Emma turned TEN last week! She is officially a tween. And believe me, she is ALL TWEEN. For her "party" she got to invite a couple of girlfriends for a GNO. We took them to the movies, then the boys went home and the girls hung out at the mall for a while longer. It was so fun kind of being a fly on the wall watching Emma with her friends. They thought they were so cool walking down the "streets" of the outdoor mall with each other - on a Friday night, no less. I stayed a few paces behind them so they thought they were being all independent. We must have spent 45 minutes in Claire's trying on EVERYTHING, and then we made our way to DQ for some ice cream. For all their grown-up-ness, they sure didn't hesitate to ask for Build A Bears as we walked by. I guess she's not quite as grown up as she thinks :).
Sure do love that girl though. As is my custom, here are ten things I love about my ten year old (I'm thinking I may have to change this custom as the kids get older -- will I even be able to think of 16 things I love about her when she's 16??)
1. Her independence - ask me how much I love this in a couple years, right?
2. Her sense of humor - things don't get past this one. She's gaining a rather sophisticated wit!
3. Her love for reading! Like mother like daughter!
4. She loves music. The same song. Over and over. But it's fun to see her explore different kinds of music and love it. It's easy for me to say this because she's currently in an 80s groove!
5. Her sense of fashion. She got her first pair of Vans for her birthday. Right about the same age I got my first pair :) (see the mother/daughter/80s theme here?)
6. She's a great big sister.
7. She loves her family - one of her favorite things to do is have a family movie night. She also loves visiting Grandma & Grandpa in UT and her grandparents and cousins here in AZ.
8. She makes friends so easily. I know I've said this before but she is a friend to everyone, and she's a good friend at that.
9. She loves school. How many fourth graders come home from school to report they had an AWESOME day EVERY SINGLE DAY? I think it has something to do with the social aspect of it, but I know she likes learning too. :)
10.I love how she tries to be so grown up sometimes, but other times she is just a little girl. I guess that's why they call them tweens, right?
I'm laughing so hard right now. Tess just walked in and I asked her "Tess what do you love about Emma?"
Tess: Nuffing! She just be's mean to me all the time!!"
Ah sisterhood. I just smile with the knowledge that they'll be BEST FRIENDS in 15 years or so.
We love you Ems, and can't imagine our world without you. Happy Tenth Birthday!!
