Miss Emi is EIGHT!

 

Dear Emi, 

This post is for you on your eighth birthday! How did we get to eight already!?!?

We celebrated with a family party last Friday. You chose a glow-in-the-dark theme after finding a birthday candle that promised to glow in the dark. It was a great plan as mommy already had a few blacklights so we just got some glowsticks, neon decorations, and that was that! You got adorable clothes, toys, a makeup kit, a gift certificate for a manicure, and even an edible fruit arrangement from our family. It was so fun!

Then the celebration continued with a playdate with a few of your friends yesterday. 

Now, here are some photos of you from over the last year to see how you've grown!

July 2021

August in North Carolina

September back to school

October unicorn cutie

November

December Cindy Lou Who

January

February

March school photo

April

May

June last day of school

July 

And now for your annual interview to see what you're like at this age...

Favorite toy: Rosette, the purple unicorn Beanie Boo (again)

Favorite game: Monopoly Unicorns vs Llamas

Favorite thing to do inside: play on the wiggle board

Favorite thing to do outside: play in the stream

Favorite place to go: Japan!

Favorite book: Dogman

Favorite TV show: The Who Was Show

Favorite movie: Beauty and the Beast

Favorite song: Falling Slowly

Favorite animal: unicorn, of course (again)

Favorite breakfast: pancakes

Favorite lunch: dumplings (we had them on your birthday!)

Favorite dinner: sushi 

Favorite fruit: lemon (again!)

Favorite vegetable: cucumbers

Favorite drink: pink lemonade (again!)

Best friend: Emmeline

Biggest fear: the dark

When you grow up you want to be: a fashion designer

Things you take to bed: glow-in-the-dark unicorn blanket from Mama and Baba, Rosette, books

We sure love you, birthday girl! 

Summer of 2022 Begins!

Dear Maya and Emi,

What a busy end to the school year! We've had so many things going on between school accomplishments, musical events, birthday celebrations, etc. that it's hard to know where to begin to summarize it all. Thank goodness for photos and my detailed calendar so I can break it down!

• Papa Stan & Cousin Grace's joint birthday party at Grandma's house
  
  
  
  
  
• Maya's first band concert
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Emi, you went on a post-Mother's Day hike with me
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• School learning fair--Maya you did a project on one of your favorite book series, Warriors, and Emi you did one on the differences between peach, plum, and cherry blossoms
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• We spent some time doing yardwork for and eating cake with Nanny to celebrate her birthday
  
  
  
  
  
• We went on a family hike on Memorial Day
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Maya, you had 3 photo shoots as part of the Mod Squad, mommy's model club for students
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Aunt Bobbie & Aunt Kelsie's birthday party by the river
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Emi, you and I played ukulele in a concert (we played La Vie En Rose) and at a play-along event
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• You both were chosen to participate in a select musical group to perform at a few school events--you both sang and played your 'chosen' instruments, but you also switched roles a bit with Maya learning a bit of ukulele and Emi playing some percussion!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Maya, you had your D.A.R.E. graduation and received a 3C (courage, commitment, and character) award sponsored by the state attorney general!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• The end of the school year meant saying goodbye for now--Emi you will miss Ms. Brantley next year and Maya, you'll miss Ms. Pizza, Ms. Delaney and Mr. Robbins, but Mr. Prime will follow you to 6th grade! After the last day of school we went out for lunch and then for a stream hike.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

And finally, the biggest section of this blog entry will go to yesterday. We had a Warrior Cat themed, half birthday party for you, Maya (since Covid always seems to mess up your actual birthday in December each year this may become a permanent thing!) You had 6 friends over and had tons of activities planned for them. You put your activity ideas on little strips of paper in your 'balloon chandelier' and had friends pop them one by one. It was a great idea except maybe using the confetti-type balloons wasn't the best plan! lol

Well this mama is tired out from all of these activities and even just blogging about it all. So here's to a nice night of rest before a holiday weekend and an equally active summer!
Love you both!