Holbrook Family: The Birthday Girl

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

The Birthday Girl

Thursday was Emily's birthday. She has been so excited for it that on June 1st I made her a paper chain to count down till the big day. With how anxious she was for it I was completely shocked when I found her still fast asleep in her bed at 9:30 that morning. It actually took me 20 minutes to get her out of bed. I kept telling her Happy Birthday and trying to bribe her up with the fact that she had a present waiting for her downstairs. I even had Jeff call and talk to her - he told her that he had another present for her at work, but she had to get up to get it. It still took some coaxing after that, but she finally crawled out of bed. Once she was fully awake she was more than ready to open her present.

Emily with her Belle Polly Pocket

After getting ready for the day (and playing with her princesses) we went to Jeff's work for lunch and she got a Monkey George movie. After an attempt at a nap and more playtime, Jeff came home and we went out to dinner. And yes, we of course went to her favorite - Red Robin. We stopped by Jeff's parents house after dinner where she got presents from all of Jeff's family. Then we went home and she got even more presents from her great grandparents. Then we sang happy birthday and Emily got to eat her birthday cookie.Then on Friday we had a little birthday party. We had dinner at The Pizza Factory and then had cake & opened presents. After dinner we walked down the hall to Fat Cats for a round of bowling. Emily was so excited for it we could barely get her to have dinner, eat her cupcake, and open presents. She just wanted to bowl. She had a blast with all her cousins and family. She did really well - scoring a personal best of 105.

We just love our little girl and are so happy to have her in our family. She is so smart and has so much personality. She makes me laugh everyday. She is constantly singing or dancing... or both. She loves babies and is such a good mother to her dolls and stuffed animals. She loves being outside and playing with her cousins. She loves all of her grandparents and just adores her dad.

On her birthday, I went in to check on her before I went to bed and I just sat there and watched her for a while. I love how peaceful she looks when she's sleeping. I got really choked up about how old she is. I just can't believe how much she has grown up. She is SO not a baby anymore. She's lost that look over this past year and is truly a little girl now.

(Yes I'm a mother and usually emotional. But I think a lot of the tears come from my raging hormones too, because I got teary watching the end of Full House today when Uncle Jesse came back because he missed his neices).

3 comments:

Jen said...: I cannot even tell you how jealous I am that you had to coax her out of bed at 9:30. You have GOT to tell me how you get a kid to sleep past 6:30 AM!; July 1, 2009 at 8:46 PM
Stan and Mel said...: It is amazing how fast time flies. Emily is such a fun little girl!; July 6, 2009 at 12:36 PM
Jessie said...: Happy Birthday Emily! We are so happy you are our beautiful little grand daughter. You are sunshine in our lives!; July 6, 2009 at 4:36 PM

Emilyisms

2.22.13 ~ "Ahh! You exasperate me!"

3.06.13 ~ “This has been a horrible day! I didn't want to get up early. I didn't want to go to school. I didn't want to go to gymnastics. And Jacob just ate my goldfish!"

5.18.13 ~ Em: "What's that noise?" Jeff:"It's to let you know you're drifting and driving off the road.” Bec: "Or to wake you up if you're starting to fall asleep." Em: "But what if you're a deep sleeper?"

5.24.13 ~ Looking at a treasure map: "This is puzzling."

6.01.13 ~ To Gma H: "Will you be lonely when we move?"

6.01.13 ~ Em: "Do I have to get married?" Bec: "No. You don't have to. Why? Do you not want to?" Em: *sigh* "I like my last name."

7.28.13 ~ Em: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Jinks! You owe me a soda!" Jeff: "Em, do you know what a soda is?" Em: "Yup. Like Sprite, Root Beer, and Dr. Coke."

8.21.13 ~ "Jacob, you need to listen in school or you won't be smart like I am."

9.03.13 ~ Bec: "You have gum. I can smell it." Em: "Yup. And I can taste it."

9.10.13 ~ Em: "Are we going to Red Robin?" Jeff: "Why would we want to go there?" Em: "Oh! I know that voice!" Then as Jeff turned into RR parking lot Em said, "Ha! I knew it!"

