The day started off as any other. Angelo announced the morning with his demanding cries, Emi came racing into the bedroom to 'help',but today Angelo's crankiness didn't prevail. Instead, he lay on his parents' bed, babbling contentedly while Emi chatted him up. "Guess what, guess what! I'm fouw!" She held up four fingers adeptly, demonstrating to her little brother just how to count them. Amanda exchanged glances with Niels. It was about time for their littler girl to socialise with others her age--a real school perhaps, aside from their regular homeschooling. Or maybe just some extracurricular activities. Wow... was their little girl really at that age already? Hadn't it only been just yesterday when they brought her home from the hospital? After a while of staring at her babies, Amanda finally announced that it was breakfast time, and after that, whatever Emi wanted to do. Emi immediately insisted on going outside, following breakfast. It was a nice day, so her parents complied. Her hair was done, she was dressed nicely, and out they went, into the backyard. A few snapshots later, Amanda had two pictures to send to her siblings and her mum. Emilia Paris turns 4 today. I can hardly believe it! <3 She lingered in her text messages for a while, a frown ghosting over her face. But, Angelo's squeals of excitement--a chain reaction of Emi's laughter--distracted her. She managed a smile. "Hey, Emi. How would you feel about your friends Jarrett and Tansy coming over?" she asked.
Emi beamed. "I'd wike that," she said. Amanda smiled and headed inside. It would be a long day, but thank goodness for another year of life for her spunky little girl.
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