Tutu's and Mud Pies: 10!!

Miss Emma is 10! I keep telling her I'm too young to have a 10 year old, but she's not listening. (: That girl gets more and more beautiful with each passing day! I absolutely love being her Mama! I love watching her grow into the beautiful person God wants her to be. Within the last 2 years I have seen her mature into such a wonderful young lady. She has grown into her role as big sister so well! She adores her sister and brother, and is such a HUGE help with Owen! I love watching her care for both of them. She can be so tender. I love her 4th grade year. She seems to have just blossomed! She has found a fun group of girls to call her best friends. And I am so proud of the choices she has made with them. I love that she is finding out what a friend really is. The first few years of school were tough in the friend department. But thankfully, she has realized what a real friend is. I hope she remembers this in the years to come. It is so weird to be able to have real, adult-like conversations with her. The last 10 years have just FLOWN! I remember wanting her so bad! I just couldn't wait to start a family with Neil. And now, it seems she has always been with us. This birthday has really been hard on me. It's been a big year for all of us! I love watching her grow up, but I just wish it would slow down!!! Love you Baby Girl!