~Happy Birthday, Emery!~

Not only do I feel like I just finished this similar post about Noah, but especially this one about Kayt.

Alas... our baby girl, Emery Claire, is turning two.  

My how the days are passing quickly. Sigh. 

24 Things I love about my 24 month old...

24. You are the fiercest child we've known.  You play fierce, live fierce, love fierce.
23. You love your Bubba and Sissy.  When you need consoling or loving on, you easily choose them over me and you sink into their arms. They love knowing that they can give you comfort and love.
22. You are a great sleeper! Each night when I lay you down, we say how much Jesus loves you and how thankful I am for you.  Then, just as your lip starts to quiver because you want to stay up and play, I ask you if you want to wake up tomorrow and have a really fun day.  You're eyes get really big and you shake that cute little head "YES" in excitement.
21. Your favorite song to sing is Wheels on the Bus. You get especially excited about the horn honking. :) You also like doing sign language to Jesus Loves Me.
20. You're smile is contagious.
19. When we go shopping, you never like to ride in a stroller or basket.  You think you are WAY too big for things like that.
18. You LOVE to play baby dolls.  You are such a nurturer and use great detail in caring for them.
17. You've developed your own language that only I know well.  I love that we have a secret way of communicating.
16. You're beautiful golden blonde hair.  I love the way it strings across your face when you wake up in the mornings and you swipe it back with your hands.
15. I love your cute hands.  When you point to all the things you see, my heart melts with each point of your finger.
14. You have strong opinions.  I love knowing that you will always be a girl who knows the things she loves and goes hard after them.
13. You love to take pictures with my camera. Each picture I take of you is quickly followed by, "Me see?"
12. The way you wrap your little arms around my neck and press your face against mine is the best thing in the world.
11. You are very coordinated and active.  I think we have another athlete on our hands.
10. You want to do *everything* that your sister does, from small things to big, you want to be just like "Tayt".
9. You love your pacifier (ba-ba) and blanket (gankey).
8. You love to eat on the go.  You would never join our family for a meal if it were up to you.  You would rather roam the house and tend to your baby dolls with raisins in hand.
7. Your favorite thing to eat is yogurt.  I have to cut you off or you would eat a refrigerator full each day.
6. Each day when you wake up, the first thing you say is, "Bubby cool?"  wanting to know if you've missed Noah leaving for school.
5. You LOVE the movies Tangled and The Grinch.
4. You're love to stay up at night after Noah and Kayt are asleep and snuggle on the couch with Mommy and Daddy. And you usually find a way to convince Daddy to let you have some type of inappropriate snack, like cookies. :)
3. You are so funny and have a great sense of humor.  You love to tease people and play jokes, just to get a laugh.
2. Those looks.  Oh, the many faces of Emmy. You can change your faces from happy to sad to mad to silly in a matter of moments.  You keep us all on our toes and I know that there is so much to you that we have yet to discover.  You are energetic and fast moving and always up for adventure.  We've only just begun to discover the immense life that is inside of our girl.
1. Emery Claire means powerful clarity.  We've prayed that you have great clarity into the supernatural, that the Lord leads you through life with clear vision of Him, and that he speaks powerfully inside of you about his plans for you and the people He will use you to impact.

Happy Birthday, Emmy girl! 

You are adored by many.