Emerson Samuel

What a little man! Five things I love about Emerson:

1. He's the huggingest, smilingest little guy you'll ever meet. He'll squeeze the life out of you if you give him the chance.

2. He pops up like popcorn in the morning to get dressed and get all his chores done on time. Sometimes he's done before I even wake up! What a great example to his little sister . . . and his big brother and sister too!

3. Emerson is smart smart smart! He's always sidling up to me to let me in on something new he's figured out. Like how a roller coaster works, or how to spell some new word. He's also figured out the reading thing, with surprisingly little help from me. He can read all of Go, Dog, Go! by himself now.

4. You won't meet a more enthusiastic guy than Emerson. He started T-ball this season, and he pretty much glows through the entire game--running to grab balls somebody else hit, or hitting the life out of the ball when it's his turn.

5. Emerson is so creative! He makes really creative things with legos--like a car with an elevator inside and a drill on the side, and is always coming up with elaborate (and silly) "what if" scenarios. "What if I was the dad and Sera was the mom and everyone else was all dogs?" He and Sera dress up their stuffed animals in their own clothes almost every day, sometimes in Halloween costumes, and treat them like real kids (except that Sera puts them in time-out constantly). I love seeing what comes out of that little brain!