Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Summer Time!

Gosh I love summer! Well, let me rephrase that-I love Summer when I can be by a pool, lake, or some form of water! We have gone swimming a lot this summer. Emi even has a tan line in the roll of her arm! Emi and I went with the Bawden girls and kids to the Magna pool and had a blast! Emi absolutely loved the splash pad, even though it was spraying her in the face the whole time! I got my first sunburn of the season there. Having a kid to worry about helps to remind you to put your sunscreen on, but sometimes you don't get it spread out very well :) We went swimming for our ward's swim night, which was fun but kinda cold. We also went swimming for our parent's ward's swim night. Later that month we headed up to Lava for a family reunion. The family reunion must have worn Emi right out because she fell asleep on my shoulder while we were IN THE POOL!!! Koby went off the highest swim platform with Nate-who is only 7-more than once! We also got to go to Bear Lake twice in one week. First to Koby's grandparent's cabin and then we went up to Koby's boss' cabin for his work retreat! It was so fun to get to know everyone that he works with and see how lucky they all are! Who wouldn't want to work with these people? We got to try wake surfing which was AWESOME!! Goodness, I just realized that most of what I just wrote happened in July. Man we were so busy in July!

It has been so crazy to see all of the new things that Emi is doing. 1-Walking! Finally she is walking! I seriously felt like this day was NEVER going to come. People kept telling me that I would regret having her walk, but in all honesty I don't. I love that she can WALK around outside instead of CRAWLING. I love that her knees and toes and hands don't get so blasted dirty every time she walks. 2-She is giving kisses:) They are open mouth kisses, but kisses just the same! 3-Brushes her hair. 4-Carries her purse around. 5-Looks through books-like flips the pages herself. 6-Gives a high five. 7-Nurses only once a day. 8-She is very mischievous. I'm not sure if I really like that about her or not, but it does make her giggle which is so cute! 9-She now puts her feet out for me to put her pants on. 10-She can find her belly button! Unfortunately when I want her to show someone she doesn't do it :( We're working on finding her nose but whenever I say "Emi where's your nose?" she looks for her belly button. It'll come, right? 11-"talks" on the phone. 12-talks the cutest baby talk you've ever heard! Ah-tic ah-tic ah-tic ah, you have to hear her talk to really appreciate the cuteness of it:) Oh, I don't know how I could forget about this. We got a new niece and nephew! Mataya was born in June to Jare and Lind! Thank Heaven for little girls(they already had 2 boys)! We love her to pieces! I could hold her all day long, if only I didn't have to share her (or give my attention to Emi:))! Next year Mataya, Kate, and Emi are going to be trouble! I can already tell;)Then in August we had Prescott join the Chad and Amanda family! We were so happy that he and his mommy are doing so well now and to have a boy join the family. Oh, no! Way too many words and no pictures! Here they come in whatever order I find them:)









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Monday, June 27, 2011

Guess What!? It's Been 1 Whole Year!!!

One whole year ago on June 12th my water broke and about 5 hours later my little Emi bug was laying on my chest. I can't believe it's been over a year! There were times when I thought this day would never come. I'm not one of those moms that can't stand to see her kid grow up. Don't get me wrong I have loved every stage of Emi's life. I have loved watching her experience new things but I've also loved cuddling with her as a tiny baby. There were times when I felt like she would never grow up. Now she has grown a bit (I'm not going to say grown up because really she is still little) and I love it! She has the cutest personality now and can make me laugh on the roughest days! Gosh I love this cute little stinker!! We were at Lake Powell over Emi's actual birthday. We celebrated with a cake and ice cream, but I didn't let her dig into the cake because I didn't want Koby's family to miss it. I got this bug a while before Emi's party, it's called "Party Fever". I never thought that I would want to have such a big party. Really it wasn't that big, but I kept finding more and more ideas that I liked and wanted to use. On Saturday we had Emi's party with everyone. My mom and M'liss helped me a lot so that I didn't get stressed. Emi didn't dig into her cake like I thought she would so I was a little disappointed, but everything else turned out the way I wanted it to!!:)

Oh, first are Emi's one year pictures that M'liss took. I think they turned out so cute!! :)























Monday, May 9, 2011

Birthday, Graduation, Mother's Day!

