Emily Turns 8!

Oh my how the years have flown by! It is hard to believe that Emily came into this world 8 years ago and forever changed my life. This year she was really into Monster High and One Direction. Oh to be young again! She got her first Monster High dolls and One Direction CDs. This girl is one of my greatest blessings. She is so tender hearted, sweet, caring, compassionate and sensitive. She tries my patience, she gets upset over the smallest things and is oh so very stubborn. She has pushed me to my limits and also been my reason to live and push myself harder. As frustrating as she can be at times, she is one of the sweetest kids I know. To think about how quickly these past 8 years have gone by, I cry knowing how quickly the next 8 will go. I want to keep her little forever. I love my snuggles and my kisses. I love her bedtime routine and how it has to be the exact same every night. I also love how when something is wrong, she needs me and only me. I know that will change in a few years and I dread that. I think sometimes we get so busy working and not living and I miss so many little moments. Things Emily can do now: *She is reading chapter books. *Preparing to do multiplication *Showers by herself (which she could have done sooner, but it took me some time to let that go too) *Rides a bike *Talks on the phone with her friends...A LOT! *Cuts her own steaks and other meat Looking forward to see what else my beautiful girl learns and grows in this year!