Emma's 3!

My baby just turned three. She's officially moving out of the toddler stage and becoming a preschooler. How did this happen so fast?

For her birthday she wanted to go to the beach. I felt a little bad that we didn't go to the real beach. Instead, we went to Hammerman, a man-made beach at a nearby state park. It turned out to be perfect. The water wasn't as cold as the ocean would have been and there weren't any scary waves for us to worry about. All of the kids had such a good time. And Greg was a good sport to play in the water with them while I relaxed in a beach chair. I had forgotten how good the warm sand feels on my feet.

Here are a few things that I want to remember about Emma when she was three:

• Her favorite color is purple. She is my only little girl whose favorite color wasn't pink.


• She loves anything and everything girly--dresses, purses, jewelry, sunglasses, etc.


• She LOVES to swim.


• Sometimes when I'm laying down, she'll give me a kiss on the forehead.


• She has a major sweet tooth.

The Rundown

I'm baaaack!

Did you miss me?

No?

Well, I didn't really miss blogging either. Does that mean it's time to call it quits?

Perhaps my three month blogging hiatus was due to my joining Facebook.

Yes, I joined Facebook.

I swore I never would. I heard about people who were addicted and would waste hours on it. But I was also feeling like I was missing out on everything. There would be conversations like this:

Me: "What?! They're moving?!"

Facebook using friend: "Yeah, she posted it on Facebook."

So, I'm in the loop now. And I now have a quicker and easier way to share the highlights of my mundane life with the world. But for those of you who are not my Facebook friends, here's some of what you've missed over the last three months.

CAROLYN

She turned 10! It seems like just a couple years ago that she was a terror of a toddler. Luckily, she outgrew that and she is such a mature and responsible girl. She's gotten straight A's since last year, when they first start getting letter grades. I joke with her about when she'll get her first B on a report card. She just had her spring concert at school. She plays the flute and sings in the chorus and in girls' ensemble, a more elite chorus that she had to try out for.

MOLLY

She turned eight and was baptized. Instead of a birthday party she chose to go to Hersheypark. We had a fun time despite the 40-something degree weather. There was a 70% chance of rain and it was cloudy all day but the most we got was a misting. She just commented the other day that she wished the water rides had been open. Ha!

AUDREY

I told her to give me a ballet pose and this is what she did. Love it!

She turned five and we were able to fulfill her dream of having a Chuck E. Cheese birthday party. Ticket blaster, medal, inflatable token crown...she got it all. She also just had her first (and maybe last) dance recital. She took jazz and ballet this year. I thought that if any of my kids would turn out to be a dancer it would be her. But when she was onstage she was more interested in picking up fallen sequins off the floor than dancing. She also just had her preschool graduation and she is all registered for kindergarten! I can't wait!

EMMA

She is almost three and is as cute as ever. I just can't get enough of her delicious cheeks. I still see her as my baby but I'm sure not to say it in front of her or she'll say, "I not a baby. I a big girl!" She'll start preschool in the fall. I am already fantasizing about all the errands I'll be able to run during those two hours, twice a week.

PROJECTS

They've been pretty non-existent lately. I did finish sewing some curtains for the kitchen. It's not the best picture but you get the idea. I've been trying to muster up the courage and energy to attack my next big idea: painting the piano. I'll write a post if/when I get that done...or maybe I'll just post it on Facebook.