four.

Wow! FOUR. Four wonderful, amazing, beautiful, HARD years.  Emily has brought us so much joy as parents, and has also taught us so much about life.  She is a free spirit, with a stubborn personality.  She knows what she wants and she will dig her heels in and die on that hill.  I compromise a lot, much more than I should.  My husband is amazing.  He is strong and knows when to compromise and when to dig in his heels.  (Emmy may or may not have gotten this from her daddy. :) )

Three was so hard.  The hardest year yet.  Terrible twos, that's laughable.  Three is the real deal.  Emily spent the year learning boundaries and testing them.  There was lots of laughing, lots of tears, and lots of drama, but every single day was worth it.  Because the bad days were far out weighed by all the good days.  Emily is an AMAZING sister. She is patient and kind with Sophia.  She talks to her and is always looking out for her.  She shows her how to be a kid, sings with her, and teaches her so many words.  If Sophia is awake and around, Emily is helping her learn new things every day.  It is such a beautiful thing to watch. They have such an amazing bond.

Things she loves:

• Dressing up like a Princess.  Every day is Halloween. EVERY.SINGLE.DAY
• Coloring and practicing her letters
• Singing
• Reading books
• Anything Disney Princess
• Little Einsteins, still. She also has really started liking Sofia the First.  We stick to Disney.
• Boots
• Dresses. ONLY dresses.  It's a battle in the morning if there are no clean dresses.
• Cereal bars
• Her trampoline.  She loves to jump!  Really wishing it was warm outside.
• Her friends at school. She talks about them constantly.
• Her daddy.  This is her number one.  She LOVES her daddy.  

Starting last year, I started asked Emily a set of questions and documenting her answers.  It's so much fun to see how her preferences change and watching her grow.  Lots of her answers were the same, many were different. All words are hers. :)

1. What is your favorite color? Purple and Pink
2. What is your favorite toy? My Little Ponies and princess dresses
3. What is your favorite fruit? "Vegetables," Oh and strawberries and cherry pie
4. What is your favorite tv show? Little Einsteins
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Mac 'n Cheese!
6. What is your favorite outfit? Dresses
7. What is your favorite game? Hide n Seek
8. What is your favorite snack? Fruit snacks
9. What is your favorite animal? Kitties and dogs
10. What is your favorite song? "My ABCDs"
11. What is your favorite book? The Tickle Monster book
12. Who is your best friend? Madeline and Brayden Bundy
13. What is your favorite cereal? Fruit loops
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Run and climb in trees...... 
15. What is your favorite drink? Milk
16. What is your favorite holiday? My Birthday
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? All my buddies 
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Cereal bars
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Mac 'n Cheese!
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A Princess