Happy Birthday to My Wild Animal

Emmeline is 9!

Hey that rhymes!

Nine is fine but slow down time!

We went to the zoo to celebrate you

It was fun but now I am done!

Rhyming, that is!

hehe

So, yep, my sweet Emmeline is 9 years old and this year instead of getting something for her birthday...

she wanted to do something for her birthday...

and my precious one wanted to make sure it was something that Maggie and Lucy could do as well.

cause mobility is hard for her sisters and she knows it and she wanted them to be able to participate.

Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.  Philippians 2:4

That's my Em!

 We thought and we thought and finally we thought of the zoo!

The girls had never been there before and Maggie and Lucy (even in the wheelchair) could...

do the zoo!

 Sorry, I will control my rhyme... this time!

Darn, there I go again!

hehe

So anyway...

Just as the Lord does, He worked it out so that we were able to afford an annual family pass as it was cheaper than buying tickets for our family for just that day...

and now Lizzie, Lucy and Maggie all want to go to the zoo for their birthdays as well.

I know that will make Christian's new buddy very happy!

Bwhahahaha!

Seriously though, it was an amazing day...

and even though it was raining all around us...

the Lord honored sweet Em's heart and kept the rain away from us...

amazing!

The girls were so excited and running around like, well...

wild animals!

Ha!

Em got to invite two of her very sweet friends and the 11 of us almost had the place to ourselves.

We got to see the Koalas...

and the big cats...

and the elephants...

and so much more...

but the hit of the day was definitely getting to feed the giraffes.

That was awesome...

I don't know who enjoyed it more...

the giraffes...

the kids...

or me...

It was a good day and we got to spend it with our favorite wild animals...

oh wait, I  mean these wild animals...

*snicker*

Precious Emmeline...

the Lord has blessed you with a kind, caring, compassionate heart and I watch in amazement as you are already learning to serve, to reach outside of yourself and love.

At the ripe old age of 9, you understand that it is "better to give than to receive" and you live it...

you know the gift of making someone happy is much more precious than any "gift' you might be given.

So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.  2 Corinthians 9:7

You, my darling, are a "cheerful giver"

Happy Birthday beautiful Emmeline