Our Emma Eloise turned 3 on September 3rd!!!
Wow, those three years went by fast! We are so blessed by her beautiful and joyful spirit! She has such a strong personality and is growing very independent, but at the same time, she loves to ‘love’ on you and still enjoys cuddling…especially with her dad!
Her favorite color is no longer pink…but she will tell you it’s too hard to pick one because she likes so many! She does favor blue and purple right now. She is doing well on her potty training and will be moving into underwear soon. She LOVES to dance and sing! We are always making up songs and dancing in the kitchen to music…she will drop anything that she is doing if she hears music to dance! She started dance class last week and is very excited for it!
Emma is very imaginative in her playing, and will still play by herself well, but has liked me to join her more often now. She is into Cinderella, Tinkerbell and Rapunzel right now, and watches those movies over and over again. She has developed quite the sense of humor and enjoys teasing. She loves for me to do her hair and prefers to pick out her own clothes (as well as Bree’s), and will change several times a day. She adores her tutus and is usually wearing one! She loves shoes and wants to try them on whenever we are near some at a store. She no longer rides in the cart, but has done very well in walking with me at the grocery store and other places.
Emma is ‘teaching’ me a lot of being a parent. She is strong-willed and likes to test the boundaries. She is also quite the social butterfly (unlike her mom). She enjoys church and going to kidzone to see her friends. She gets along well with kids and adults of all ages, and really enjoys interacting with people.
What a joy she is to us and we thank God for her!!!
Welcome to the world baby Emma!
Daddy adored you from the first moment he laid eyes on you!
So much hair!
Almost 1!
Beautiful eyes and smile!
1st birthday
2nd birthday
Last picture of 2 year old Emma...taken the night before she turned 3!
Heading to the waterpark for some fun!
After playing at the waterpark and mostly floating on the lazy river (Emma's favorite) and lunch, Emma came back to open presents and eat cake/cupcakes. She had opened her bike when she first woke up...we hid it in the shower with a sheet over it...she was very surprised. I got her reaction on video.
Emma and her Cinderella cake...she loved it!
Cinderella movie
Cinderella dress-up dress and accessories
Bike helmet and elbow pads
new sunglasses from Aunt Heather, Uncle Jon and Nolan
Little Miss Cinderella
Cinderella blowing out her birthday candles
The girls ready for Husker game time!Emma got a new Husker cheerleader outfit from Grandma & Grandpa Struckman
Emma and her new princess bike...she really, really, really wanted one!
Shane and Bree at The Shedd waiting for the Aquatic Show to start
Emma watching the dolphins before the show
Emma showered Nolan with MANY kisses that weekend!
Emma and Shane enjoying lunch outside
Pretty Emma
My family I am so blessed by!
Uncle Jon helping Emma the penguin down the slide(this was right after we witnessed a guy get down on one knee and propose to his girlfriend right in front of us while we were looking at the penguins)
Emma's penguin costume was a little big...ha, ha, you can't even see her head!
Bree enjoying a nice nap!
A beluga whale playing
They had a special jellyfish exhibit
Jellyfish are pretty cool!
Me, Bree, Emma, Heather plus baby bump and Nolan
We all enjoyed the weekend! I think Emma felt loved and very special on her birthday!
The only thing that didn't make it home was my ipod touch...I lost it on the day we went to The Shedd...I checked with our hotel, Soldiers Field parking garage, The Shedd, and went through the minivan 3 times and it hasn't turned up anywhere...so I will be adding that into next month's budget!
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