Happy 4th Birthday to Emmie!

Four years ago today, we were blessed with the most precious baby girl! She was 9 pounds, 5 ounces of dark black hair, chubby cheeks, soft silky skin, rosy red lips and pure joy. She was our Emerson Caroline. Our second baby girl, little sister to Lainie, and the perfect addition to our family.

Four years later, she is now our snuggle bug, our blondie, tender hearted and sweet, loves purple, pink and will only wear things that twirl. She a little bit sassy, but a little shy too. She's our Emmie Lou, our Ems, our Emmers. She is our very favorite 4 year old in the whole world! Happy Birthday to our girl!

The Fourth of July

Happy 4th of July! I love this holiday! Even though it is hotter than blue blazes outside, I always enjoy all of the festivities that go along with it. We had a super fun 4th this year. We spent the afternoon and night at a farm in Franklin with our House Group. Lots of fun was had as we cooked out, the girls played on a giant water slide, and we watched fireworks.

Getting all cleaned up before we go sweat outside!

Getting our festive wear on in order to celebrate

Happy 4th of July!!

Weeeeeeeeeee!!!! One of Lainie's very favorite things!

Emmie loves it too!

Sweet Belle played in the water, but also just ran around the farm having fun.

First experience with sparklers.....

and they LOVED them!

Crashed on the way home

Hope you had a very Happy 4th of July too!

Comparison 2011-2012

I realized that I never did a "1st Day of School" and "Last Day of School" comparison of the girls for this year. Unfortunately, the girls didn't actually go to school on the last day of school since Lainie was sick. However, I took some pictures of Lainie at graduation, and then some of Emmie on a random day so we would remember what she looked like at the end of the school year. I honestly can't believe that these girls are about to be 6 and 4 years old. For some reason, that just doesn't seem possible!

First Day of School (Pre-K 5) - September 2011

Graduation Day - May 2012

First Day of School (3 year old class) - September 2011

"Last Day of School" - May 2012