That's our girl

I'm not sure about other parents, but there I times I can let my mind wander and begin to think about this-or-that...wishing my kid was less of this or more of that. It is then that I have to make a conscience decision to stop, relax, breath deeply and embrace all that the Lord has entrusted us with, namely Emma.

My instinct tells me that we'll never hear from any of her future teachers that our child is docile, timid, afraid to try something new, a loner, quiet, intensely focused, or overly sensitive.

And, I'm okay with that. Emma is not (at least not yet) any of the above.

There are, though, about a hundred other adjectives that wonderfully describe our beautiful little girl who is undeniably full of life - 24/7. In fact, there are many nights where Joel and I fall into bed and drift asleep while we laugh and recap the day's events, according to Emma.

I. would. not. change. that. for. the. world.

Emma just finished telling Santa that
she wanted purple nail polish for Christmas

We were at a friend's house, it was quiet, this is what we found;
two toddlers, no clothes, playing "bed time." Huh?
We hope to be invited back...someday.

Emma, your "shhhhing" is a little too late...Ben is trying to
escape the scene of the crime.

Emma in her usual garb - anything "princess"
that she can get her hands on

Setting up a tea party for her daddy and what a
sport he is, he loves them.

Multi-tasking at its best!
Rollers in hair, sitting by the laptop and charging the iPod

Emma proudly lined up 1/100 of her stuffed animals
at the top of the stairs, then demanded that a photo was taken

Our purple nail polish wearing, princess loving girl who ALSO loves
playing with boys (Brody Zondervan)...Spidey costume and all