Meet Emma!

It's Emma's turn for a spotlight. This is Emma. She is 8 1/2 and is my middle child, she is definitely a middle child. Last week, we got some great news about Emma. She was asked by our school district based on last years end of the year testing scores to test for Spectrum. Spectrum is the Gifted & Talented program in our school district. They only have the program at 3 of the elementary schools in our school district, one in Bountiful, Layton and one at Burton Elementary here in Kaysville. Burton was our first choice, so I was worried a little when I heard that Burton was very hard to get into, and that we might get offered another school as a second choice. She took the Spectrum test in February, along with 100's of other kids. We just found out that she was accepted into the program! She was so excited, she is really looking forward to being pushed academically, it will be a great fit for her. Another great thing is that some of our ward goes to Burton, so she will already know some kids. Also, all of the Burton kids will be going to our junior high, whereas, at our current elementary school of Windridge, only like 10 kids from our ward will go to Kaysville junior and the rest of the school goes to Farmington junior. So we are totally happy for her.

Emma's latest picture

Now let me tell you a little about Emma. As you already know, she is super smart. But she is also multi-talented. She takes ballet and piano, and excels at both. She got a perfect score at the piano Federation Competition last month. She is very social, and she enjoys spending time with friends. She is very driven to succeed. She insists on going to bed exactly at 8 pm every school night, not because she is tired, but because she wants to do well at school and heard that getting enough sleep is important. In fact, she is so strict about her own bed time, that she chose not to go see "Wicked" with me and Hannah, and her aunts, grandma and cousins this Thursday because she heard that it didn't start until 7:30 and that we wouldn't be home until 10. I had bought the tickets months ago for her as well, and she has said she didn't want to go because it was too late, but I thought surely she would change her mind. Guess what? She didn't change her mind, so just yesterday, we invited Hannah's friend Hannah Stevenson to go with us instead. Even though I told her she could take a nap that afternoon, and that it was ok to stay up late one night, she didn't want to stay up too late. What a good girl!

Emma at her ballet recital with Grandma Betty & Grandpa Ray

Another great thing about Emma, is that ever since she was a baby, she has been so obedient and easy. She does the right thing because she knows it is right. She is also the best cuddler of any of my kids. She has these fuzzy flannel jammies, that I love to cuddle with her, she feels just like a big stuffed animal. She is my best friend, even she will tell you that I am her best friend.

Emma bowling with cousins

Emma is also very spiritual. She is the one who reminds us to have family home evening, and to say prayers and to read the scriptures. When she was 7 she asked to have her very own set of scriptures. I usually wait until the kids turn 8 to give them scriptures for their baptism, but she wanted her own set sooner, so I did. We love Emma so much and are so glad that she is in our family!

Emma on her baptism day