Since Emma’s birthday fell on a Sunday this year, she got to be the ‘Birthday Girl’ everywhere she went! I just about teared up in Primary when they sang Happy Birthday to her. She was standing at the front of the room so proud of herself and almost vibrating with excitement. I just can’t believe she’s already 4 years old!
Grandma and Grandpa came for dinner, which ended up being a bit delayed as our oven decided to quit working! (We couldn’t keep the temperature high enough or consistent… frustrating!) It all worked out in the end and we had a good dinner together. Emma was quite insistent that everyone wear their Princess party hats, though I think Grandpa and Daddy skipped out on that pleasure.
After dinner we brought Emma into the living room to open her presents! She was thrilled at every single thing she opened.
To top the evening off, she got a new bike from us. She was SO excited and proceeded to ride it around the house. Ben was quite upset that we wouldn’t bring his bike in from the garage so that he could ride with her.
It was a fun day celebrating with Emma. She got 2 Barbies and a Barbie pool from B&T, a Liv doll from Grandpa Nichols, a Dora learning packet from Grandma and Grandpa Murray, a bicycle bell from Benny and a bike from mom & dad!
Emma’s birthday cake this year has an interesting story with it. While I was out at a Book Club outing in Lethbridge, Lennard decided to take the kids out to dinner at Dairy Queen. As soon as they got there, both kids raced over to the coolers and were looking at all the cakes. Emma pointed to this cake and called out to Lennard, “This is the cake I want for my birthday!” Lennard told her that they weren’t going to be buying any cakes that night and they sat down at a table to eat their dinner. A lady had been there looking at cakes too and had joked with Lennard a bit. At one point she asked Emma to come show her which cake she liked. Emma was only too happy to show her what cake she liked and before Lennard knew what had happened, the lady had bought the cake and presented it to Emma! He has no idea who she is, but it totally made our day to see the kindness of strangers. Emma was told that she could pass on the kindness by giving someone a hug when they are having a hard time. What a wonderful blessing.
I added her name onto the cake and she was more than excited to have her special cake for her birthday. Ben was excited to help blow out the candles, though Emma wasn’t too happy about that. I love this picture of her trying to elbow him out of the way! Too funny. It ended up being Ben that blew out most of the candles… Emma huffed and puffed, but no air came out!
Emma loves to learn, play with stickers, and watch movies. She loves to ‘draw’ pictures, go to Primary, and read stories. She can be the happiest little girl, though she definitely knows how to throw a temper tantrum! We love you, Emma!
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