Life with our little family of 3...

Emma and Daddy's first Pine Wood Derby race! Emma really wanted to race a car in Awana's Grand Prix. Of course Robert wouldn't say no... so off they were to shape and build a car! Robert's dad got involved too of course! They had Emma draw the shape that she wanted. Grandpa then carved it to the shape she drew. Emma decorated it of course pink and green! She didn't win for speed... but she did win 3rd for Design! Here she is with her trophy and car!

Emma is talking about the moon in her "Out of This World" class at ORLA. So we took a trip up to the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Ready for flight...

For weeks we have been trying to get this tooth out. It was driving us all crazy since it seemed to be stuck. I tried, Daddy tried, Emma tried but it just wouldn't come out. This morning she was twisting it and out it popped! We all said "FINALLY!" I wonder if the tooth fairy will leave her a little something extra...

What a good student she is! Her she is looking up a verse in her bible and reading it all by herself! She looks so grown up...

This year for school we are reading "The Story of the World". We are reading about the Egyptians and their pyramids. So we decided to make a pyramid. The directions we had said to make the "stones" with sand and glue. I briefly considered this so that some day I may win the "Best Mom" contest but snapped back to reality. So we used sugar cubes instead! And painted them with water colors! Guess what happens when you use too much water though... they sugar disolves! Emma said "It's ok, it looks like ruins!" What a great girl! It took Cheops over 20 years to have his pyramid built... it only took us an hour! Maybe I will get the "Best Mom" award after all...

11:30 pm - girls finally asleep... They will totally sleep in after all the fun and late night... NOT - the all were up before 7:00 am! Hence the look... But then there were more presents... Then the look came again the next morning... (Daddy is attempting to sew together her Build-A-Bear) Birthdays can be fun but exhausting...

Emma had her 7th birthday party/sleepover bash this last weekend. Here the girls are eating some pizza. All was going great until... There was a lull while someone went to the restroom... so Robert had the girls doing push ups! Isn't that what you're supposed to do at a party?? But then all was well again once the presents got opened and... the nails got painted and... they were all settled in with popcorn, oranges and a movie! Emma had a great time at her birthday party with her friends!

It's hard to believe that seven years ago, this little girl was born into our world. It's even harder to believe that she is already 7! Happy 7th Birthday Emma! Opening her presents on her birthday morning... I had one of these as a little girl and now Emma does too! An abundance of potholders coming to a house near you soon! Birthday cake after a birthday dinner! Emma thought Daddy was being weird, hence the look on her face!