So Proud

When I picked Emma up from preschool yesterday, her teacher stopped me in the hall. She told me that Emma asked to lead prayer before circle time yesterday. During her prayer, she prayed for a little girl's mom who was sick, our dog because she had been throwing up, and she prayed for her teachers and her class, that they would make good choices. Miss Lori was SO proud of her, saying how hard it is for adults to pray out loud in groups, and even harder for a 4 year old.

I am such a proud Mommy right now, my heart is smiling. It makes me happy that Emma has empathy for others, and is showing. It also makes me smile to know that she has a relationship with God. I love that girl!

More yellow belt pictures...

Getting her new belt on by one of the helpers in her class, a junior red belt.

Modeling her new belt.

With Ms. Thompson, her instructor.

Yellow Belt!

Emma got her yellow belt last Thursday night at Taekwondo. She was SOOO proud! They had a series of tests they did, plus they broke a board with their foot! The 2nd picture down is her breaking her board. Her next level in Little Dragons (they have a different belt structure than the older kids) is gold. Unfortunately, she's been sick, so she missed class on Saturday and Tuesday. Hopefully, she'll make it to class tomorrow.

Mommy's Little Model

I was playing with my indoor studio setup today. I finally got my softbox! YAY! And, of course, Emma was my model. She was actually cooperating today. Let me tell you, I am in love with the seamless paper look and my softbox. I am doing a maternity session this weekend, and am excited to get to use my new equipment. Just thought I'd share these pics of Emma with her blankie. For those that don't know, her blankie is my blankie that my Grandma made for me when I was a baby.

Kindergarten Decision

We had Emma's parent/teacher conference at her preschool today. Her teachers had so many wonderful things to say about Emma. She is doing super at preschool. They were so impressed that she knew her phone number and address :)

I asked about Kindergarten readiness, since she has a summer birthday. I have been suffering through this decision for months now. Emma doesn't turn 5 until the end of July, and I didn't want her to be at a disadvantage at Kindergarten because she would be one of the youngest ones. Her teachers couldn't tell me what to do, but they did say that we would not regret holding her back and waiting to send her until she was 6. So, I think that we are going to send her to the 5 day/week pre-k class at her preschool next year, and hold off on Kindergarten until 2010.

We just want to make the right decision for Emma and not put her at a disadvantage when it comes to school. I think we're making the right one.