Emma
I just spent two straight days with this little burst of energy and I'm taking this opportunity to feel some gratitude instead of the exhaustion I want to feel. Emma was the happiest baby I've ever seen. She was always smiling and was so fun to be around, even as a little baby. She continues to be so excitable and joyful, but that energy comes with a bit of a price. She can also turn dramatically stubborn or sad in a second, though she is generally as quick to recover. Emma is the first one of my kids to say thank you for something and she is very loving.
While we were in Philadelphia yesterday, we visited the Congress House. Our tour guide was asking about John Adams (why he expected a three-year-old to know anything about John Adams is still a mystery) but he was trying to help her come up with the name so he said John..... and Emma filled in with "John the Baptist" in her very enthusiastic little voice. It was pretty adorable and I suppose that if my kids don't yet know their American history like they should, at least they know the scriptures and their religious doctrine. She can be so charming with people and smiley and friendly.
I'm grateful for her because she will often say, "Guess what?" and when I ask what, she'll say, "I love you!" and just make my day. Celebrating anything with Emma is fun because she really gets into holidays. She is so enthusiastic about decorating and tradition and good food and quite honestly, everything we do. That is unless she is tired or hungry and then she tends to whine a lot, but we'll blame a lot of that on the fact that she is three for right now.
Emma loves to sing and tell dramatic stories. She loves dressing up and playing imaginative games with her older siblings. She is always moving and always talking and demands a lot of attention. At one point during our car ride home tonight, after answering hundreds of questions and her saying "what?" to a lot of my answers, I told her I needed a break from talking to her and she burst into tears. "But I want to talk to you" is what I understood through her crying.
She is such a little darling and so fun to be with even though she wears me out a lot of the time. I love her for all the energy and spunk she brings into our family, along with great joy and enthusiasm. Though her time in my life has been relatively short, she has made quite a difference and I'm grateful for her sweet hugs, kind words, big smile and happy heart.
While we were in Philadelphia yesterday, we visited the Congress House. Our tour guide was asking about John Adams (why he expected a three-year-old to know anything about John Adams is still a mystery) but he was trying to help her come up with the name so he said John..... and Emma filled in with "John the Baptist" in her very enthusiastic little voice. It was pretty adorable and I suppose that if my kids don't yet know their American history like they should, at least they know the scriptures and their religious doctrine. She can be so charming with people and smiley and friendly.
I'm grateful for her because she will often say, "Guess what?" and when I ask what, she'll say, "I love you!" and just make my day. Celebrating anything with Emma is fun because she really gets into holidays. She is so enthusiastic about decorating and tradition and good food and quite honestly, everything we do. That is unless she is tired or hungry and then she tends to whine a lot, but we'll blame a lot of that on the fact that she is three for right now.
Emma loves to sing and tell dramatic stories. She loves dressing up and playing imaginative games with her older siblings. She is always moving and always talking and demands a lot of attention. At one point during our car ride home tonight, after answering hundreds of questions and her saying "what?" to a lot of my answers, I told her I needed a break from talking to her and she burst into tears. "But I want to talk to you" is what I understood through her crying.
She is such a little darling and so fun to be with even though she wears me out a lot of the time. I love her for all the energy and spunk she brings into our family, along with great joy and enthusiasm. Though her time in my life has been relatively short, she has made quite a difference and I'm grateful for her sweet hugs, kind words, big smile and happy heart.
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