Nutcracker 2008

Emma was in the Nutcracker this year. She was a mouse and a party child. She loves to dance and sacrificed a bunch this holiday season to be a part of the Nutcracker. We are so proud of her. See if you can find her in the picture!

Six Years of Sparkle

Six years of sparkle is the best way for me to describe my life since Emma has been in it. My sweet baby girl turned six years old today, and over those last six years, she has taught me many things. Most of all, she has taught me how much it hurts to love someone so much.....and I mean that is a good way. My six favorite things about Emma:

1. She has an amazing ability to make me laugh about silly things.

2. If there are no friends around, she will make one, even if it is with a wall.

3. She is super passionate about almost everything....I would say intense, but passionate fits her better.

4. She loves shoes...almost more than toys :)

5. She has a kind soul....one of her teachers said she was the classroom "Mother Earth".

6. She "skips" through life. Emma rarely walks anywhere...you can always catch her skipping, dancing, or stumbling her way around.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY my beautiful six year old!

Grandma Got Runover By A Reindeer.......

That all too familiar yet annoying song came on the radio yesterday, and I realized this is the first year that I actually thought Emma would listen to the song and laugh at it's humor!

"Emma!....Listen!....This song is about a grandma that got runover by a reindeer!!! It's so funny, listen!" I say as I turn up the radio.

A few moments pass.....

"Mom...........I don't think that is very funny.....a grandma getting runover by a reindeer. I don't want my grandma's to get runover by reindeer," Emma replies.

Huh......guess it's not so humorous after all.......