Gemma is 4

Our spunky Gemma turned 4 years old! What can we say about this child? She is the perfect third child - hilarious, maddening, extroverted, strong-willed, charming, determined, adorable and LOVED! Gemma is the kind of kid who walks into a room and owns it. She commands attention, for better or worse. Older children love to be with her - fifth graders want play dates with her and everyone older asks to babysit. She can drive Edie crazy with her demands and need to control everything, but she can also be the perfect playmate for her older sister. As hard to manage as Gemma can be at home, she is a wonderful preschool student and friend. She enjoys her independence at school and loves interacting with her peers. She continues to be our little gourmand - eating shellfish and borscht, brussel sprouts and sweet potatoes, blue cheese, olives, anything with a strong flavor. Pizza or mac and cheese - not so much! She loves her stuffed animals - especially her horde of bunnies that must, and I mean MUST, accompany her to bed at night. We are still, after almost three years, trying to get her to sleep through the night. Chris and I are at wits end, but we know some day it will happen. In the meantime, we laugh, we cry - we thank our lucky stars that we were given the blessing of this child who has truly made our family complete.