9.29.13 ~ Em: "Oh Yummy!" Jeff: "I thought you didn't like potato chips." Em: "Apparently I do now."

10.09.13 ~ Bec: "You're a smart boy Jacob." Em: "Maybe he'll be like me!"

2.18.14 ~ While eating a cupcake: "I love frosting. It just tickles the roof of my mouth."

Jacobisms

3.04.13 ~ Bec:"Brrr! Your hands are freezing! Were you cold while we were outside?" J:"Yup." Bec: "Why didn't you tell me?"J: "Cause me couldn't find my pockets. They were hiding."

3.05.13 ~ Talking about missions: Bec: "Matthew went to England. Daddy went to Brazil. Where do you want to go?" J: "On a hike."

3.17.13 ~ Bec:"Whoa! You have a messy face. We need to wash you off." J:"No. My tongue's washing me off."

3.21.13 ~ Bec:"Jacob, please don't. You're not supposed to climb on that." J:"Emily does." Bec:"Uh-oh, we better spank her bum." J:"Yeah! Two times!"

8.22.13 ~ On the 2nd day of school:"Mommy, we lost Emily. we need to find her."

9.01.13 "Mom, my toot left a mark in my underwear."

9.04.13 ~ Bec: "You have preschool tomorrow." J: "Yup. All by myself!" Bec:"All by yourself?! Are you big enough for that?" J: "Yup. I have a big boy bed so I'm big."

9.07.13 ~ Eating breakfast burritos:"Mom, my wrap around is undoing."

9.18.13 ~ Eliza was jumping in her crib:"Mom! Liza's a kangaroo!"

9.18.13 ~ "I'm super angry right now."

9.21.13 ~ "You're the best-est mommy in the whole world."

9.25.13 ~ "Mom, you're the wicked king. And I'm Liza's dad."

10.01.13 ~ "I have a song stuck in my head. I don't want anyone to hear it so I'm going to leave it there."

10.13.13 ~ "It's raining cats & dogs. ... Lots of cats & dogs."

10.14.13 ~ "Mommy, me & Liza love you."

11.11.13 ~ "Mom! Did you see my awesome strength!? I can lift heavy things!"

11.16.13 ~ Bec:"You're pretty smart." Jeff: "No, you're super smart."Jacob: "Yup! Daddy got it right!"

12.08.13 ~ J: "I'm not going to be a kid." Jeff: "You're not?" J: "Nope. I'm going to grow up and be a dad."

12.15.13 ~ Jeff:"Have you been playing with Batman?" J: "Yep. And Robin Hood. Why isn't his name Red Robin?"

12.24.13 ~ Em & J had eye infections and needed drops.Jeff: "Ok, who's first?" J: "Emily because she's brave. Not me because I cry."

12.28.13 ~ "Liza, I'm glad I have a baby sister."

12.29.13 ~ Bec:"Jacob, why are you still wearing your jacket?" J: "Because if you want to you can."

1.06.14 ~ After listening to a Mozart song for a few minutes: "Mom? Who's being chased?"

1.08.14 ~ "Mom!" *sigh* "That's terrible!"

1.13.14 ~ Bec: "You get what you get..."J: "And you not cry."

1.13.14 ~ "Mom, mmm-ini wheats starts with cow?"

1.27.14 ~ After 'reading' something: Bec: "Hey! How did you know that's what that said?" J:"I don't know. Cause I'm super smart."

2.02.14 ~ While playing with Little People: ~ J: "Mom, where's the mom & baby?" Bec: "I don't know." J: "Maybe they're missing. Maybe when we were at Grandma & Grandpa's a monster came to our house & took them."

2.18.14 ~ J: "Mom, I'm never going to sell Liza." Bec:"You're not?" J:"Nope. Cause she makes me happy."

2.19.14 ~ After Jacob farted: Jeff:"Toot bum." J with a quizzical look, "Dad, why did you just call me tuba?"

2.20.14 ~ Bec: "What sports do you want to do?" J: "Baseball, soccer, basketball, football, ... and skeleton. But not fast skeleton. Slow skeleton. Because fast skeleton makes my tummy hurt."