Today was Emma's last day at her babysitter's, Rhea, house. Rhea will no longer be watching kids. We will miss her dearly. Emma has went to her house since she was 9 weeks old. She loves all the kids there, they're like her second family. And unless my husband has lied to me, she has never cried when being dropped off in the mornings. That alone shows me how much she loves them. We were extremely sad when Rhea let us know that she would be quitting but we understand that she has to do what is best for her family. I know we made the right decision sending Emma there.
Rhea & Emma
Emma has made some good friends while she was at Rhea's. Zoe is about 9 months older than Emma. They are best buddies. They both share the love of shoes. Rhea once told me that as soon as Emma walks in the door they are exchanging shoes. Emma has also learned a lot from Zoe. When Emma says a new word or phrase most of the time I know she learned it from Zoe. Sometimes I'll hear Zoe say something and it sounds just like Emma, they are two peas in a pod. Before Emma leaves every afternoon Zoe (like clockword) will say "Huggy" and her and Emma will have to hug. Zoe only lives a few blocks away from us, we'll definately have to take stroller rides past her house to catch her outside and say hi this summer.
Emma & Zoe
(sorry for the quality of picture, not sure what my camera's problem was)
Zoe has a big sister. Her name is Emma. We call her Big Emma. She is a little mother hen, always opening the door when I come to pick up Little Emma. She also lets me know what Little Emma has been up to... good or bad.
Big Emma and Little Emma
Riley is Emma's other friend. He is Rhea's son. Emma talks about him non-stop. She calls him Ri-eee. You can expect to have at least 5 conversations about Riley with Emma each day. I will never forget one of our conversations about Riley. One evening we were driving back from Paducah and I was trying to keep Emma awake. I was asking Emma what she wanted to be when she grew up (like she had a clue what I was talking about). I would say "Do you want to be a doctor when you grow up?" Emma says "no". I say "Do you want to be a teacher when you grow up?" Emma says "no". "a lawyer?", "no", "a banker?", "no"... you catch my drift? Finally I say "Emma, do you want to have a bunch of babies and live off the state when you grow up?", she replied "Ri-eee". I warned Rhea and we agreed that these two should never date.
Riley and Emma
Emma and I sure will miss seeing these kiddos everyday.
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