Birthday Girl

Emma turned 6 while we were in Idaho, which she was really excited about. She has been planning this birthday for MONTHS. There is a really cool water playground in Rexburg that we go to every time we go to Idaho. She decided she wanted to have her party there and was excited that Grandma and Grandpa and her cousins would get to come to her party. And to make her birthday even better, Jon's mom and sisters just happened to be in Rexburg on her birthday, so they were able to stop by for a few minutes too.

 

Jon flew in on Emma's birthday, so after the water park, it was time to go pick him up at the airport! We grabbed some pizzas for dinner and enjoyed some otter pops while we waited for them to cook...it was that hot!  

Then it was time for cake. My dad's birthday is the day after Emma's so we celebrated both birthdays.

And Ellie dug into that birthday cake like I've never seen her do before. We must have made the wrong kind of cake for her birthday, because she barely touched it!

Present time! 

A paper doll card from Grandma Lorraine

New hair feathers!

A sketchbook from Dad

She also got a cute dress and art activity set from the Farrell grandparents, a painting set from Jared and Kaci, a National Geographic Kids subscription from us, and some money from my parents, which she used to buy 2 shirts and a coloring book/marker set.

She says she hopes next year she has another really fun birthday, so I think it was a successful day. We feel so lucky to have Emma in our family!

And here is Emma's birthday interview

Q: What is your whole name?
A:  Emma Farrell

Q: How old are you?

A: 6

Q: What is your favorite color?

A: Umm....pink, um orange.

Q: Who is your best friend?

A: My best friend is Rebecca

Q: What is your favorite animal?

A: A parrot

Q: What do you want to be when you are all grown up?

A: A mom and an artist

Q: What is your favorite movie?

A: Madagascar 3

Q: What are some of your favorite books?

A: "Pinkalicious and the Pinkie Promise" and "The Gingerbread Man"

Q: What makes you happy?

A: Playing games

Q: What makes you sad?

A: When someone punches me

Q: What is your favorite food to eat?

A: Pizza

Q: What is your favorite song to sing?

A: I Am A Child of God

Q: What games do you like to play?

A: The ones on Zoodles, like the one that you try to get the eggs in the nest right.

Q: What is your favorite toy?

A: My favorite toy is the animal toys.