Happy Birthday Emma!

This is how most of Emma's day went on her birthday. I felt really bad for her, because she is teething, and in tons of pain. Her little mouth has teeth popping out everywhere. She has 9 teeth, and about 4 coming through right now.

Emma was scared of the candle... we didn't figure out what she was crying for for about a minute, and so I held her on my lap and she was fine while I blew out the candle

She also decided to take 1 nap that day, and was extremely exhausted. So she wasn't happy until she got a little cake in her system.
She dug right in, and was just as messy as she could get. She LOVES getting messy, so this was right up her alley.

I made Emma's cake. I am taking a cake decorating class, and see what I could do just after the 1st class?! (I hope no REAL cake decorator looks at this...) This is also my food for thought Friday. I'll post more pictures of cakes as I make them.

We opened gifts. Emma loved them, and actually played with the toys more than the wrapping paper.

We went on a walk, cause Emma loves being outside, and walks too. She's been walking for over a month, but only if I stand her up and say, "walk to Daddy!". She still chooses to crawl, unless you hold her hand (or tell her to walk somewhere). She'll take a hold of your finger and walk you in circles around and around the house for as long as you'll let her.

She's also really into purses, and bags. Emma likes this little bag of Kenadi's a lot. She gets it first thing in the morning and puts it on her shoulder, or around her head, grabs her push-toy and is entertained for an hour. It's so cute.

I can't believe she's already 1...

I never understood how a family can automatically love the second kid just as much as the first, until I had Emma.
I learned how much love a heart can hold, and it has room for more!
Over the year I learned how different 2 kids in the same family can be. That is amazing.
Emma makes me laugh every day. She has the funniest grins... full of teeth. I love her smiles, and her kisses, and her rare cuddles. She likes to make us laugh and does silly noises to see our reaction. She'll say, "Thankyou!" "Uh Oh!" "Dadda", "Momma", and "Bye-Bye!" She loves her big sister Kenadi and follows her all over the house. We love our Emma!