It's hard to know where to start to describe my little twinkle toes. She has a spirit unlike any of my other nieces and nephews.
The first time I saw her, I thought that I might actually be looking at a heavenly cherub, she was that gorgeous. As she grew she kept her angelic look. Though it's changed now as she is more than halfway through her 7th year she is still a beautiful little girl who has a zest for life. She is almost always smiling. Though, when she gets mad, watch out, for she is one tough little girl.
I call her twinkle toes because as soon as she learned to walk, she was dancing. And singing, always with her volume on high. She has an amazing ear for music, not for the words, but for the melodies. It's always fun to hear her sing songs that we recognize while trying to figure out what words she had come up with.
Three years ago, when I took all the kids (except Vanessa), to Maine for a week, Emilee has several band aids all over her. During that week, we added a few more until she had a total of about 9. On our next to last day we went to Old Orchard Beach for a swim. In her bathing suit it became very apparent that this little girl had an addiction to band aids that we had to take care of right there - so we had a band aid intervention. We chased her all over the beach. Because she and her band aids were wet, they came off pretty easily but it was still a bit traumatic for her. However, it was a success!! No more band aid addiction. She was cured. It was a fun time and even funnier to hear a 4 year old say the word "intervention" as she shuddered with the memory.
The first time I saw her, I thought that I might actually be looking at a heavenly cherub, she was that gorgeous. As she grew she kept her angelic look. Though it's changed now as she is more than halfway through her 7th year she is still a beautiful little girl who has a zest for life. She is almost always smiling. Though, when she gets mad, watch out, for she is one tough little girl.
I call her twinkle toes because as soon as she learned to walk, she was dancing. And singing, always with her volume on high. She has an amazing ear for music, not for the words, but for the melodies. It's always fun to hear her sing songs that we recognize while trying to figure out what words she had come up with.
Three years ago, when I took all the kids (except Vanessa), to Maine for a week, Emilee has several band aids all over her. During that week, we added a few more until she had a total of about 9. On our next to last day we went to Old Orchard Beach for a swim. In her bathing suit it became very apparent that this little girl had an addiction to band aids that we had to take care of right there - so we had a band aid intervention. We chased her all over the beach. Because she and her band aids were wet, they came off pretty easily but it was still a bit traumatic for her. However, it was a success!! No more band aid addiction. She was cured. It was a fun time and even funnier to hear a 4 year old say the word "intervention" as she shuddered with the memory.
One day in the car, when she was 5, she was talking about her "gluteus maximus"!! Another time more recently, when I was giving her a hard time about a band called the naked boy band, (or something like that), I said that I couldn't believe that she was allowed to watch naked boys! She jumped off the couch and got in front of me and said "Auntie, you know the Beatles, well they're not actually beetles" to prove her point that the boys weren't actually naked. She's very smart, and can work electronic gear better than most.
She's a sweet girl too. Last year she had a gift bag with toys and a stuffed animal in it - for Hannibal! He loves her, she spends lots of time with him, walks him, plays with him and when she was little he would, in her words "get on me and give me a hug". Needless to say, he was doing the hula, which had us laughing hilariously. Once she got bigger than him, she put a stop to that!
All time spent with her is fun, whether we're playing cards, a board game, or just talking, she's one of the best people I know to spend time with.
I love my little Emilee, and luckily, she loves me too!
She's a sweet girl too. Last year she had a gift bag with toys and a stuffed animal in it - for Hannibal! He loves her, she spends lots of time with him, walks him, plays with him and when she was little he would, in her words "get on me and give me a hug". Needless to say, he was doing the hula, which had us laughing hilariously. Once she got bigger than him, she put a stop to that!
All time spent with her is fun, whether we're playing cards, a board game, or just talking, she's one of the best people I know to spend time with.
I love my little Emilee, and luckily, she loves me too!
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Thank You Auntie for the nice things you said about me.
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