Happy Birthday, Emma!

I am still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that Emma has been a part of our lives for 4 whole years! This morning as we were heading out the door to church she said, "I'm 4! My heart is changing my number!"
She's having a very happy birthday! I wanted to do a blog tribute to her big day on the big day. There is still about 4 hours left of her birthday, so who know what fun is still to come!

The morning started with the traditional Kasparek-breakfast-in-bed-on-your-birthday.Nearly every week when we go grocery shopping, Emma stops at the balloon display near the produce section and asks, "Mom, can I get one of these for my birthday?" You can imagine that she was over the moon excited when I told her she could get one yesterday!
Emma is yearning for a cousin and she has decided that Lily is her honorary cousin. She was thrilled Lily could be part of her birthday party this afternoon!

Making a wish!

Chris was at it again! Here's his Strawberry Shortcake masterpiece:

Present time!

Camden, Hunter (lounging in the Elmo chair), Claire, and Logan were anxious to see everything Emma opened.

Woo-who! A Strawberry Shortcake beauty salon!
It's tough working turning 4! Good thing Mom was around to help put this puzzle together!

Trying out her new wheels...

With the sun peeking through the clouds Emma decided it was a great time to ride her new bike that has been sitting in our house since Christmas morning. I rolled it down our hill, she hopped on, and took off like a pro! We do need to work on I look in the direction that I am riding, as she about took out a few garbage cans.

Bringing in the New Year

We had a wild and crazy New Year's Eve with the Warthens! Wild and crazy for us is a night out with the kids eating good food and then the ladies destroying the guys in some fierce board game competitions! It was the perfect way to say farewell to the past year and hello to a new one!

Best buddies-Emma and Claire Camden is ready to party-bring on some more steak fries!
What a pair!

Camden relaxing in his new Elmo chair.

Claire and Emma had a New Year's sleepover.

What a great start to '09

Chris and Camden cheering on the Hawkeyes to victory in the Outback Bowl

A Great '08!

Can another year be over with already?!? It was bittersweet looking back at some pictures from this year. My #1 girl is nearing the big 4th birthday and my #1 boy is definitely not a baby any more!!

Enjoy a picture of the Kasparek kids on the first day of 2008......and the last day of 2008

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is Camden's priceless reaction to one of his gifts. For those of you on Facebook...Chris has added this and a few more to his page.

A Holly Jolly Christmas

Christmas morning was as exciting as I expected. Emma and Camden are at such a fun age! I loved that they were thrilled with the simplest things like bubble bath and electric toothbrushes.

Santa brought Camden a fish... ...and a bike for Emma!
Camden's WOW present from Babi and Pops.

Dress up clothes were on the top of Emma's wish list...

Presenting Belle!

We spent a relaxing day playing with all the new toys. Chris is teaching Emma how to play pinball.

Emma and I playing Cranium Cariboo

Christmas Eve

Our Christmas Eve started off before dawn when Chris had to trek off to work in the snow. He ended up working all day :( The kids and I spent the day hanging out at home. Emma and I made cookies for Santa in the afternoon. Chris did make it home and we got ready for Christmas Eve Mass

The Kasparek ladies...
The Kasparek gentlemen...

Our photographer, Emma had to make sure we said, cheese!

What a blessing!

Chris read The Night Before Christmas

Our little angels...

Christmas Eve Mass was beautiful! Here's Emma fast asleep!