Friday, December 15, 2017

Emma's GOLDEN birthday!

This year was Emma Grace's {GOLDEN} birthday!!  That means that she turned 11 on the 11th :)  She is sweet, creative, sensitive, helpful and kind!  She stands 4'10" and Dr. D estimates that she will soon be taller than me!  We can already share size 8.5 shoes and I'm so excited that my collection has grown!


She enjoys volleyball, softball, creating short videos, writing stories and roller skating!  She still takes piano, is involved with the church children's choir and is looking forward to auditioning for the annual Spring musical soon!  She performed in an ensemble in her recent school program and did a great job!  She won first place in her class spelling bee and looks forward to competing in the school-wide bee in mid February!  


Emma cares deeply for the small circle of friends who bring out her very best!  She enjoys family game night and is hard to beat at SkipBo!  


Intermediate school has been great but has been an interesting mix of girl drama, learning responsibility, more challenging academia and questioning why "so and so" can watch/do but she cannot....!!


It isn't often that the two of us get away alone but when we do we have lots of fun!  Emma especially loves shopping at Target, eating at Olive Garden and getting a pedicure (my kind of day)!


Emma has a heart of gold.  She loves fiercely, thinks of others before herself and is a joy to parent. 


If I haven't mentioned lately that she is a WONDERFUL big sister, she IS!!  Her brothers adore her and I love to watch them grow up together.  In a few years we will have our very own babysitter :)


We celebrated at the local skating rink with lots of her favorite friends!!


Current favorites:
Color: turquoise
Day of the week: Saturday
Hobby: creating movies
Friend: Hallie
TV Show: Andy Mack
Movie: Wonder
Book: Wonder
Outfit: Jeans, boots & cute top
Food: pretzels
What do you want to be when you grow up? movie director or actor