Gymnastics Birthday Party!

Emma's darling birthday gift from Papa Jim. Apparently my Dad was VERY disappointed that I never wanted to wear dresses as I was growing up - well, Emma has filled that void! I am lucky if I can get her to put pants on under a dress when it is cold! Oh, and SHE was the one who put it out on the floor this way.

I posted these pictures backwards - from the end of the party to the beginning - oops! So, Emma invited all of her friends from daycare to a Gymnastics party at one of the local gymnastics gyms. It was a total hit - and worth every penny! Plus, I didn't have to clean the house before or after the party:)

Emma is very giving with her hugs and affection towards others, however many kids don't quite know how to take it. Here she is hugging Noelle (one of her favorites) after she and her sister gave Emma an outfit from American Girl for her baby.

Emma and her dear friend Isa, who is 6, and lives across the street from us. The girls yell (talk) at each other each night, through the bars on our respective decks.

The birthday girl got strapped in to this harness and was sent flying as everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to her!

Emma REALLY likes to think she is
an adult in charge of all the other kids. Really, I think she just wants to be helpful?! I could just see Drew's hands slipping and him falling on to the map while she was still holding his legs!

All the "big" kids who were at the party - Emma, Claire, Isa, Parker and Ryan

My Dad took all of these pictures and THIS is probably our favorite!

She LOVES just about every minute at gymnastics:)

Love to all!

ONE of Em's Birthday Celebrations!

I can't believe it has taken me so long to get a post up! I've had so much going on at work, tired, no motivation - what have you:) Anyway, here we are finally - although I still haven't gotten the awesome pictures my Dad took at Emma's gymnastics birthday party with all of her friends posted yet! Soon....On Saturday April 2nd we celebrated Elliott- and Emma's of course! - birthdays with dinner at my mom's. Above is Emma putting an apron on Uncle Chris, who is always a good sport with her unending affection towards him:)
The birthday cake my mom made for El and Em

On Thursday the 31st of March, the actual dates of their birthdays, we took Emma for lunch at the American Girl store and then on rides for the day at the MOA. Here she is on the merry-go-round - exhausted (our little 4 year old STILL takes naps - she's always so busy and is naturally a late to bed early to rise kind of girl!).

Obviously Emma is quite tall for her age - and she was so brave and ASKED to go on rides all by herself! Elliott and I both teared up here:)

She wanted to go on the swings in the chair all by herself for the first time too - and was totally thrilled the whole time! Elliott is sitting in the chair in front of her, facing her in this one.


There is video and more pictures that I want to get up - it is just a matter of time and energy:)

love to all