Emi's 5th year recap

Dear Emi,

How have you turned 5 already?!? Mommy pulled up photos from the last 12 months for this post and reminisced about how quickly time is passing and how grown-up you're getting. Maybe slow down a little, okay?

July 2018 (4th birthday party)

 August (in North Carolina)

September (more excited to go to school than it appears)

October (ninja for Halloween)

November 

December (with much coveted stapler) 

January 2019 (starting ukulele lessons) 

February 

March 

April (lest you think all is smiles and giggles) 

May 

June (pre-K moving up ceremony day) 

And now we're here at July and you've turned FIVE! As has become tradition, mommy interviewed you for posterity. Here are your answers:

Favorite toy: my new mermaid doll
Favorite game: Candyland
Favorite thing to do inside: play with my tablet
Favorite thing to do outside: play badminton
Favorite place to go: grandparents' houses!
Favorite book: "That's my Ball" (really that's just the most recently read one I think?)
Favorite TV show: Spongebob Squarepants
Favorite movie: The Duke
Favorite song: "Margarinaville" (most recent ukulele song, yes, but the actual favorites seem to be "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Yellow Submarine")
Favorite animal: cat
Favorite breakfast: bagels
Favorite lunch: pizza
Favorite dinner: pizza
Favorite fruit: kiwi (this is very recent!)
Favorite vegetable: corn
Favorite drink: lemonade
Best friend: Eevi, Marianna, Emily
Biggest fear: monsters and dinosaurs
When you grow up you want to be: a mermaid
Things you take to bed: cat and/or mermaid pillows, stuffed bunny named Lollipop, books, more stuffed animals and toys

Okay, mommy needs some sleep now. But I love you to the moon and back, little one!

Summer is for Mermaids!

Dear Maya and Emi,

This may end up being a couple posts in one as mommy has lots to share about what we've been up to, plus a little something about someone turning FIVE! Hold on to your hats because I've got a lot to share tonight!

Now that it's summer vacation, Maya, your summer recreation program has started! You've been spending your days climbing trees, creating pulley systems to suspend your treasures from the trees, and swimming in the creek. Plus there are weekly field trips. Plus there guest teachers and planned activities. You come home every day dirty and tired OUT from playing hard with your friends. It's such a great program!

We've also had a few play dates with your friends, been swimming in the school pool several times, had a yard sale, packed to move to a new house nearby(!), celebrated mommy's birthday, and had a visit from Grandpa and Lori and their new doggy Dozer! Whew, just typing that tired me out!

And then, most importantly, we celebrated your FIFTH BIRTHDAY, Emi! You chose a mermaid theme but it was the most slapdash birthday party we've had so far since the move-in date for our new home was the very next day. We ordered a plain cake to decorate together, mommy dug out some old tulle and seashells to throw a 'wave' up on the wall, and we ordered pizza and wings. You opened some awesome gifts and had so much fun basking in the love of family!

 

Okay, mommy just decided that I'm going to do a second post for your year recap, Emi, as I can't fit more in here. Look for that post tomorrow, my sweet! Love you both!