Emmy Faith

Our sweetest little Emmy is turning three this week. It seems unbelievable, and we have enjoyed her so much. She is our little firecracker, and keeps us all on our toes. She is very articulate, silly, and also likes to be in-charge.


I hope to get lighting better for my next try..........but dang, if she isn't a doll.

She is so beautiful.

She practiced her happy....
........and was sad, ever as delightful?
I just love the bright vivid colors.

It is true, she has a bit of naughty in her!

And a bit of sweet too....
The big star!Mom loves her cuddles.

We love you so very much Emmy Faith. Happy Birthday!

Completely cute!

One of Hayley's gifts this Christmas, was new bedding set. And so brought on the idea to let her update her room.
So after some faux finishing, one wall is a chocolate brown suede, and the others are striped in pinks.(Yes, Brent did the taping, I did the painting) Her bedding is pink and brown, and the room has turned out so well!Could the Lamp match the comforter any better? Jeez, what a shopper I am turning out to be!


This darling brown polka-dot chair is the perfect place for her to curl up and read, listen to music, and just have her own space. We had the monogram made for her.


Girly, Girly, Gorgeous!

These last few months have been so very busy for our family. I began full time work, while a co-worker was on maternity leave, so November and December were a blur with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.

Christmas is always special, and we had a wonderful time this year. We were lucky to have Grandma-Reese come up and spend the day with us too!I have to say that Stockings are my favorite to watch the kids rummage through. To Emmy, it was endless candy-filled fun.


Hunt wanted this Phiton necklace forever, he was so excited to get one.


Hayley amid the presents. This year, each of the kids had their own wrapping paper, so it was fun to watch them separate all of the gifts.


Grandma opening toys for Emmy. Toys now are impossible to open now aren't they?


Santa also hit the grown-ups this year. Brent is proudly showing off his new IPOD Touch. Lucky Guy!


Emmy couldn't wait to try out her new bath toy, this grin is what the gifts are about. Love it!

Short and sweet posting. Hope everyone had a great holiday season, and a wonderful New Year.

New Mooning......

Premier's are always fun, no matter what. Especially a midnight movie. A few of us snuck down and waited for New moon to be unveiled, and had a blast doing it.

Ginger and I leaving for the night. We left at 9:00, and were lucky to have a friend already down waiting since 6:00. So we had some pretty rockin' seats.They had some really fun props to stand in front of. Here we are at Jacob Blacks' house. How fun is this?
Me and my sweet friend Jennie. Wahoo!Also Ginger and Kristina. What a blast!I'd better not forget the clock tower in Italy. Yawzah! Just before the lights went down, and the whole place went crazy.!!Too fun! Thanks for the awesome night girls! Can't wait to do it again!

Disneymania!

Our annual trip to Disneyland was a blast this year. With the kids a bit older, the dynamics changed a bit, but fun was had by all. Hunter is already a Disney pro.. and was excited that Hayley was tall enough for all of the big rides this year. Often Brent was off with the older kids doing what big kids do... because I am an old fuddy duddy this year.....I got queasy from several rides. Poor me!
What a cute walk away shot! On the way to Tower of Terror.
But what I may have lacked in excitement, I more than made up for in fun with Emmy. She truly was an easy traveler, and absolutely loved everything. After every ride her comment was...'Lets go again!!!'
I think this look says it all.................Em had a very specific smile for all of her photos. We were full of tricks, trying to get a natural grin. Oh well... cutie she is! We were very successful getting some fun shots with characters. I think we ran into Pooh bear, Woody, Mickey Mouse, Jasmine and Aladdin, and Pluto. It was a blast, and Emmy was very cute with them all. She wasn't scared at all, and hugged everyone of them.Pirates were out singing in New Orleans Square, and noticed Emmy singing along, so he took a little time to sing to her, 'Yo ho Yo ho a pirates life for me.' She loved it.Waiting for Winnie the Pooh. These two girls are the sweetest things! I had so much fun with them. We went on this ride over and over.Halloween is such a blast, not just because of Trick-or-Treating, but because of the amazing decorations. Posing for pictures was an easy feat, you could practically be anywhere, and get an awesome shot.Emmy isn't the only thing that looks sweet....This little piggy...My very fave was the Haunted mansion. Disney changes it out to 'The Nightmare before Christmas'. Jack Skellington everywhere. The fireworks were narrated by him, his picture was everywhere, it was great.Emmy loved the whole process, and kept up pretty dang good!Look at these crazy bugs we found in the grass.At the end of the day.........Plum Tuckered!
More later.......

Fall fun!

We took a little time this conference weekend, to get out of Cedar's Wind. Brent's sister had been to a new 'spin' park in St. George. It was a beautiful place, and all of the toys were gravity related, and the kids had to work to make them move/work. It was so fun to watch them figure things out.


Emmy had a great time climbing up to this slide, and the climb was more like rock climbing. It was a little bit of a stretch for her, but worth it! She is very proud of herself.Here Hunter and cousin Trevor, are spinning in this crazy contraption. They were giggling and having a blast. I was nauseated just watching them. Ick!Here Emmy is trying it out herself, but skinny minnie, Brent had to help her turn it.Hayley was running around like crazy. I love the beautiful smile she has. You can see her radiate happiness!
There was the silliest little 'cup' chair, and everyone had to try it out. Once you started spinning, it was almost impossible to stop.

Here Cousin Malynn is letting me snap one of her, what a cutie. She is a darling girl. Emmy a go-go!Crazy Hayley!There was also a climbing wall, and we all loved to try it. We even made it up. And I'm not just talking of the kiddies.
Trevor is holed-up in a cubby, almost.....to the top!Hayley is so easy and fun to photograph. What a beaut!My spidey-senses were tingling here.... okay, I wasn't that far off the ground....cropping is a great accessory.After Hunter and I climbed, there seemed to be a celestial glow, as we threw out our signs!And a quick swing for all....nice and easy. Thanks Shauna for the fun afternoon!At the end of the day, I caught such a cute picture of Hunter and Hayley. I'm sure they were worn out, so they couldn't fight. But.....I guess I was hoping they just liked each other. Ahh...a moment from the sibling rivalry.Of course I can't forget this little cheeser!!Hope you had a wonderful conference weekend too!