Little Miss Emmy is 4

Four years ago, we never imagined how our lives would change with this little bundle of joy!  Emerson has always kept us on our toes.  She is curious about everything and doesn't miss a beat.  She loves music, Barbies, and Princesses.  But also critters and digging in the dirt.  She is kind, loving, and helpful and has ideas all her own. 



Loving on her big brother (can you tell which one likes pictures?)

She was super thrilled to get a fish tank!  Notice the pink rocks!

 Like many little girls, Emerson LOVES princesses.  Her favorite at the moment is Rapunzel, so she wanted a "Tangled" birthday party.  Thanks to Pinterest and the internet, we had more ideas than time to do them all.  Matt is so awesome and creative when it comes to cakes.  He designed Rapunzel's tower.

Rapunzel's long hair decorated the basement.

We made the banner from the movie

She is the best gift opener.  Everything is SOOO great and her expressions are priceless! 

 

 She got many wonderful gifts including clothes, a bike, scooter, craft activities, Barbies, and princess dolls.

Uncle Steven (who has to share his birthday with Emmy) had fun wrestling the kiddos

The kids made Pascal party blowers and also got to take Rapunzel paints home

Happy Birthday, Emerson Elizabeth!  God blessed us with such a wonderful gift when He gave us you!

Mother's Day and Craft Projects

I am blessed to be the mother of 2 amazing little ones.  It is so awesome to see my kiddos grow and learn each day.  I've never had a more challenging or rewarding job.  It is so fun to see all of the things they create and I can see why my mom saved basically everything I ever made for her! :)

We are doubly blessed to have both of our moms close by to celebrate special holidays and birthdays too.  Our moms have both been incredible inspirations and we're so lucky to have them watch our children while we're at work.  I don't know what we'd do without them!

Our project for Mother's Day this year was a glass container with the kiddos handprints on them.  We used the paint (see below) and worked on each side of the container.  Then after everything was dry, I spray painted a coat of clear paint on top.

Since I had the paint anyway, I painted some decorative bottles too.  I saw the idea on pinterest (LOVE!).  You put the paint inside the glass jar, then shake it up to cover all of the sides.  It's supposed to last longer and not chip since it's on the inside.  The one mistake I made was to put the cork in right after the jars were covered.  The next day, the paint had run down to the bottom.  But I took the corks out and let the paint dry and now I hope they're finished!

I hope everyone was able to let their moms know how much they are appreciated!  I know we LOVE ours!!