Emma’s 12th Birthday!

We celebrated Emma's birthday with grandparents on Sunday evening, February 18 with Emma's favorite meal (spaghetti!) and ice cream cake for dessert!

 

We played a game where you tried to move an Oreo from your forehead into your mouth!  Emma had recently played it at Kailen's party, and it was really funny!

Emma turned 12 on Tuesday, February 20, 2024!

Several years ago, I decorated Emma's door with streamers and balloons on her birthday morning, and she loved it!  She asked me a few times if I would do it this year!  Dave blew up the balloons early in the morning, I taped everything up, and she was so excited when she came out of her room!  She was wearing her avocado earrings that she received from Pop and Mom-o at her birthday dinner. 

Instead of our traditional birthday pancakes, Emma asked for homemade caramel rolls like we'd had on Christmas morning! 

It was Emma's home day for school, so we were able to have a special birthday lunch at Starwood with Dave!  Emma rode her scooter and I ran there, and it was a gorgeous sunny day!

We went to Skate Town on the evening of Emma's birthday for the Countryside elementary skate party!

After school on Wednesday, February 21, we celebrated with all the girls from Emma's class at Bahama Bucks!  

Younger brothers at Bahama Bucks, too!

Emma's birthday party with friends from church was on Saturday, February 24 at Skate Town!  She asked for a pink and white striped bundt cake!  Dave was at a job early that morning, and I finished frosting the cake before all the kids woke up.  They all helped me load all the food and were terrific helpers!  Emma worked on her playlist before the skating party, and it was such a fun combination of Disney and Hayley Mills songs!  "Try Everything" was her very favorite song!

What a terrific and very special week of celebrating our Emma Victoria!