Little Ladies...

This past weekend we went to Idaho to get things squared away with our house up there and also to celebrate Spud Days with Nick and his family. Spud days is an annual celebration in Shelley. There's a parade, a fair, all sorts of booths, and a tug of war over a giant pit of mashed potatoes. Good times!
While we were there, Emee and Darby were laying on the floor playing. They were so cute together! At one point they were even holding hands. Awww.... I'm so excited for these little ladies - I hope that as they grow up they can be the best of friends!

When life gives you lemons....

EAT 'EM!!

We took Josh out to dinner last Friday night to thank him for all the help he gave us with our silly townhouse and our appliances. We went to eat at Garcia's in Idaho Falls. We were joking about what Emee would do if she tasted a lemon. I know I'm a mean mom, but I let her suck on one. At first she actually really liked it. Then it was like all of a sudden she realized how sour it was. The faces she made were so comical!

WOW - 6 months already!

Happy half birthday Emee Jo!

Emslee turned 6 months old yesterday. She is so grown up! She loves to sit at the table with the adults, she has an opinion about everything (even if it's not even slightly coherent), she enjoys going for walks outside and will chew on anything she can get her little hands on. She cut her first tooth a week ago. Thankfully, she hasn't quite learned how to bite with it yet. She laughs a lot, and is always very alert and curious about the world around her. She will just stare intently at people. She has brought us so much joy! Happy half birthday sweetheart!

Emslee's hysterics

Whenever Emslee gets really tired, everything becomes absolutely hilarious to her. She will laugh at anything, but the person who can get her going more than anyone else is her daddy. This is what I caught of him getting her to laugh hysterically last night. (Sorry about the poor quality - my cell phone was the only video-capturing device nearby.)

Ugh...

Jason and I were asked to speak in church today. Nerve-wracking! I am HORRIBLE at speaking in church. I get all emotional and start sniffling and crying. It's awesome. We were asked to speak on the talk by Elder Scott on Temple worship. Jason was SOOO nervous. He's never been asked to speak in church before. Sad thing is, not only was his talk longer than mine, it was also way better. I was so impressed with his talk, and how he brought the spirit in and was able to get his point across. Afterwards the bishop even said that since Jason was so good, they'd be asking him to speak again. I guess I win in the end - at least I'm off the hook for awhile!

Grammie Jo

Emslee's favorite thing at my parents' house is their front porch swing. (She and her Grandpa have that in common.) Every time we go there, one of us always ends up swinging her for a good little space of time. The last time we were home, I caught Emee swinging away with her Grammie Jo. They both looked so content, I had to snap a few pictures. I guess being snuggled by her Grammie put my cute little sweetheart to sleep. Ah, so cute!

Raging Waters

This past weekend my family came down from Preston to have one last "play day" before life gets too hectic with school and everything. We had Sunday dinner together seated at our new dining room set. Yay! I love it - it's beautiful! Then we played Yahtzee, which I won :) and watched a movie. It was a great day!
Monday morning we got up and went to Raging Waters. My dad spent most of the first couple hours chillin on his lawn chair in the shade. We finally convinced him to go on some of the slides. On his first ride down he managed to lose his tube and flip himself over, in the process smacking his face on the side of the slide. At first it just looked like his eye was going to be a little swollen, but by the time we got home he had quite the shiner! His eye looked pretty beat up. I wonder if he will ever let us talk him into anything again???



Here are Josh and Todd taking turns trying to make it across the water on the ropes. Josh made it the whole way without falling in - must be that military training. Todd gave it a good faith effort, and managed to make it about half the way across. We had so much fun! Oh, and only minimal sunburns. Thank heavens for 100 spf sunscreen!

School...

As a new semester begins, I am mourning the loss of my hubby and my sister. They are NEVER home! I feel like Emee and I are orphans. *sigh*.... At least it's a worthy cause. I'm so proud of them both, working full time and going to school full time is definitely not a small undertaking! Here's to another semester of higher education! Wish us luck and sanity!