I can't do a May post without first giving Emma her own birthday post. There is SOOOO much that goes on in May, that I decided to do 2 separate posts. This post is all about Emma and her turning 11 on Wednesday, May the 4th this year. After Memorial Day weekend, I'll post the May activities. (It will be a long one!)
Emma is such a gem. She plays hard, competes harder, and loves even harder than that. She is so fun at 11! She is almost always smiling, she has a quiet wit that is hysterical, she loves to organize things, and to hoard her money. She helps me take care of everyone in the family - she makes Ellie and Mack's lunches every morning, assists with their breakfasts, and makes sure Mack has everything he needs for school that day. She makes good grades, works hard in school, and has so many sweet friends. (This year some boys have really shown interest which has been funny to hear about!) She loves playing golf and basketball and has pretty much decided those are her two things right now. We love her so much, she is such a special piece to our family puzzle.
Her 11th birthday this year fell in the middle of the week during GMAS testing at school. We decide the kids would need to blow of testing steam anyway, so we had her birthday party at the trampoline park here on her actual birthday. Everyone came and they had a blast. Emma didn't stop for the entire party - so my pictures are all blurs.
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| the newest 11 year old in the family |
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| Her birthday morning before school. |
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| She had a couple of gifts to open before school, and Ellie and Mack were all into watching. Ellie even graced us with her towel head presence:) |
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| Emma was VERY excited to get a phone for her birthday this year. We weren't planning on giving an 11 year old a phone, but she will start middle school in the fall, and that is when Ellie got a phone. She's playing golf so much on her own now, and especially will be this summer, that it does give us peace of mind to know that she has a way to call us if she needs us when she's out there. So, we caved and got her a phone a little before middle school starts. She was beyond thrilled and so far has been very responsible with it. |
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| Part of her gift from Ellie was M & Ms. |
Mack was super proud of his gift of purple golf balls for Emma.
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| Mia sent Emma the cutest t-shirt and she wore it to school on her birthday. "Her Royal Elevenness" |
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| Recoil was so much fun |
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| Emma was a happy little girl. They had pizza, chips, and fruit before the cake. |
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| Happy Birthday to our Emma "Jean" |
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| All of her buddies. |
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