Emma Rose- 4 Years old!

Emma's birthday was a week ago.   I would like to say that we have been so busy that I have not had time to write about her fourth birthday!  Truth is.... I am in denial that my little tiny baby is 4 years old!

It continues to amaze me that this tiny little peanut can turn into such a big, beautiful and kind hearted little girl in a blink of an eye!

In this past year Emma has grown so much!  I can't believe that she started school without shedding a tear.  I had planned for days and weeks of crying at drop off.  Instead I got a hug and a kiss and off she went!  She quickly made friends with all the kids and never once has not wanted to go to school.  I hope this continues for many years.  That she will never fight me in going to school and will always love it there!!

We have never done the big birthday thing and so far that is just fine with Emma.  She had a great time with her cousins and that is all she needs!  She wanted a horse cake and a pinata because Hadley and Laney had one at 4 so that means I get one at 4!!

  

 

Pre-party Love:)

Last year Emma would get all shy when we sang Happy Birthday to her... This year she LOVED it!  She understood more what her birthday meant!  She loved the idea of getting presents:)

Liams Favorite of the day! He really is the BEST older cousin!! 

The 4 year olds!!!  For a month!!!   It is crazy to think that Hadley and Delaney were just 2 months old at my wedding!  The were the tiniest and cutest girls there!  Never in a million years did I think they would have a cousin by their first birthday:)!  Emma's 2nd due date that she was given was their birthday.  I thought it would be pretty neat if she came on their birthday and they could share that day!  Instead she came early and now I think it is pretty neat for a short period of time these girls are all the same age!  She loves having them around and I love that she has "older sisters" right around the corner.  She will always have someone to talk to when she hates mom and dad when she is a teenager!!!

Aunt  Kim is the BEST!  She made her day with that horse!!  She is so excited to have a horse just like Laney's now!!!!

Grandma, Mema and Papa (and mom and dad) went in together to get her and Liam a Gator for the birthday (s).  They have only been able to use it a little but so far they love it!

Mema and Papa (but papa couldn't this year) are going to start taking the kids out on their birthday to get a small gift and to lunch.  Emma was very excited to go on a lunch date with Mema and not Liam!!

 

Just before they left she got a special delivery from the sweetest boy!!!  Ryan (I watched him a couple days a week last year) brought her flowers!  She was so cute about it!   He is going to make a girl happy one day;)!!

 

I hope you had a great birthday Emma and I can't believe you are already 4 and next year at this time I will be registering you for Kindergarten!!  I can't even think about that now or the tears will begint o form.  For now I will just soak inevery minute I can of you being 4 and try to ignore the moments you are 4 but acting like you are 16!  I guess it is preparation for what is to come in 12 years!!!

We go to the dr. on friday to get the official stats but by my measuring this girl grew 4 inches this past year!!!  She is in desperate need of pants but I am holding off in hopes that spring will arrive one day!!!

A day at the beach

There is nothing better to me then sitting on the beach listening to the waves.  I love the ocean but the Gulf is so relaxing!  We got to enjoy one day at the beach on our vacation and the kids loved it... so did I.  I think daddy may have enjoyed it a little too;)  It was perfect for him... not too hot!!

Favorite part of the beach is seeing these guys jump and put on a show!  I could watch the dolphins all day!  Now when we read one of Liam's books that has a dolphin when we get to it he says at Beach!!  At Mema's beach!  At Papa's Beach!!!  JUMP!!!  

 Our little Shell girl!  She is still pretending she is at the beach and picking up shells!

 His eyes were so BLUE on the beach I could not get over it! 

 Naptime;)

 Princess taking a break~

This might be my favorite picture from the whole week!

 

We had a great time!  Sad to leave paradise and come back to cold and snow!!!  Come on Spring we are waiting!!

A great night for a sunset

One of my most favorite things about the beach is the sunsets.  I just love them and was worried I wasn't going to get to see one.  I got to see one;) 

Mid fall as he gives up walking again:)

CARRY!  CARRY!!!

 

Chasing Mema

 We got a few of all of us that someone took but they are not blog worthy;)  You never know what you will get when a random stranger stops to take your picture!!

Naples Childrens Museum

Sunday was going to be another chilly day so we headed up to Naples to the Golisano Children's Museum. I wish he would build one here!!! It was great and the kids (and adults!) loved it!!  I would have loved to have been at the beach but it was nice to go here!  We would have never have done it if the weather was your typical Marco Island weather!  If we go back down I think I would take a day away from the beach to do this again:)!

Pet Clinic was the first place we went... wasn't sure I was ever going to get her out!!

The Grocery Store was a hit... It was no Wegmans though;)

We have a future Chef!  He was too cute at the cafe!

#164 your order is ready!

We went all the way to SW Florida to make a snowman!

Hoping one day soon we will see real baby birds and wake to birds chirping... with the snow that is currently falling not sure when that will be... July???

Weather Report!

Oh Liam!  This position was a very Familiar one for you down in Florida!  You would be running away and then decide... I am done and want to be carried and would plop yourself down! 

Headed to check out some alligators at the alligator farm and some other animals too.  The horse/donkey was the hit:)