Happy 10th Birthday, Emma!

Photo 98 of 365 taken April 12th:

Ten years old...an entire decade of life. Wow is just about all I can say!

10 facts about Emma on her 10th birthday:

1. Emma's favorite colors are bubble gum pink and pastel yellow.
2. Emma is not a morning person.
3. Emma loves everyone. EVERYONE. One of the things I marvel at about her the most is how quickly she makes friends, how special she makes everyone feel, and how it seems like she's never met someone she couldn't get along with or that she didn't want to get to know better.
4. Emma loves to eat tofu, watermelon, vanilla yogurt, cheese, plain pizza, chicken nuggets, macaroni and rice. Other than those on the list, I cannot think of any healthy foods that she eats. Feeding her stresses me out sometimes.
5. Emma loves to read, run, roller skate, and draw. She loves playing games and seeing tv shows that make you think. Her favorite show recently is Brain Games on the National Geographic Network.
6. Emma is a helper. She'll help with any task, any time. She works very hard at anything set before her.
7. Emma's favorite day of the week is Monday {weird, huh?}. They re-fill the candy bowl on the front desk at the gym on Mondays.
8. While Emma's favorite animals are pigs, elephants and dogs {in this order}, I would have to say that Emma is more like a cat...drop her and she'll find her feet.
9. Emma is very girly, but definitely has a tom-boyish side. She'll race the boys at school on the playground {she usually wins}, and she's really strong!
10. Emma is famous in our house for walking up during the last ten seconds of a conversation or tv show and wanting to be filled in on every detail she missed. She is very funny, most of the time easy going, and smart.


Alyssa on cupcake guard. After gymnastics practice, the girls weren't allowed into the kitchen to get a birthday cupcake until their jobs were done.

I think this one got out of her job a bit early :-)

Photo 99 of 365, taken April 12th:

An after-practice birthday photo.

When we got home from the gym the girls had to try out the rhythmic gymnastics ribbons.

The face of concentration on the birthday girl.

We Love You, Precious Emma!!
Happy Birthday, to our Sweet 10 year old!