Dear Emma....

Dear Emma,

Tomorrow you will be three years old. It's going to be a big day for both of us...i can't believe that it is here already. You have grown so very quickly; almost in the blink of an eye, it seems. You've learned so much this past year, and have grown into a very adventurous toddler. Here are some of the things that you can now do:

~Count to 12 in Spanish and 15 in English.
~Say 'hello', 'how are you', 'i'm fine', 'what's your name?' in Spanish.
~You know quite a few animals in Spanish like 'butterfly', 'cat', 'dog'...
~Have become quite the chatterbox in English!
~Can sing all kinds of songs! Some of your favorite are: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Jesus Loves Me, The B-I-B-L-E song, Jesus Loves the Little Children, Jingle Bells, the Taxi Song, and Happy Birthday to Me.
~You love to watch football, Dora the Explorer, and Lazy Town
~You have very little patience, lol...and a bit of a temper goes with that
~In the tub with bubbles is one of your favorite places to be. You LOVE water!
~I'm thrilled to say that you give kisses and hugs...
~I've lost count at all of your 'favawote' stuffed animals you sleep with
~School is a favorite place
~Ketchup is a favorite 'food'
~You love seeing Cooper and Ms. Melinda
~Pachi is still your favorite buddy
~Playing "Weeee" with Dada is also a big deal
~You love, love to "read" and color
~You are a VERY late morning sleeper
~I giggle thinking about how much you loved to be tickled!
~And sometimes, you love to snuggle with me!

I can't put into words how much i love being your Mommy. Watching you grow and learn things has been amazing. Tomorrow will go by in a blur, i'm sure...there is snow on the ground as i write this so you will probably stay home with me tomorrow. And i'm secretly happy about that! You have taught me so very much about love and being a mother...

Happy Birthday, Sweet Girl!

I love you to the moon and back....

~Mommy