The Hamrick Family: It's a Jolly Holiday for Emma!

Emma's love for Mary Poppins began with a Disney Sing Along video. She started singing the songs and dancing to the Mary Poppins scenes. So, a few weeks later I bought her the actual movie. She has watched it all the way through and knows all the words to every song now. She even copies the dance that the penguins do. My mom has bought her lots of Mary Poppins things via the Internet since there is nothing Mary Poppins in stores. She has books, puzzles, a doll, etc. One time a lady at a restaurant asked her what her name was. She said "Mary Poppins." She adores Mary Poppins and when asking her what kind of birthday she wanted there was no doubt that she would want a Mary Poppins party. I steered away from this idea for several weeks because the party theme would be so difficult. I asked her if she would rather have Dora, Tinkerbell, ballerina, anything but Mary Poppins - it is just too hard!!!! But, she never let the idea go and planning this party has been super hard. However, with the help of Etsy, Ebay, several other websites and my mother it was done!

The party was absolutely perfect. Emma was so excited and Hannah loved all of the action too. My mom made them both a Mary Poppins "summer" dress. They were so adorable. This was the best birthday for Emma because she understood why she was having a party, knew everyone there, said "thank you for coming" and "thank you" for each present, she was not shy, and she is smiling in every single picture. She came over to me near the end of the party, hugged my leg and said, "thank you mommy." It brought tears to my eyes singing happy birthday to her and even now thinking of her being so happy. She is growing up so fast - starting real preschool, starting dance class, moving on with swim lessons, and just learning and absorbing so much. She is the sweetest little girl and brings us more happiness than anyone can ever imagine. This party was a ton of work, but it was worth it to look at these pictures. Happy Birthday Emma - love you so, so much! (Please see Facebook for more pics - there are just too many!)