Emily turned 9 today and Alicia mentioned later that in three short years, she'll enter the Young Women's program. Both facts are a shocker to me. It has been a long time since she's been a baby but the new experiences that present themselves to our family as she grows older seem to come faster than we anticipate them.
We gave her a pretty grown-up gift today. She got her own iPod and a music download gift card for her to use in filling it up. She seemed pretty excited about that.
And today was the day of the Christensen Christmas party. We celebrated Em and Noelle's birthday and also had a nice soup and roll dinner and also exchanged Christmas presents from each family.
The character of this party was quite different from previous Christmas parties. Seems like after Christmas, everyone is a little more available. We had the whole family there - even Ali, Mike and their new baby Milo. And several of us hung out for hours after the meal was done. In previous parties, we would eat, play a game or two, sing a song and then rush out. It was nice to have a contrast. Even Jen, who was reluctant to change the party from Christmas Eve, agreed that this was much better.
Looks like we might have a new tradition in the works. I sure Em won't mind since it becomes a big party on her birthday.
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