that these men were accurate with their throws. Trav said that he could feel the pins brushing by his head. Em was not quite sure what to think about it. You could tell she was afraid to move...thank goodness!!!

We got her face painted by this lovely lady. It was free...a company was hosting her for a couple of hours. She was soooo quick and did a great job! At first, Emma wanted to be an abominable snowman, but then when she sat down, she asked for a bunny.

And what a cute bunny she turned out to be!!!

Mia's 6th Birthday

Happy Birthday, Mia!!!

Sweet girls!!! They have sooooo much fun together!!

Mia had her birthday party at a ceramics place. All the kids got to pick out an animal that they wanted to paint. Emma picked the aligator. She was pretty focused on getting it all painted!

I cannot BELIEVE Mia is already 6 years old!!! Beautiful girl!!!

Fall into Fall?!?!

I called my mom at about 7:20 Friday morning. I could tell that something was wrong and when I asked, her voice cracked and she told me that my grandmother (my dad's mom) had fallen a little after 7am and was on her way to the hospital via ambulance. She had very little information. I decided I was going to call in sick to work, drop off Em at her sitter's house, and meet my mom at the emergency room.

We encouraged my grandma to get an emergency necklace after my grandpa died in case she fell or needed immediate help. She was wearing her necklace and because she did not respond, the ambulance was called. We did not think she would need the necklace sooooo soon, but were very thankful that she had it!!! She would have been laying with a broken hip until somebody found her...which may have been quite a while ;(

In the emergency room, Grandma got confirmation that she broke her hip, but all in all I was surprised that she was in such good spirits. We knew she was going to have surgery and were hoping she would get in early that afternoon, but she had complications getting her anti clotting medicine reversed and had to wait till this morning. At 7am this morning, she was whisked away to the OR. I was in her room when she got back around 9:30 and she was in great spirits again!!! The surgeon put 3 screws in her hip instead of a replacement and he said that it could not have gone more smoothly. The first thing she asked about was if she could brush her teeth and her hair. This made me laugh...priorities ;) She also ordered oatmeal and fresh fruit. I was a bit concerned about letting her eat so soon after surgery, but she ate it right up without any problems.

What a trooper!!! She has been amazingly strong and positive over the last 2 days and has had sense of humor intact the entire time!!!

The surgeon was pretty honest in saying that the next 3-6 months are going to be REALLY rough, but we are thankful for a pretty smooth start to this journey.

Emma got to visit GiGi at the hospital. I had explained to her that GiGi broke her hip, but the doctors were able to fix it, but that GiGi had to rest in bed for a while. When we got to the hospital, she saw some women leaving the hospital in scrubs. She asked us if they were doctors and we told her yes. She said,"thank you!" to the doctors. When we asked her why she told them thanks, she said "because they fixed Gigi's hip!" Priceless and soooo sweet!!!
We love you GiGi and wish you the speediest of recoveries!!!

Pearly Whites

Emma went to the dentist for the 2nd time. She was much more receptive this time around!!! She walked away with her goodie bag and no cavities!!! Counting and Checking those Teeth

Polishing

Flossing

I was surprised she let Dr. Tiller floss!!!