Our 3 year old!

It is hard for me to believe that I have a 3 year old.  Although I am sure that I will think that every year when she gets older.  We had a great day celebrating our favorite Emma, even if we were stuck at home all day because we have all been sick. 

Emma has so much personality!  Sometimes it is hard to handle but most of the time we love it!  She never stops moving from the time that she wakes up in the morning until she goes to bed at night (which can take up to 2 hours some nights).  She decided, as previously mentioned, that she is too big for naps but is really good at having her own quiet time in her room every day.

Newborn

Emma is a very sensitive little girl and is almost always concerned about the feelings of others.  She is turning into such a great big sister and enjoys spending the large majority of her days dancing to Disney music with Katelyn. 

One Year Old

We are amazed every day at how smart Emma is.  She has quite the impressive little vocabulary for a 3 year old and picks up on just about everything that we say.  The other day I was dropping her off at my aunt Laurie's house and had told Laurie to call or text me if she had any problems.  A few minutes later, Emma had decided that we were taking to long to leave and as she was trying to push me out the door said "ok, bye mom, I will text you if I have any problems!"

Two Years Old

We live in an alternate reality at our house right now.  Every morning after breakfast, Emma puts a princess dress on and declares that Emma is gone for the day and decides what princess she will be.  She will not answer to Emma if she is wearing her princess dress and her Dad is no longer a dad but a Prince.  She has quite the imagination and would be happy if we never had to leave our house so she could wear her princess attire all day long.

Emma is quite the perfectionist and likes everything to be just so.  One time Todd made a bed for her and her dolls out of blankets and now every day she asks me "to make the best bed just like my dad did" and is quick to let me know if I did something different than he did.  I am amazed at all of the little details she remembers from events in her life that have happened a long time ago.  This is a good thing and a bad thing because if they ever happen again and are not exactly the same as the first time, she gets quite upset.  Because she is a perfectionist she is very hesitant to try new things unless she knows she will be able to do them well.  We have struggled a little bit with this as she has encountered a few obstacles with her poor eyesight but she is slowly getting better.

Emma is a very loving person.  Lately she has been waking up at night a few times a week and calling for me to come in her room so she can give me a hug and a kiss.  She is seriously one of my very best friends and even though some days seem like more than I can handle, I feel pretty lost when she is not by my side talking my ear off every day.

I found this idea on Pinterest of questions to ask every year on their birthday to see how the answers change through the years and thought that it might be fun.  Sorry some of them are a little hard to read.

We love you Emma! Here is to another wonderful year!