{"id":6117,"date":"2012-11-06T19:23:59","date_gmt":"2012-11-07T00:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=6117"},"modified":"2012-11-06T19:24:39","modified_gmt":"2012-11-07T00:24:39","slug":"emma-october-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=6117","title":{"rendered":"Emma: October 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our Emma continues to be such a blast!\u00a0 She is growing so fast and is quick to let everyone know that she will be 4 soon.\u00a0 Clint and I keep trying to convince her to be 1 or 2 again\u2026but she insists on being 4.\u00a0 Then, she dissolves into giggles when she tells us that next she will be 5, then 6, then 7, then 8, and 9, and 10.\u00a0 We are ever mindful that the years go by too quickly and we want to enjoy every second!<\/p>\n

Ever since Emma started K3 at NCCS this year, we have loved the fact that she learns a new Bible verse each month.\u00a0 Emma loves to learn things and memorizes stuff really quickly!\u00a0 Right now she has just about memorized the entire National Anthem\u2026she loves to sing it very loudly!\u00a0 Here are the Bible verse she has learned so far this year\u2026
\nAugust: “love one another” John 13:34
\nSeptember: “I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Psalm 139:14
\nOctober: “Be kind to one another.” Ephesians 4:32<\/p>\n

I love that Emma’s teachers and others at NCCS are partnering with her Daddy and me to teach Emma to treasure God’s Word and to memorize it.\u00a0 She comes home singing songs about her Bible verses and loves to “look them up” in her Bible.<\/p>\n

We went to several cheerleader competitions this month to support our middle and upper school teams at NCCS.\u00a0 Emma loves those girls and really looks up to them\u2026also to Mrs. Titus and Mrs. Timms their coaches.\u00a0 The girls are always so sweet to Emma and act like they are so impressed with her cheer and stunt efforts “Watch me\u2026watch me.”\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I’m grateful for the awesome young ladies that Emma looks up to!<\/p>\n

Clint went out of town for a week for work and Emma and I really enjoyed our girl time.\u00a0 We did a lot of shopping, a lot of hanging out at home, and a lot of hanging out with our friends.\u00a0 We had a blast together\u2026and had even more fun when Daddy got home!\u00a0 Emma and Clint did a great job celebrating my birthday on October 16th.\u00a0 They even surprised me and made me a cake!\u00a0 They banished me upstairs for several hours and did a lot of clanging around in the kitchen\u2026but it was all worth it when I saw the awesome cake.\u00a0 Emma was so excited about it that when Clint was writing “Happy Birthday Mommy” on the cake\u2026Emma wanted her name on their too, so we ended up with a cake that said, “Happy Birthday Mommy Emma”.\u00a0 I loved it!<\/p>\n

Two weeks after Clint’s trip, I headed out of town for several days for a conference.\u00a0 As always, Clint and Emma did great\u2026and probably didn’t miss me a bit!\u00a0 We had a great time catching up on FaceTime and Clint is always great to send pictures of Emma. I arrived home just in time for Emma’s first Grandparent’s Day at NCCS.\u00a0 Clint’s parents came down and we had a lot of fun!\u00a0 Emma sang a cute song in the program and then hosted Granna and Papa in her classroom before they checked her out for lunch and an early afternoon at home.<\/p>\n

The three of us headed up to Chattanooga the last weekend in October for Crystal and Matt’s wedding.\u00a0 Crystal was one of my favorite students and we have really enjoyed watching her and Matt fall in love.\u00a0 We are so happy for them and Emma really loved her first wedding!\u00a0 We went shopping on the way home and made a really fun day out of it. That Sunday evening, Aunt Katie had a short layover in the ATL airport, so we surprised Emma and went down to eat dinner with Katie.\u00a0 We were so glad to have a few minutes with her\u2026what a treat!<\/p>\n

We closed out the month by taking Emma with us to early vote.\u00a0 She thought it was awesome because a lot of people gave her their “I Voted” stickers.\u00a0 What a deal!\u00a0 At the doctor, she has to get a shot to get a sticker\u2026this is much easier!\u00a0 Then, for Halloween, Emma dressed up to hand out candy and had a great time catching up with all of our neighbors.\u00a0 October was a busy month just like all the others\u2026but we loved every second of it with our sweet daughter.<\/p>\n

Emma still continues to ask lots and lots of questions (interrogation style), but she is also very thoughtful and caring of others.\u00a0 She remembers to pray for people who are sick or who need something.\u00a0 She knows more people at North Cobb Christian School than I do\u2026and that’s a lot of people!\u00a0 Everywhere we go, Emma loves to make people laugh and she has a great time.\u00a0 She loves to sing songs and she is a good listener.\u00a0 She is a blast and we love her dearly.\u00a0 We are so grateful that God chose us to be Emma’s parents!<\/p>\n