Emerson turns 4!

Emerson turned 4 on March 27th! He is such a big boy.

We celebrated his actual birth day at home with a family dinner. Emerson chose the menu: homemade pepperoni pizza and, for dessert, vanilla ice cream with colored sprinkles.

 

Emerson also had a lovely birthday ceremony at school. While Emerson wore his birthday crown and cape, his teacher told the sweet story of Emerson choosing to come down from heaven and be born to his parents. As she mentioned highlights from each year (in his first year, Emerson loved listening to his dad play the guitar...) the teacher lit four candles. Emerson got a birthday book with a picture made by each of his classmates. His teachers gave him a knitted wool cat and a gem on a string to hang in a window. Here he is handing out his special birthday muffins to his classmates.

Finally, today was Emerson's "friend party" in our front yard, complete with a bouncy castle and pinata. It was a special treat that cousin Lucy and her dad Brett were able to make it to the celebration.