Spring

Emily has been enjoying the warmer spring weather lately. She has been able to get to the park on a regular basis and never fails to find someone there to hang out with. She has also been busy with friends from school. There have been lots of play dates and birthday parties recently. Chad commented today that Emily's social calendar is more full than his, mine, and Abbie's put together.

Never afraid to jump

Although it wasn't that warm over spring break (think 50 degrees), Emily and her friend decided that it was warm enough to play in the baby pool. I would have frozen to death, but they seemed perfectly content to play for hours, ultimately getting bathing suits on and everything.

Speaking of school, she continues to do great! Report cards came out this past week and her teacher commented,

"There are so many things that make Emily a delight to have in class. Her sense of humor, her willingness to laugh at herself, her steadfastness in marching to her own drummer and her diligence to persevere when tasks are not easy are just a few. She also seems to appreciate the time and effort that everyone puts in to helping her be successful and she doesn't take that effort for granted. What a blessing she is!!"

Apparently, her teacher was so happy with her for remembering one of the spelling rules that she had taught the class that she actually kissed Emily because she was so overjoyed. LOL.

The other interesting event that happened recently was Emily's interaction with the tooth fairy. She lost another tooth and decided to put both of her teeth (the one that had been relegated to a Tupperware container and the recently lost one) into a miniature treasure box. She put the box under her pillow before bed, but then changed her mind before falling asleep and moved the box to her nightstand. The tooth fairy was a little too aggressive and didn't realize that she shouldn't take the teeth on the nightstand. So, Emily was disappointed the next morning when she woke up and found the teeth gone and $2 under her pillow. I told her that I wasn't sure, but that there was a possibility that if she left the money and the open treasure box under her pillow, the tooth fairy might return the teeth. It was a bit of an experiment, but she tried it and it worked! The teeth are safely back in the treasure box. :)