Happy 2, Emmie

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Our sweet Emmeline turned 2 in July! This girl brings energy and fun into our family. She loves berries and noodles and baby dolls and being outside. She gets away with way more than we'd care to admit. For example, instead of sitting in her own chair at supper time these days, she insists on sharing Leah's chair. And we just all go with it. Also she loves to sneak into bathrooms and cover her head in shampoo and conditioner when no one's looking. And because of her we use so. much. hand soap. Ahh the joys of being the youngest. 
We love to watch Emmie learn and grow. Just this week she learned to pedal her trike and do somersaults. She really loves jumping on the tramp and swinging. Also swimming and baths. She likes to pick cherry tomatoes from the garden and watch for hummingbirds at our feeder. And she is a reader. She loves books and the library. She also loves to sing and be sung to. Happy birthday, sweet Emmie!




Snuggled in Mom and Dad's bed with "Baby Jane."

Bryn sewed her a kitty tail.

A front-facing carseat at last!

A new baby doll, "Baby Abby."

Grandma and Grandpa sent these dishes for her birthday, and she LOVES them. She calls them her Grandma plate and her special fork.


A new trike!

We made her a family book, with pictures of all her aunts, uncles, grandparents, siblings and cousins. It's a fave.

Noodles and berries for her birthday supper.

And a raspberry lemon cake.

As you can see in the video, we had the real Baby Abby here, along with Aunt Bri and Uncle Mason. What a treat!






With strawberry ice cream.

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Bri said…
Haha the conditioner! It really seems like it was just like 6 months ago that Mason and I met little baby Emmie on our way home from McCall. She is growing up so fast! I love her so much!
September 30, 2020 at 7:45 PM
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