Emily turned 9 on Dec 29th, but with the craziness of the holidays we decided not to celebrate until the first Saturday in January. She was allowed to have a friend party this year so 10 of her friends were able to come over to celebrate with us.
Unfortunately, I was so busy running the party that I totally forgot to take pictures!! I know...sorry Em.
She had a peace themed party. They started out by dancing in the basement with a disco ball and strobe light. (A great investment for the winter blues. Our kids have had so much fun with those lights!)
We then tie dyed t-shirts and painted metal washers to make into necklaces.
This is the one and only picture I took of the entire affair.
This picture was taken back when we celebrated her birthday over the holidays with Bob's parents. Emily is holding the necklace that Grandma gave her. She gets a pearl added to her strand each year for her birthday.
This year has been an interesting year for Emily. I have watched her go from little girl to a "tween" who is all about sparkles right now...even her sweats are covered in sequins! For Christmas she asked for shoes and clothes instead of toys. She takes a little longer to get ready for school in the morning. And has become even more helpful around the house and with the younger kids. I'm not sure if I'm ready for her to be so grown up, but at the same time I love it!
Happy Birthday, Emily!
