Happy Birthday, Emma!!!

My baby girl Emma Noelle turns one today!!

Having Emma in our home has added so much joy! I am so glad that she is a part of our family! A few things about Emma:

* She loves to eat anything and everything, especially crayons.

*Her first word was "mama," followed closely by "book", "dada", "hi", "dog", "bear" and counting.

*She just cut her first tooth this last week - on the top.

*She has major separation-anxiety, especially when it comes to mom. She will throw a fit if she is ever handed off. Ask anyone in my ward that ever tries to help me!

*She has a major set of lungs.

*She has a very sweet, compassionate side. She loves to take care of baby dolls already, and she has been known to comfort Aiva when she's in the middle of a tantrum.

*She loves her sister. I have to watch her like a hawk to make sure she doesn't go wake up Aiva during her afternoon nap.

*Her sister loves her. If ever Aiva wakes up from her nap, and Emma isn't awake yet, she gets very upset.

I wanted to post a few pictures, but as I starting filtering through them all, I of course was flooded by nostalgia of the last year. It has gone by so, so much faster than I expected it to, and, of course, I ended up posting a lot more than the few I had planned. So bear with me as you scroll through my many, many favorites! (And a lot of them are out of order. Sorry about that. I tried.)

We love you Emma!! Happy Birthday sweetheart!!!