Happy 5th Birthday Emma!

Emma Louise Brenay
August 19, 2004
12:46 p.m.
6lbs 14oz 19 3/4"





Wednesday was Emma's 5th birthday. She has been very excited to turn 5...great things must happen at 5! She was a little confused in the morning thinking that it wasn't her "real' birthday because her party is Saturday and she had to go to school. But I told her it was her birthday and I would bring cookies to school for her class. When I brought the pink frosted cookies with sprinkles (a very specific request by the birthday girl) she was so excited! Her teacher made her a pink crown to wear all day and the class sang "Happy Birthday" to her. When she got home we snapped some pictures and she started her whole posing thing that she does lately. She is always making faces and turning to the side, or putting her leg up when I take her pictures now. It's pretty funny. The day was so busy for me that I had to make her birthday cake very quickly. Thank goodness it was not for a party where people would see it or I would not have served it. She really wanted a Hello Kitty cake and there is not Wilton pan for that so I made rectangular cake and cut into the shape of Hello Kitty. But, because I was in a huge hurry I didn't let the cake cool all the way before I tried to get it out of the pan and it broke into several pieces. Well, after I salvaged that, I started frosting and ran out, so I couldn't frost the sides. Then I made the face wrong because I didn't take the time to go look at Hello Kitty. But, Emma was happy with it. I guess it's not hard to please a 5 year old, thank goodness! The reason I had to hurry so quickly was because I had to go to Curriculum Night at the school. But it was also Barro's Pizza Night for the school, so I had Jon pick up some pizza and feed the kids while I was gone and then we did cake and presents when I got home. She was actually celebrating her birthday all week. On Saturday Grandma and Grandpa Clark came over and gave her presents to her along with presents from her Aunt Debi, then on Sunday Grandma and Grandpa Trafzer had dinner and ice cream cake with us and brought her presents. Then on her birthday she also got presents from cousins, Uncle Ronnie and Aunt Stevi and Uncle Kevin. She was thrilled with all of her gifts. I felt a little bad that we made her kind of rush opening her presents so that Jon and I could go to Yoga. (Yes, Jon and I have been going to Yoga classes every Wednesday!) But, she likes going to the gym Kids Klub anyway!
Happy Birthday to my baby girl who is not such a baby anymore! We love you lots and lots!