*I think this is my last "ridiculously behind" post....then I'm back to my normal length of time behind!*
On Emmie's birthday (December 17) we had a VERY busy day. She took a cookie cake to school (and the box was ridiculously huge..like wouldn't fit in the grocery cart huge).
After school we ran home and ate lunch and then went to decorate gingerbread houses at a friend's house. My girls love decorating gingerbread houses (and eating the candy!). There was also a sock exchange which was a really cute idea (you filled up a pair of socks with treats and the kids passed them around while listening to a story...that part was pretty funny).
Then we drove 40 minutes across town so Emmie could sing with Cherub Choir at Laurel Crest Retirement Center. We got there and Emmie flat out refused to go up to the front...I was determined that she would sing even if I had to stand up there with her...we had driven 40 minutes to get there after all! Thankfully Blair, her dance teacher's daughter, came in and once she saw Blair, Emmie decided she would sing (all three of my girls adore Blair). Emmie's group sang Away in a Manger and it was so sweet.
After singing we let Emmie pick where she wanted to eat dinner. She had originally picked Rush's but then remembered that they don't have a playground so she switched to Chick-fil-A. We met Paul there and Emmie had a great birthday dinner. Then we headed home so she could open her presents from us and her sisters. She also had a card from GG and Papa waiting for her. She was thrilled with her Ariel from Ellie, Ruthie and Franklin and the $5 in the card from GG and Papa.
Then she got her big present.. a big girl bike! We went out in the dark and let her practice. She's still trying to figure out the pedals and gain some confidence (she had a balance bike before so she's got that part down pretty well) but she's doing really well!
When Emmie opened her $5 we told her she could go to the store and pick out a present. She said she wanted to get Uncle Ben a football (we're not really sure where she got the idea that he wanted one but she was very insistent that he did). I told GG and Papa about this and Papa had some extra footballs around so he brought one to Ruthie's party so Emmie could give it to Ben. Emmie was so cute. When he brought her the football she ran inside and got her $5 bill to give to Papa in exchange for the football. I love this sweet girl's heart. (Papa said no way was he taking the money from that little girl!)
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