I don't know where you came from, but you are such a little ham. It was reinforced to me as I uploaded these pictures of you over these last few months. Your Aunt Abby said it perfectly a couple of weeks ago when you slept over at her house during the school break. You ended up coming home early, having come down with strep throat. Aunt Abby said, "I knew she was sick. She was not her usual bubbly, happy self!" The K-3 director at your school said to me just this Friday, "I just have to say that your little Emmi is just adorable. Every time I would look at her today she would have the biggest smile." She went on to ask if all of my children are always that happy, and I said yes but the more I thought about it later, I realized that you are definitely the most bubbly and happy of all my children. It might be partly your gender or just plain your personality, I don't know, but it is so fun to have your infectious spirit in our home and I am so proud to be your mom.
Last week you came home from school with a "card move" for being disruptive. I saw it on your learning plan and said "Em, what is this for?" You looked at me, broke out in a big grin and and exploded in this sinister giggle that only you could do. I said, "No, really Emmi, what did you do?" You said, "this IS what I did" and starting laughing again. Ha ha.. we had a good laugh about that. I can see why you got that card move.
You are no stranger to a "card move" here and there, but overall you are doing so well in school, and getting very good grades. All I hear from the other teachers is that you have lots of friends and like to chat, but that you are a very good girl. Now that I am there at your school full-time, it has been so fun to see you in the halls and out at recess. I see you way more than I see your brothers, and I always look forward to being with you out on the playground, sharing snacks, jumping rope and chatting with you and your friends. I hope you like me being at the school as much as I like being there. I hope to be there for years and years.
We had such a great time in Disneyland back in December with our family and you were such a good sport driving to and from, with having Grandma B's dog, Baby, with you in the back for part of the trip. You do love animals, especially dogs and I knew you would take good care of her.
You and your friends love to play school and I can hear you in your room trying to teach your friends (would do not go to APA) how to teach APA-style. You were so excited when I started substituting and let me practice my group instruction with you, and you helped me when I needed it. You say you want to be a teacher and I do think that if you want to, you could be a great one. I also played school and wanted to be a teacher when I was little. For Christmas, Santa brought you an easel so you could stop playing school with markers on your mirror (arrrgh!) and a kid-friendly tablet. Over the break your big brothers finally taught you how to pay Minecraft on the Xbox and now it is also a favorite thing of yours to do (to your brother's dismay). I love to hear the three of you playing in our new game room together though, laughing and having a good time.
Unfortunately, I had to pull you out of piano lessons. I could never remember to have you practice and when I did ask you to practice, you never were willing. It is too expensive if you are not going to practice so we had to pull the plug on it. I hope that one day you will have the desire to play and practice on your own. You were just starting to get good. So right now you are not taking any lessons, which is nice for me as I am still getting used to working a full day, but I hope to put you back into something soon because you were born to entertain.
I love the funny faces you like to pull, the way you like to look at yourself in the mirror, your continual obsession with gum, and how you have to have lip gloss if I am wearing any. I love how you memorize things so easily and sing the Articles of Faith all the time. Me and your Dad love you oh so much. I can't wait to see all the good things that you will see and do in your life.
Love,
Mom
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