First we had a little birthday party for my mom out at our house. We wanted to surprise her and it actually worked! We had Panda Express and then we took her canoe out for a spin on the lake that is right by our house. She was so surprised and that made it so fun!







Technically I've been graduated since December, but I decided that I wanted to actually walk in Logan to have some closure. It was such a bittersweet time for me. I absolutely LOVED going to school in Logan. It was really hard for me when I got married and I couldn't attend the Logan campus. It has not been the easiest road but I have had so much support and encouragement from my family. I never really thought that this day would ever come-now it has come and gone and I'm a little bit sad. So happy though! Here's some pictures of the day! (sidenote: we had a problem closing our eyes while pics were being taken! :))



















Last but not least I had my very first Mother's Day as a mother this year! Koby made me breakfast in bed and gave me sentimental gifts. Lol. He asked what I wanted and I wasn't so sure. Then he suggested that I get the molding that we want to put in our house for mother's day. I didn't really like the sound of that so I told him I wanted something sentimental. He gave me earrings with pearls on them because that is Emi's birth stone, a collage picture frame with Emi's foot and hand print in two of the openings, a book, and a robe. He was so nice and made me dinner at home instead of having to eat ham at his grandma's. (I really hate ham, so I wasn't really thrilled about going to his grandma's-this was our compromise:)) I had a really good day! I am so thankful that I am a mom. I don't think there is anything better than being home with my sweet Emi bug all day everyday.

There is a song by Cherie Call that reminds me of my mom everytime I hear it. Here's the lyrics:

She is not the picture on the magazine
She's the woman just behind you at the checkout stand
She may appear to be common but she mystifies
In all the ways the wisest men and children understand
'Cause she has eyes that sparkle with her love
And she has a smile that's as gentle as a dove
And no woman from a movie or an ad could ever hope to be
As beautiful as she
She is not a highly honored diplomat
Held responsible to lead the world to peace
But what she does is every bit as serious
Amidst the turmoil everywhere that will never cease
'Cause she has hands that wipe the tears away
And she has a voice that makes everything O.K.
And no woman from the papers or T.V. could ever hope to be
As indispensable as she
And it breaks my heart every time I see her wonder
If she means anything in this world that pulls her under
And she doesn't always see the way that Heaven smiles above her
That's the reason I try to always tell her that I love her
'Cause she may not be known for giving millions
To the charities and auctions on the news
But I believe she's given more than anyone
In all the times she's ever had to choose
To give up sleep to rock her children every night
And give her heart to always hold their dreams so tight
And the best that you or I could ever hope to be
Is as wonderful as she
And the best that you or I could ever hope to be
Is as wonderful as she

I Love You Mom!!:)
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Easter Parties and a whole LOT of Catching Up!

We had such a wonderful Easter!! We went to church and then after a very short nap, on Emi and I's part, we went out to Bluffdale. We wanted to get to my grandparent's early, but you know how that goes! Then we went over Koby's grandparent's house. Koby's grandparent's have huge egg hunt every year. They hide TONS of eggs. Emi had fun but found only 3 eggs. Emi has a tendency to put everything in her mouth, so of course that's right where the eggs went. Next year I guess we better get her a colored dress and cardigan to go with it:) Don't mind the toilet behind Emi in the first pic. We are finally getting a bathroom on the main floor of our house! :)




Paislee a little too eager to be done with pictures! :)














My mom always has an Easter party. This year she tried to make healthy treats. She found some really cute things. She made nests out of shredded wheat and made birds out of strawberries and grapes. They were really good and so cute! We went on a nature walk and went to the park and played fun games with eggs!

















One Sunday after church it was really nice outside and our daffodils were still pretty so we let Emi play and I got some cute pics too!


MARCH:

In March we went to St. George twice. The first time we went to watch Aubree's last dance concert. I didn't get any pictures of her dancing, but I did get some of us at the pool:) We had a really good time with Koby's family! The second time we went down to watch Spence and Brooklyn and Brianna dance. Luckily they were competing in the building:) It is always so fun to watch the girls dance. They are so good and so cute. We also got to watch Spence, which for me is SO fun because I was a clogger myself. Spence was in 6 dances. He and the girls got all firsts!! We had such a great time and Emi loved the pool both times! :)
















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