Emery Annabelle is 7 years old! We enjoy this sweet girl, her inquisitive and detailed nature, and we're impressed with who she's becoming.
Emery is reading chapter books and has a visual learning style that has allowed her to memorize words quickly as she reads. And now in first grade, she is learning to spell and write, and she is beginning to meet those two skills together (i.e., she has memorized how to read words but has not memorized their spelling. But she's continuing to improve in both).
Emery loves her little brother admittedly more than the rest of us and he loves to be where she is, mimicking and following her around. She also loves her two little one year old friends from our Bible study - the love is mutual. She is also very excited about her other little sibling to come in August, and this time we're tracking its size as compared to a fruit or vegetable. This week (17) the baby is the size of an onion!
Emery loves pretend play, craft projects, puzzles, cooking tv shows, playing school, and playing outside regardless of the weather. When she grows up, she wants to be a veterinarian. She particularly loves marine animals and knows lots of interesting facts about them!
To celebrate her birthday this year, Emery decided to have a few school friends and her little friends over for an Adopt-A-Pet birthday party today (March 2). The kids got to pick a stuffed pet, decorate a house, make a collar and leash, and do a vet check -- giving bandaids and "medicine" (tic tacs). After adopting their pets, we played some fun games. They did a "dig" for plastic eggs in our toy box (relay style), "dressed" a princess (Blake's mom and our friend Alison), raced to assemble cereal box puzzles, and played "telephone." Then we had fruit skewers, goldfish, and cupcakes. And Emery opened presents. It was a super fun party!
Emery on her actual birthday (Feb 27) opening presents from mom and dad, grandma and grandpa (Tiffanie's folks), and avia and avi (Blake's folks).
Opening an Ariel doll that really swims in water (a gift she really wanted).
Assembling a fun globe kit from Aunt Cindy and playing with presents from Uncle Bryan and Aunt Sherry.
At Emery's Adopt-A-Pet birthday party!
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