Happy 5th Birthday Emerson

It's hard to believe you are 5. I will always think of you as the baby. Our family would truly not be the same without you. I always have a hard time thinking of what all to say about each kid so this year I will write what I want to write but I also asked everyone what they would say about you.

Caleb: She is Sassy! She is like a 16 year old in a 5 year old body.

Robb: She is a terrorist but we love her.

Abby: She is cute, she is nice and she is sometimes crazy.

Bryce: She is sweet but a psycho.

You have such a big personality. You really are an unforgettable little person. You have always understood things that are so much above your age. You know what you want and you are not afraid to make everyone's day bad if you don't get it. Yet you are caring, sweet and a little snuggle bug. 

For your birthday you got it in your head that you wanted Luciana an astronaut American girl doll. These dolls are pretty pricey and we just weren't sure if she was old enough to take care of one. She was pretty convincing and we bought her Luciana.

I was off on her birthday and she stayed home and we hung out for the day. We had a couple ideas of what we wanted to do but we ended up going to the new Scheels store and she had the time of her life! This was the cheapest birthday venture ever. She told literally everyone that we saw that it was her birthday. The ferris wheel worker gave her free coins for 3 rides and he also gave her a handful of coins to play all the games. We did mini bowling, the ferris wheel, the race cars etc. We spent about 2-3 hours there just hanging out. Oh and the candy store lady gave her a bunch of "samples" since it was her birthday. This girl knows how to work it!

She is responsible for a lot of babies now! She has quite the daycare. On days where she stays home and we play daycare, I am exhausted by 10am. We have to dress them all, feed them all, change them, put them down for nap and then it starts over. I thought being a NICU nurse was intense. I think working at Emmy's daycare is harder!

Happy 5th Birthday baby girl!