Emma's 7th Birthday

I can't believe that Emma is 7 years old and next year she will be baptized.  Time is going by so fast.  We like to keep it simple and just have our friends and family come over and enjoy time together.  It was 110 degrees so we had to keep everyone inside which was interesting with that many kids.  But we survived and everyone had fun.  Here are 10 facts about Emma right now:

1. She is a great reader and is now reading small chapter books on her own.
2. She has officially lost two teeth now and a third is on its way out.
3. She is amazing at following directions to build legos and literally got about 10 sets for her birthday.
4. She loves to wear skirts or dresses to school and it is hard to make her wear anything else.
5. She has been taking swimming lessons and has done a great job and just recently started volleyball.   We are hoping that she will be able to pick one and get really good at it.
6. She loves to do hair whether it be a doll or a person. She also loves to put her hair in a ponytail which kills me because not all of her hair stays in the ponytail.
7. Her favorite foods are meatballs, italian chicken, french toast, pancakes, pizza with sausage, green beans, chex mix, ice cream sandwiches and fruit by the foot.
8.Her best friends are her sisters and her cousin Rylee.  We let Rylee spend the night for her birthday and she thought it was the best thing ever.
9. She loves Family Home Evening and is my constant reminder that it is Monday night and we need to have FHE.
10. We are often hard on her because she is the oldest and we expect so much from her but we know she will accomplish great things one day!