{"id":4885,"date":"2012-02-05T16:35:10","date_gmt":"2012-02-05T21:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=4885"},"modified":"2012-02-05T16:35:10","modified_gmt":"2012-02-05T21:35:10","slug":"emma-january-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=4885","title":{"rendered":"Emma: January 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a very relaxing and enjoyable Christmas break, we jumped right in to 2012 with a lot of fun activities.\u00a0 January 2 was my first day back to school and Clint’s first day back to work…but Emma’s school was closed that day.\u00a0 Clint was such a trooper and let Emma stay home with him to be his “helper”.\u00a0 I think Emma enjoyed “working” with Daddy.\u00a0 Each weekend this month has been consumed with basketball, swimming, wrestling, and other NCCS activities.\u00a0 She really enjoyed seeing the kids jump off the “ironing board” at the swim meet.\u00a0 Emma had a big meeting at school as she had her official interview to apply for admission to the K3 program for next year.\u00a0 Great news…she got in!\u00a0 She was so excited about her interview and we had a great time.\u00a0 Emma can’t wait to actually be a student at NCCS, she loves being at school and around some of her most special friends.<\/p>\n

January was cold and rainy for the most part, so we spent a lot of time in the house reading books, playing Legos, and just hanging out.\u00a0 Emma loves “reading” her books to us and is getting more and more creative about making up the stories.\u00a0 She is also getting funnier as each day goes by.\u00a0 She was sitting at the table the other night and was spelling her name for us.\u00a0 She likes to say that her name is “M”.\u00a0 If you ask her why…it’s because people call her “Em”.\u00a0 The other night I asked her if people still call her “Em.”\u00a0 She said that her teacher calls her, “Emma, please sit down on the carpet”.\u00a0 Then she busted out laughing.\u00a0 Too cute!<\/p>\n

Emma is getting more and more independent as the days unfold.\u00a0 I am so grateful that she loves to be a little helper.\u00a0 She always likes to say the prayer at mealtimes and before bed.\u00a0 Clint and I pray that her heart will always be eager for the things of God.\u00a0 We continue to be amazed at God’s great love for us expressed through our precious daughter.<\/p>\n