Smarty Pants ;)

Blake told me tonight at bedtime, "I watched the entire Scooby Doo DVD today!  There was 3 episodes, 23 minutes each.  That's (pause) 69 minutes!" #smartypants #proudmom #Idon'tthinkthatisgradeonelevelmath ?!

Earlier today, Emerson surprised me when she started counting by 10!  From 10 all the way to 90 :)  Again ... #smartypants #proudmom

Reese, like B & E, is a little sponge!  She started attending Sunday School when she turned 3 in November and soaks up every word!  2 weeks ago the lesson was about how Jesus is a teacher.  The following Tuesday, she wakes up and the first thing she says is, "Momma?  Jesus is a teacher!"  She recognizes letters, numbers, shapes, colors, and most often I am surprised ... and proud!!  Another #smartypants ;)

~ Tracy

Happy 5th Birthday Em the gem :)

Emerson, brand new :)

Emerson turned 5 years old on the 16th!!  I hate repeating myself, but honestly, where does the time go?!  I can not believe Em is 5!  We had a wonderful day on her birthday :)  

Morning of her 5th birthday, playing with new presents!

The morning started with opening gifts from Blake, Reese, Cal and I.  Followed by cinnamon buns for breakfast and a few games of UNO before leaving for her birthday party at Michael's craft store!  The party at Michael's was awesome!!  All the kids had a great time and so did I ;)  We had 1 staff member who helped us and helped lead the craft (a painted/decorated picture frame).  I will definitely book another party at Michael's, if the birthday person requests it!  Emerson loved having her friends, 2 of her cousins and her siblings with her on her special day!  She had a smile from ear to ear and was really cute and kind of shy during the singing of Happy Birthday!  The party was 'Frozen' themed, with Frozen invitations, a Frozen birthday banner, Anna and Elsa as the table centre piece and Frozen themed loot bag!  I also had an Elsa barrette made for Em's hair - it was so cute!  That evening we went out for supper with Grandma and Grandpa D, celebrating Emerson, Grandma and Cal's February birthdays!  Again, Em was shy while the BP's staff sang happy birthday to her but the grin on her face was huge and adorable!  Em loved all of her gifts and birthday wishes.

At Em's birthday party - all the kiddo's with their creations ;)

Thank you so much to everyone who wished our special 5 year old a happy birthday, her day was wonderful :)

At Em's party!

To our dear Emerson - Happy 5th Birthday sweetheart!!  We love you so very, very much.  You brighten our days with your hugs, adorable smiles, infectious giggles and kind heart.  You are a wonderful, smart, charismatic, happy girl!  You are my little helper, always ready and willing to help me with housework and anything else!  I love how I don't have to tell you to do anything twice ;)  I think we are 2 peas in a pod - I recognize how similar we are and at times that leads to some *ahem* conflict between the 2 of us ;)  You seem so grown up at times, always wanting to play with makeup, for example!  You don't have much time for toys, you're more interesting in crafting, learning, baking, reading, dancing, playing games (your new fave is Monopoly Jr and UNO!), helping around the house and playing imagination-type games (camping is a favorite!)!  You thrive in Preschool, always have your hand up to answer a question!  You're a great friend and classmate and I hear so much praise from your teachers, it makes your Dad and I soooooo proud to be your parents :)  

You are so excited to play soccer this Spring and really miss your swimming lessons!  Don't worry, we'll start swimming again soon!  You love to dance and are excited for your 1st competition and your year-end rehearsal.  We love you to the moon and back Em and can't wait to see what your 5th year brings!!  xoxo

~ Tracy