Emily Turns 11

Mom warned Emily these photos would show up on the Internet.
Emily turned 11 Sunday and she has officially become a "goofball," as you can see from the photos above.

Actually, Mom and Dad and her sisters love her very much, no matter what kind of silly faces she makes.

So, in the tradition of tracking the progress of the youngest YD, here is a "status update" on the progress of the oldest YD girl.

> Emily is tall - 5-feet-3-inches - and that makes Dad nervous. He sometimes mistakes her for Mom when she walks into the room.

> Emily loves Webkinz. That's all she wanted for her birthday.

> She loves eating at Arby's. In fact, we ate there for her birthday today.

> Emily's pet hermit crab lived for a long time before dying Saturday. If you ask her, though, she would rather have a dog for her next pet.

> She does not like to read. Nor does she enjoy cleaning her room. But she is doing a better (not good) job of keeping her room clean - and she found Dad's wallet while cleaning the Suburban.

> She hasn't shared her career ambitions lately. But when she was little, she professed to wanting to be a "clown driver" when she grew up.

Feel free to share your own thoughts on Emily in the comments section.