In the words/lyrics of Stevie Wonder singing about his beloved granddaughter: “Isn’t she lovely, isn’t she wonderful, isn’t she precious…"
Two year ago today you were born. Now look at you and all that you have learned! You laugh and play and learn in your own special way. Joy to you on your second blessed birthday!Just think: You have doubled your age in one year, an event in your life that will never happen again. What a magical time to be two years old. Not a care in the world as you explore, learn, and grow. Milestones reached, boundaries pushed, and precious, giggly smiles for your second birthday. To our shining star, how we all enjoyed your first steps, first smiles, first words. Peel-a-boo, you’ve just turn two, and we all love you to the moon and back. Though today is Emmy’s official birthday, we all gathered at our daughter Michelle’s and Kyle's home last evening to celebrate. It included the grandmas and the grandpas: Lollie (Kim) and Pop (Al), Grampy (Ed) and GG (Gerry), and Nonnie (Cecile) and Papa (Dennis), Kyle’s brother (Uncle Chip) and last but not least, Emmy’s big sister and our much beloved first granddaughter, Lyla, age 4.
At age 2, like most toddlers, Emmy is talking, eating, climbing, jumping, running, and just flat out bustling with energy, and proud of it. Of course this means her fighting with gravity and her share of boo boos along the way, most of which she shrugs off as if they were of no consequence. She is absolutely fearless. She has become more and more independent, shows occasional signs of defiance as she begins to push boundaries and explore the world around her, partly tutored by her big sister, Lyla. Of course like all our family celebrations, there was good food and a home-made birthday cake. With lights off, Kyle brought out the cake with 2 candles while Emmy—with Lyla’s help—blew them out. Presents were opened with much excitement and joy. In this moment, Emmy, like her trailblazing, first- born big sister before her, knew she was surrounded by love—the gre
