The Daily Emma: Day for kids

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Day for kids

Beale has lots of fun things for families to do...one of which is the Day For Kids. This year they had a variety show at the community center, along with free food, bouncy houses, and other activities like face painting...all free. So I decided to take Emma...we did these things last year but she was too little to enjoy them. We started at the variety show. They had a ventriloquist, a mad scientist playing with fire, a couple of circus people doing tricks, and a magician who we did not stay for, as Emma was hungry, there were like 5 girls behind us with popcorn and cotton candy. And also she was upset by the circus people who pretended to be hurt, but she didn't understand and was very concerned for them and didn't get why it was funny that they were hurt, even though I explained. So we went and got some popcorn and cotton candy. She actually sat still to get her face painted, and of course she picked a cat. We found lots of friends there, and Emma even tried to paint a sun catcher, although at first she thought she was getting to paint her own face. But we had a fun time....that is until 10 pm when her tummy decided it did not like all the junk food she had been eating. For the record I did try to feed her carrots, but what little kid will eat carrots when they can have a sucker? Anyway, we were up all night while I could barley move her or she would get sick. She barely ate anything on Saturday. We went for a walk in the afternoon, and she seemed to be acting more like herself. She didn't nap well though, so I put her down at 7. She was exhausted, slept 14 hours, and woke up at 9 am....unheard of for Emma. (I thought it was fabulous. And I was glad she was finally getting some much needed rest.) We took her to church, but after holding her during service I think she has a fever. She almost fell asleep on Steven watching one of his streamers. I know she is dehydrated, but she is eating a little bit. Although we wish she was feeling better, it is nice to have a quiet, still snuggly girl sometimes. Here are a few pictures...