I cannot believe that my baby girl is already 4 years old! I know that all other moms can relate to me when I say that I remember like yesterday bringing her home from the hospital. I can't fathom how 4 years have passed since that day when I brought her home for the first time. I will never forget how I walked through the doors to our house and set her down in her carseat and realized I had absolutely no clue what to do next. Was I supposed to let her stay in the carseat? Take her out and change her? Feed her? Give her a first real bath? I was so clueless as to what motherhood entailed and although I admit I am still a bit clueless at times, I can't believe how times have changed. Emma has turned into a big girl right in front of my eyes! Smart, beautiful, tall, inquisitive, talkative, imaginative and yes, I will admit even a bit strong willed.
I asked her today what she wanted to be when she grew up. We went through many different career choices such as doctor, fireman, engineer (OK - I will admit I tried to tell her what that was), etc. She paused for a moment and serious as can be said, "I want to be a princess when I grow up." That pretty much sums up everything she loves right now. She loves all things girly - dress up, jewelry, high heels, and even tries to talk me into letting her wear makeup every single day. The girl loves princesses! She is starting to get picky with her clothing too. Every morning she says that she wants to wear "a pretty dress."
Her birthday celebration was fit for a princess as well. Grandma came into town to celebrate with us. We had an action packed day. We went to the Smithsonian National Zoo in the morning, and then took her for her very first pedicure. I am sure you can imagine how much she was in heaven getting her toes painted! She chose Panera for dinner and then we had cake and opened all of her gifts. I will let the pictures tell the story below.
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| Emma woke up with balloons (pink and purple, of course!) all over her bedroom floor. Thank you Pinterest:) |
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| Posing with her big stash of birthday presents |
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| Our two divas posing together at the zoo |
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| Serious snuggling action |
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| Elephant getting a pedicure |
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| Grandma with the girls |
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| The four of us:) One day we will get a picture of all of us smiling (maybe 15 years from now). |
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| I seriously had nightmares before we went to the zoo that one of the girls fell into the lion pit and you guessed it, the lion ate them for dinner!! |
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| How sweet is this?!? Daddy and Anna enjoying the lions together |
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| Great picture, Grandma!! |
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| The elephants got a pedicure so Emma had to have one, too! This is her very first ever pedicure! |
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| She chose purple with a flower. |
All time favorite meal: Panera mac and cheese, chocolate milk, and eventually an M&M cookie that she always manages to talk Daddy into!
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| It is also no shocker that she chose a princess cake:) |
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| Opening Nana and Papa's gift while skyping with them |
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| This 4 year old had been dying for an umbrella and rain boots. Safe to say it was one of her favorites! |
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Very spoiled I mean loved A LOT!! |
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| Her baby Daisy had to immediately go for a ride in her new carseat! |
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| Our version of angle parking |
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| She had to test out her new gear at the first sight of rain! |
Our good friends Tony and his wife Angela came to visit this past weekend. We spent Saturday in D.C. seeing a few monuments that we hadn't been to yet and some that we had. We also saw the North side of the White House, which is a much closer view than the South side that we normally see. It was a great day, followed by a nice relaxing day on Sunday.
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| Poor Mr. Tony has Pinkalicious memorized after his visit with Emma |
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| Posing with FDR |
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| Our gang |
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| Family in front of The White House |
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| Jefferson Memorial |
Random picture of Jay taking Anna for a bike ride that I thought was cute
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Anna is all smiles riding behind Daddy. It is also official that she needs her own bike helmet!
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