Elmcrest Pro-Am

Megan and Emmie

Reid and Emmie.  Gabi tooled around with them also.

School Selfie

Fast Asleep

Emmie wanted evidence that the dogs sleep with her:

Emmieism's

Emmie gave me a hug after school:
Emmie: Mom, you always smell so good.
Kris: Thanks kiddo.
Emmie: Yeah, I just really like the smell of sweat. Is that weird?

Emmie's clothes were on the bathroom floor:

Mom:  Shouldn't this be in the laundry basket?

Emmie:  Well, no, because I didn't put them there.

Emmie:  I wish I got a matching face like yours.

Mom:  (confused look)

Emmie:  You got hazel eyes and brown hair.  I got brown eyes and blonde hair......and a squirrel smile.

2nd Grade!!!

Ice Cream Social

Laura graduated from the Women's Tennis Team in the Spring and will spend her Fall student teaching at Emmie's school.

Emmie's Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Osborn.

Emmie's 1st and now 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Lake.

Adorable

Grandma's Birthday Dinner

Emmieism's

Before running errands, 

Emmie:  Do you have a list?  

Mom:  I do.  Part of it is written down, and part of it is in my head.

Emmie:  That's not a good list if part of it is in your head.

While running errands,

E:  I'm kind of over the crush on Franklin.

M:  Why is that?

E:  I just don't need to be worrying about that right now.

M:  What are you worrying or thinking about instead?

E:  What my next project should be for art class, whether you guys are OK when I'm gone, stuff like that.

M:  You worry that we're not OK?

E:  Yeah, you're probably always thinking like, I hope she is okay, you know?

Michael Jackson song, They Don't Care About Us, on the radio:

"I like aggressive songs like this, where the words just spill out."

In a panic,

Emmie:  Oh no, I forgot to pause Fox & the Hound.

Mom:  I did it for you.

Emmie:  Thank you.  You just saved my life.

While on a dog walk,

"What Eric?  I can't hear you over the booming sound of epic Emmie.  BOOM!"

E:  I drew a picture of you, and I finally figured out how to draw a hand.

Mom:  The hand looks great, but perhaps a touch small in relation to the arm?

E:  That's because you have big muscles and small hands.

Mom:  Understood.  :)

Emmie was climbing along the stair rail.  Mom gave her a disapproving look:

"What?  I'm a dangerous brave kid....(changed tone of voice for effect) who travels the Universe!"

While putting a Subway toy together:

"Watch and learn, Grandpa."

Mom:  Finish the show that you are watching, and then come find me.

Emmie:  I want to know what we're going to do before I approve that.

While on a dog walk,

Emmie:  Next time we see Charlie, I'm going to use the phrase, Sorry Charlie!  Get it?

Mom:  I do.  I just saw Charlie.

Emmie:  I know.  I know.  I know.  You told me already.

Mom:  He turned 21 when I was there.  Do you know what happens when you turn 16?

Emmie:  You become a teenager?

Mom:  You become a teenager when you turn 13.  You get your driver's license when you turn 16.  Do you know what happens when you turn 18?

Emmie:  No

Eric:  You're allowed to vote.

Emmie:  And you can order toys online!

(laughs all around)

Emmie:  Do you have to vote?

Mom:  No

Emmie:  What if no one votes?

Eric:  We may find that out this Fall.

Emmie:  Who are you going to vote for?  Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump?

Mom:  Have you had this discussion with someone?

Emmie:  No

Mom:  How do you know who the candidates are.

Emmie:  I hear their names everywhere.  I'd vote for Hillary Clinton.  She's just trying to make the World a better place.

Student Move-In

Women's Tennis, and Emmie, volunteered to help with student move-in:

Lost Island

#FridayFunday with the Team:

A New Season

The 2016-2017 Women's Team moved in!

Emmie:  Who graduates after this year?
Mom:  Sarah and Kaitlin
Emmie:  Ohhh.....they're two of my favorites.  I wish graduation wasn't a thing.  Will they at least come back to visit?

Luncheon in the Racquet Center:


Team Dinner at our house:

PlayDate with D&J

A few days later, while listening to Kenny Chesney's Ordinary Love in the car:
".....just me and Dawson."

Cards by Emmie

From Dennis because it rhymes with tennis.

All in a Week....

Emmie got her ears pierced while with Dad.....

While cleaning her ears/earrings one evening:

Emmie:  It's not hurting.  It's just in my head.

Mom:  That's smart to help yourself handle the pain.

Emmie:  Yeah, I'm trying to make myself comfortable.  There is a man in my head telling me to do that.

Mom:  Man or Woman in your head?

Emmie:  Little man.

Mom:  Got it.

The next day, Emmie was resistant to having her ears cleaned all together:

Emmie:  It hurts, why couldn't they just give me something gross to drink?

Mom:  Remember how you handled it yesterday?  You told yourself that it didn't hurt.

Emmie:  Yeah, but it does.  I tried to tell myself that the pain was in my head, but it isn't.  It actually hurts.

Kris:  Mason, is this your water bottle?

Mason:  Nope.

Kris:  Are you sure?

Mason:  It's not mine.

Kris:  Well, it has a sticker on the bottom that says, Mason Diehl.

Emmie:  Ahhhh, you just got framed dawg!

Emmie and Kallie were playing timber onto a pile of blankets.  Emmie climbed onto Mom's shoulders and she pretended to timber herself:

"I'm glad you didn't do that.  That would be epically dangerous."

Mason:  Why are you making so much food?

Kris:  Because all of you want something different.

Mason:  Oh, are my hard boiled eggs ready yet?

Play Station

Cousin Week

Barnes & Noble

Jan teaching Kris tricks of the iPhone.

Cousin Week

Just Dance

Entranced.

Emmie came downstairs dressed for the movie.  

Mason:  Oh wow, you look.....

Brayden:  ....sexy!