Emma turns 8!

Emma turned 8 exactly a week ago. Since we had the birthday weekend at Yogi Bear, Monday was a pretty low key day. Emma went to summer care while John and I had to work. Emma and I did make some brownies that she brought to share with her friends.

After summer care, the kids spent some time playing with the neighbors and then we went to softball. After the hot games, we got some ice cream with Jim and Barb at Dairy Queen. All in all, not such a bad birthday.

Emma is turning into such a little women. First of all, she has had a growth spurt recently, and it's just crazy how big she is getting. Her feet aren't much smaller than mine, and sometimes she wears some of my shoes. Who is this little girl? She is all legs, and it is not going to be long until she as tall as me.

Emma has so many passions and loves so many things. She absolutely loves animals. All animals. She loves to pet, carry, or play with any cat or dog that she sees. And she is really good with them. She still says she wants to be a vet. But she also wants to be a hair stylist, a construction worker, and maybe a nurse. So, she's going to have like 4 separate careers I guess. She also loves baking, crafting, scrapbooking, and reading. She likes to help me clean around the house, and she does like to do chores, as long as we are willing to pay her for her time. She also loves "mommy and Emma days" and camping and everything summertime.

Emma is also really into music right now and loves to tell Alexa what to play and to sing along. It's pretty cute, but can annoy her brother. She's a pretty good big sister, but she does know how to push Elliott's buttons, and she does do that quite often. However, she does help him open things in the backseat when he can't get them, she reads him things when he asks what they say, and she does show a lot of patience towards her brother. And those two can play together so nicely when they want to.

Emma does have things she does not like. The last few weeks of the school year were very painful, and Emma did not have any patience for schoolwork or challenging herself in anyway. She can still have some outbursts over some really minor things. She can still be a fussy eater and she is still not a morning person. She can be a bear when we have to wake her up in the mornings.

Emma is super excited to be 8. She is already asking when she can have a cell phone (Yikes!!) and loves her increasing independence. We love that little girl so much, and can't wait to see what this next year brings!!