Ally's Going To Jail...According to Emily Anyway

It's been a little while since I put on some recent pictures. The three in their dresses are of this past Sunday before church. I can't believe I had time to take them before getting to church. But as you'll notice, Em's hair is still wet. But at least I got some cute pictures. The one on the bathroom floor was so cute. Emily has this Dora that dances and sings. But she is on rollers so she really only works on hard surfaces. At our old house she worked great, now here we have mostly carpet. So Emily was wanting to Show Ally how her Dora doll worked. She coaxed Ally into the bathroom and sat there showing her how to use the doll. It was so cute. This was how I found them. They play really well together for the most part.

It's not always hearts and flowers though. The other day Em was rolling around with Ally and I guess Ally grabbed her and she got scratched. Emily came into my room whining that Ally had scratched her. But then she got really serious and said, "but it's okay mommy, I called the police and they are going to come and get her because she was mean to me." And then she just turned around and walked out. So today, we were all upstairs when the doorbell rang. Mike and I headed down to answer it and Em stood on the top of the stairs and asked who it was. On a whim I said it was the police that Em had called and they were there to take Ally away. I thought she would laugh since it was a joke she had created. But instead she started sobbing that she didn't want them to take Ally away. It was heartbreaking, (but funny).

Ally has now figured out the stairs. Lovely! Keeping me really busy now. Plus she now has a tooth on the upper right. She is so cute. The other a.m. she was sitting in my bed before I got up and I was letting her play with a wooden coaster. I was putting it on her head until it fell. I did it 3-4 times and then just let it drop. She waited a second and then picked it up and tried to put it on her head. It was so cute. It's amazing how much they drink in at this age. She also waves and says bye bye.

For those of you who haven't heard, Emily is no longer in Pre-school. No, she didn't get kicked out! We found out that she misses the kindergarten cutoff by 6 days so she'll go when she is five. So we decided that since she was 50/50 about it anyway we would stick her in next year for five half days to let her do pre-kindergarten. I'm not sure who wasn't ready, her or me. But either way, she gets to stay at home again. And she actually hasn't said anything about not going other then she still prays for her teacher. But she still gets to interact with kids her age, she is in children's church this year at church and has just started a Wednesday night program at church. She is loving both of them.