Happy Birthday To Emmaline!!

My baby is 4 today! I can't believe that. Time really passes by so fast. She is growing to be such a funny and beautiful girl. She awoke this morning to balloons in her room (I have done that since their first birthdays) and wanted to know who put them there. I told her the birthday fairy did and that she does that every night before a birthday for them. She smiled and carried them all over the house until it was time for school. I sent M&M mini-cookies to school for the class (they aren't allowed to bring anything with frosting). She chose to go to "Dan Powflos" (ie: Don Pablos) for lunch and they gave her free sopapillas (very yummy) and they clapped for her and took her picture with a huge green sombrero on her head. And she gets to choose what we eat for supper, so she has decided on chicken fingers, peas and french fries. (It was cereal at first and I convinced her to change her mind.) She is getting an MP3 player from us because Annelise has one and they fight over it. Her ballerina party is going to be Saturday and the family party is Sunday. (Birthdays are a big deal in my family!) On the way to school this morning we saw the sunrise and it was sooo beautiful. I wish I had had a camera so I could have captured it. The sky was a vibrant pink and orange and the sun was a dark pinky-orange color. Emmaline decided that it was God's birthday present for her and I told her that it probably was. I thought that was very sweet. She is going to be fun to watch over the next few years. So far her interests include cooking, basketball, ballet , puzzles and anything her older sister likes. We still have to force her to eat and she is still pretty hot-headed, but she has a definate sweet side and shows it often- she has to have a "kiss-hug" every night and every morning. She still cries at the drop of a hat and she still won't take any junk off anybody- so she is going to be an interesting character to see in about 10 years. She is such a blessing to us-even though she drives us crazy sometimes. We are grateful God chose to lend her to us and we wish her a very SUPER birthday!!