Sunday, April 19, 2009

Easter Weekend!


To begin our Easter Emma received a package from Nana and Pops full of fun Easter things..new outfit, book, duck, and candy! She loved playing with the package and her duck! Thanks Nana and Pops!

Then off to Bicknell we went for the weekend. We took our eggs so Emma could decorate them with Mitch and Lex but they got their too late so Emma decorated her eggs with just us and she LOVED it! Mainly eating the eggs and dipping them, it was really fun watching her! She was covered in the dye, so when she finished straight to the tub she went!


This was how much she LOVED the eggs...she screamed when we took them away!!


Then came the fun of finding her eggs! The Easter Bunny hid them pretty obvious for her and she did a good job finding them. It seemed that her favorite thing about her baskte was the grass! Daph is showing her where to find one of her eggs! Mitch and Lex were fun to have at the house too..they would find Emma's first and then help her!


Then off to the sand by the Ranch where we would always go when we were young. It was really fun to go considering we hadn't been their for years! And Ems dived right in along with all of her cousins..she rolled eggs, played in the sand, crawled all over the place, and even ate some sand! She not afraid to get dirty...maybe she has a little of her mom in her...

First time rolling eggs, she wasn't sure what to do. All she wanted to do was eat the eggs...like everything else she touches! It is amazing what she puts to her mouth..I just keep thinking..she is building great antibodies..
Mitch entertaining Ems..he was SOOO great with her! She absolutely LOVED him and would get so excited when he was around!

Kelden, Jordan, Ems, and Dustin getting ready to head back to the Ranch. And some of the crew sitting around visiting and watching the kids play like crazy!
Mitch, Lexi, and Shelton all jumping off a ledge and catching some air! I remember doing these same things as kids...so fun!

Kierra, Shelton, Aja, and Ems playing in the sand.
When we finished playing in the sand we went back to the Ranch to see some of our cousins we hadn't seen for a really long time and while there I wanted to get a picture of all the grand kids with my dad. Ems was finally sleeping good so we just kept her in her car seat..it's the thought! Ems, Shelton, Brody, Haylie, Mitch, Dad, Destiny, Aja, Lexi, and Kierra...Kelden had already left so we missed him!
Later that night Mitch continued to entertain Ems by putting her in the stroller and running as fast as he could around the front room! She had so much fun, her hair was standing straight up from all the electricity..and she had poor Mitch out of breath after playing with her! He would stop and she would make it very clear she wanted to keep going! He was a trooper and the best babysitter! Thanks Mitch..we love you!
The weekend was a lot of fun and a good break right before the end of the semester! Two weeks left...I can't wait!

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Just an Update!

I should be studying for my pharm test while I am here at work but blogging is just more fun right now...actually it's amazing what I find to do sometimes just so I don't have to study, it seems to be all what I do!! But only 3 weeks left and finals!! Yeah..I love the program but I am completely excited to be a MOM all summer! I was spoiled spring break and got just a glimpse of how nice it is going to be...playing at the park, going for walks, enjoying the weather, laughing at Ems cute little ways, cleaning (yes cleaning!), making dinner for my hubby, and being around with my hubby to actually be a wife!! It was so fun, I was in Heaven!!
We stayed here in Cedar most of the week and enjoyed the weather and being home! This is what I found Emma doing while I was in the kitchen...pulling out all of her wipes and throwing them around her!

Kaye and Kelsey came to Cedar for a few days and then headed to St. George, but on their stay in Cedar they watched Emma while we had a date to the movie! As you can tell Ems LOVED having them tend..she got treats..frazels are so yummy;) I love this pic cause if you look close you can see it falling down her chin!

Ems and I took a trip to St. George to see Kelsey and Kaye and after shopping and finding some cute outfits for Ems for summer we headed to see my grandpa and grandma! It was so nice seeing them, it seems that when they are in St. George we don't get to see them very often even though they are so close! We enjoyed the afternoon with them visiting and Ems entertaining us. Emma loved it on their grass, it was so green and soft, grandpa is making her laugh..so precious!!

My grandpa would do this for us as kids and has continued to do it with all of his great-grand kids too...he puts his finger in his cheek and pops it. Emma just stared at him trying to figure out what he was doing;)
For St. Patty's day Ems and I made green pancakes, milk, and applesauce for breakfast for Daddy!

Then at the end of the week all 3 of us headed back down to St. George to hang out with Kaye and Kelsey again! It was so nice and relaxing! We went shopping when we first got their and found Emma's Easter dress and these cute glasses that we are trying to get her to wear! We would have to distract her with other things so she would keep them on but all in all she did really good...I was impressed! Thanks guys for playing with us for a couple of days...I didn't want to leave!

The rest of the time we hung out at the house enjoying the company and weather! We took Ems to see the ducks and swans...this swan wasn't very nice it would follow you wherever you went and if you got too close snap at you! But she is pretty!
I love this picture of her in her cute sun hat from Nana and her chin rolls!

Since spring break our lives have been consumed with school and work! Andrew is in his last semester of the MBA program so he has been really busy with classes and his big final project! He amazes me at how he gets everything accomplished and does so well in class, and doesn't seem overwhelmed...me on the other hand, not so smooth flowing! But I am getting there...yeah;)