Another busy weekend

This weekend was no different than any other. We had a pretty busy weekend. Saturday night we went to the Christmas Pageant at First Baptist Church of Columbia. We have attended that church a couple times. We sat in the nose bleed section but had front row seats in the balcony so we actually kneeled on the floor up next to the railing for a good bit of the show. It was a bit long for a 4 year old. Emmie liked it but said they sang too long. LOL

Afterwards we went out to dinner together. We finished the night by finishing our Christmas shopping! YES!!!! Dec 8th at 8:30pm I finished the last gift for this years gift buying season. Everything is wrapped and ready to go. Now we can enjoy the rest of the holiday festivities without the stress of knowing there is more shopping to do.

Tonight we went to do "something fun" as a reward for EmmaLi letting me get some work done without interruption. For the most part she did earn it. I was going to go to the zoo for The Lights Before Christmas. We have gone every year since 2004. However, she decided she didn't want that for a reward, she wanted to go bowling instead. LOL So we went bowling tonight. She loves bowling so much. I think a lot of it has to do with her sensory issues. One of the recommendations we had from the occupational therapist was what was called "load work" or carrying and lifting heavy objects. It puts compression on the joints and makes people with sensory issues have a better sense of their bodies. Almost like they can finally feel their arms and legs and where they are in relation to the rest of their bodies. A woman at the bowling alley with her teenage daughter having a birthday party was shocked Emmie lasted as long as she did and did not get tired. After two games Emmie wanted to play more. She is actually getting pretty good at it too. After a few frames, she started throwing the ball by herself and while it took a little time to get there, she was knocking down pins all over the place. She even made a few spares without my help. She now wants her own bowling ball for her birthday. She asked if we could go bowling next Saturday. I told her we would see. Anyone know where you can find a child's size bowling ball?