Emily's 3rd Birthday

It's hard to believe that this wonderful little girl has been a part of our lives for the last 3 years. As most of you know, she is super adorable and just amazing! Three years ago today we were in a hospital in San Diego where we all waited for many hours for Emily to come.

She was an amazing baby from the beginning and had big, wide eyes. Being our first child, Chris and I went through a BIG learning experience on "becoming parents." We still continue to learn to this day, and although we have gotten much better, we hope to do the best we can.

We celebrated Emily's actual birth day here at home where we had hot dogs & mac n' cheese for dinner, and cupcakes with sprinkles for dessert...Emily only eating the frosting, of course!

With today's technology we were lucky enough to be able to celebrate via Skype with Grandma & Papa, Lisa, David, Grandma Lauri and Grandpa John. They all got to see Emily open gifts, and she loved everything!

She got some really nice clothes, toys, and a few gift cards. THANK YOU to everyone!

I know we are far away from our family, and times like these are hard for all of us. But we thank you all so much for going out of your way to make her day as special as you can for her. Her candid gratitude is genuine, and you are all so very special to her. Thank you!

So, here are a few pictures from her birthday at home...we still have a party for her friends coming up this weekend; stay tuned for those pictures.