Turning Eight

My little Emilee. Yesterday she turned eight and we had a very big day. She has been such a wonderful blessing and I have loved seeing how she has grown. Not only was it her birthday yesterday, but she was also baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This will be a birthday that she will always remember. Things I love about Emilee.....
--I love the way she laughs.
--I love that she usually has a smile on her face.
--I love her sensitivity.
--I love how she is everyone's friend.
--I love how she makes me laugh.
--I love her hugs.
--I love that she loves learning.
--I love that she loves to learn new things.
--I love how she plays with her sister.
--I love how she tries to be a great big sister to her brother.
--I love how she loves to learn about the gospel.
--I love how she cuddles.
--I love that she loves to be tickled.
--I love when she tackles her dad.
--I love when she tackles me.
--I love how messy she always seems to get and always has.
--I love her Valaseraptor scream.
--I love her silly jokes.
--I love that she loves the same musicals as me.
--I love how she plays with others.
--I love that she always tries to do what's right.
--I love how her teachers talk about her.
--I love how she is so helpful.
--I love how she helps others.
--I love how she loves me.
--And just as the others the list goes on and on and on............
Happy Birthday Emilee! You are one of a kind!!

Emilee had a wonderful baptism. She was so excited for most of the day, she hardly could contain herself. Her friend Elisha turned eight the week before and about 2 months ago, they had asked if they could be baptized on the same day. Elisha's mom and I thought that was a great idea. They were so cute together. It was not planned, but what do you know, Emilee and Elisha had the same exact dress, bought from the same place for their baptism day. Now how cute is that? Both of them were so wonderful. It was a great night. Emilee's grandad gave the talk on baptism. Elisha's Grandpa gave a talk on the Holy Ghost. Elisha's brothers sang, "Bring the World his Truth". The bishop and the primary presidents said some wonderful things. I am so proud of Emilee. She is really growing up to be a wonderful girl and I love having her with me always. Now she can't wait to go to Activity Days. She has been talking about it for weeks.

Congratulations Emilee! Your dad and I are so proud of you!!

I didn't get to put this on the page above, but I thought this was such a cute picture of Emilee and her dad. She is such a daddy's girl.