Daddy leaves...Mommy and Emma play/shop

This morning we took Steven to the airport. He will go through some training before he actually goes overseas, so it will be nice to be able to be able to call him...he hasn't even been gone a day and we already have a list of things to tell him. Emma knows where he is right now, and that he isn't coming home for a while, but she still keeps asking for him, and to FaceTime. 

Security let us go through to wait with him at his gate, but since I forgot to make Emma go potty, she and I had to leave abruptly. But she had a blast going up and down the escalators and seeing the planes. 

After a quick trip home, she and I went to the JBF sale, there always seems to be one when he is coming and going. She got some new books and clothes...and had fun being able to pick some out herself..she wanted all the pink fluffy skirts and dresses. It was fun taking her, there weren't very many people there, and she would look at tags and say, "a hundred dollars!" The place they had this sale apparently used to be an Air Force base. On our way we saw a BX and commissary that are very much still open...and busier than ours. Afterwards we went to Walmart...and got a Shamrock shake before we got her some much needed shoes. She has apparently had a growth spurt, as many of her clothes and shoes are suddenly too small. (Although according to the luggage scale at the airport she only weighs 28 pounds.)

Now we are enjoying our evening, relaxing after a long day and listening to the rain. 

The TSA Agent gave Emma a sticker badge. 

Telling a few last secrets.

I let her pick out one toy. She loves to bounce like Tigger.

Napping. It's what Tiggers do best.

Shamrock shake. She asked for another one.

She really wanted the whipped cream.

Burning off some energy 

Trying on some new clothes...these are workout shorts.

The outfit she put together herself from her new clothes.