The working mom

Work has been so busy lately. Traveling and getting my attorney ready for trial. The firm is working on a new section on our website for paralegals and I had a good excuse to show off one of my new outfits. Can you tell who picked out the tank top for me. Em of course it is pink. I am off on vacation next week, and can't wait. Em and I have a great time this week between camp and school.

Back to Reality

Well it's back to reality today for Emma. Aunt Mickey, Daisy and Nana left this morning. We had a great time with everyone visiting. We have discovered that Emma and Aunt Mickey are two of a kind and for some reason I am being punished for her father picking on his sister............ not sure how that one happened. The dogs got along great, and Lady now has a new play friend in Daisy. Only problem is Daisy thinks she is 25 pounds like Lady :)

We really love when everyone comes to visit. Emma taught Nana how to play Trash (don't ask you have to come to VA and she will teach you) and she also taught Aunt Mickey that there is someone bossier than her.

On another front, Scott is on crutches, he tore up his knee at work, so he is the walking wounded right now. Emma is taking care of her daddy, and bringing him ice to make him comfy. Hopefully it will heal quickly, we all know how well men do with pain:)

Cheerleading resumes

Cheerleading practice continues after a short break last week for a storm that never happened:) The girls look great, and the uniforms are just adorable. Em has been designated a flyer for the halftime show and she is thrilled. (means she will be on the top of the pyramids) They are working on the cheers and chants as well as the halftime dance routine. Only 2 more weeks till her first football game.
Nana got the chance to watch her practice last night, outside in our Virginia heat......... Aunt Mickey hid in the car :)

I can't believe school starts in less than 2 weeks, it seems like summer just started and now it is over.

Happy Birthday Emma

WOW What a weekend. Em's 8th birthday came and went like a flash. We had 7 little girls at the house for a GNO!!!!!! Hannah Montana style. We started the morning off with a trip to Build A Bear to stuff her new High School Musical Bear, Jewel Bear and the Dog she picked out. We finished the evening with a sleep over for her friends. The kids had a great time jumping on the trampoline and playing with the dogs. We played Hannah Montana trivia for prizes and all the kids enjoyed Aunt Mickey's guitar cake. Emma got some wonderful presents for her friends.

Aunt Mickey, Nana and Daddy went upstairs to hide from all the noise and left Momma in the living room with the kids (It's only once a year I kept saying)

The kids played freeze dance, and wound down the evening with watching "Enchanted" They all sprawled out in the living room, and some ended up on the sofa with Mom (at 2 am they wanted to go home SIGH), the next morning we had some donuts and they were back out again playing on the trampoline.

It seems so hard to believe that she is 8 years old. It seems like just yesterday that we were bringing her home from the hospital. She means to world to me and her dad, and we are so proud of her. She is such an artistic loving, polite little girl, who makes us so proud everyday. There is not a day that goes by that she doesn't make us smile (or drive her momma crazy).

Emma really is the light of our lives. She is loved more than she will ever know. Being a mom is the best and hardest job I have ever had. I love learning new things through her eyes, and teaching her new things. The hardest thing is learning that she is growing up and letting her go a little. Every year she is becoming more independent and more of a little lady instead of a little girl.

Happy birthday Emma Rose. Momma and daddy love you....... and Cocoa and Lady too.

Birthday is looming

So Happy Thursday. Em's party is only 2 days away and Nana and Aunt Mickey arrive today. Em is so excited about them seeing her at cheerleading practice. We are feeling better today, both mom and Em have a summer cold. The weather has been beautiful.
We are all set for school, new LL Bean backpack is all packed with supplies, and we are excited to start again. Hopefully this will be the year that it clicks for Em and she takes of like a rocket.
School has been such a struggle for her. She tries so hard, nothing comes easy to her with school. This is really hard for me to understand and grasp. Scott has a much better understanding of it. To me reading and school is fun. To them, it is nothing but a pain in the butt.
So..... we have a busy weekend ahead of us. Birthday party, we have to take Aunt Mickey to Build-a-Bear, and to Stony Point Fashion Park, so Daisy can walk around with us.
I can't believe that next week is the last week of camp. Seems like the summer has flown by this year.

A Beginning

So...... since we have been so busy and so many things have been going on, I thought I would try my hand at blogging to keep everyone updated. We have had a very busy summer. Can't believe it is almost over and time to go back to school. Em is going to be 8 in 3 days. It seems like yesterday that I was so sick being pregnant and ready for her to arrive. She is crazy busy and loving every minute of it. We have started cheerleading practices 2 times a week and games start the last week in August. Dancing starts up again in September, and she will be in 2nd grade. The summer has been fun filled with another summer at Camp TBird with family dinner nights, family swim nights and camp outs. She finished the summer program with the Richmond Ballet and auditioned and was given a part in the Nutcracker. Unfortunately the practice schedule mixes with her cheerleading schedule so she can't do it this year. But there is always next year, and it was a great reality check for Emma to realize she can't do everything.

Her birthday party is planned for Saturday night "Hannah Montana" and she has 6 of her little friends coming to sleep over. We've planned games and the usual fun stuff. Scott will hide in the den, as he is way out numbered.

The dogs are doing good too. Hard to believe that Lady is already a year old. We are getting ready to breed her, and hopefully we should have puppies around Christmas time. Cocoa is crazy as usual.

We spent a week this summer in Luray Virginia and the caverns were amazing. It was a great time, just sitting on the deck in the hot tub.

Scott is busy at work, with his supervisor position, and I'm just trying to keep up with everything.

So that's the quick update on us. Check back I'll try to post often.

Hugs

"The Virginia Jeziorowski's"

Scott, Michelle, Emma, Cocoa & Lady