Nelson Family Blog: Emma's 6th Birthday.

Sunday, June 17, 2018

Emma's 6th Birthday.

We officially have a 6 year old! Emma celebrated her birthday on Friday, at the Canaries Game with a bunch of her friends. It was hot and muggy, but it was a fun night. The kids all did a really good job staying entertained and playing throughout the game. Emma opened some very nice gifts at the game, and the kids enjoyed playing with all the new toys. There was also a nice fireworks show after the game that everyone really enjoyed watching. But Emma still says she doesn't like fireworks.

Emma:

Emma is such a funny little girl. She is really into telling jokes right now, and she loves to drive us crazy with knock-knock jokes right now. She also has an obsession with cats. She loves to wear anything with cats on it, cat toys, and play with her cat, Poppy. Basically anything purple or having to do with cats is a hit for Emma.

Emma also loves to swim. She just finished some swimming lessons, and she is enjoying learning how to swim. She likes to wear goggles and dive under the water.

Emma also enjoys riding her bike (with no training wheels) and camping. Emma pretty much loves all things summer and her birthday. And she also is mildly obsessed with reading books, which is great!

After the successful Canaries game, we had a family get-together at our house yesterday. We both of our families over, as well as the Jensens, and my cousin Mitchell. It was a nice gathering, and everyone seemed to have a good time, especially the birthday girl.

It was a hot, sticky day, so we got the kiddie pools out and all the kids had fun splashing around and staying cool. The rest of us enjoyed staying in the shade and visiting. Emma picked out her cake, which was a purple cake with cats on it. It was a great birthday for a special little 6 year old girl.

Today is Father's Day. We celebrated by going out to eat at Hy-Vee after church. We had their Sunday brunch, which was pretty good. We spent the afternoon watching the kids enjoy the sprinklers and the slip and slide. It was pretty hot and muggy again. My family left town around 3pm, and then we ate supper with Jim and Barb at Casa Del Rey. Now we finally have our super-tired kids in bed, ready to start another week.

Whew, what a weekend.