Emma turns 3!

Emma turns 3 this Saturday and we had her first "friends" party this last Saturday. It was a lot of hard work but it was fun too! We had 13 kids (call me crazy) and a lot of cupcakes. Emma loved having her friends over so it made all of the work so worth it. We love Emma and all of her crazy antics! A few things about Emma:
- she remembers EVERYTHING you tell her - no getting away with unfulfilled promises!
- she loves to sing songs
- she knows most of her letters, knows all of the shapes and colors and can count to twenty
- she had recently decided her favorite color is purple
- likes to play mommy with Maddie
- loves to be pushed on the swing and will stay there forever (right, Uncle Nathan?)
- will sit and watch movies and Mickey Mouse all day if I let her (which I don't!)
- gives the cheesiest grin when you ask her to smile
- like to wear her pink rain boots
- is the cutest, most lovable toddler I know!

The Kitchen is Complete!

Our kitchen is finally complete!! Jacob and I (Jacob mostly) did the entire kitchen BY OURSELVES! I know.....amazing! I love it. I couldn't ask for a more talented husband. I realize the "before" pic is tiny but I am having problems with it.