Trick or Treat!

Here's our Trick or Treaters! Aren't they cute? This is the first year that we have taken Emmy trick or treating. I wasn't sure how she would do, but she actually did really well. There were a couple of houses that scared her, but over all she did great. She would say "trick or treat" or "happy halloween" and then would say "thank you"! There were a couple of times that she would even tell me, I need some more candy! I think it helped having Allison, Ruben and Tia Cathleen around. The best part is that Shaun and I can share her candy and she won't even know it! Hope you all had a safe and fun Halloween!

Happy Halloween . . . from our Little Flower Fairy!

Wednesday was our ward Halloween Carnival. The kids always have a lot of fun. Grammy & Papa came too!

Emmy doing some of the games

Emmy, Grandma & Papa

Logan, Emmy, & Brayden

Pumpkin Fun!

Last night we carved pumpkins as an extended family and had a lot of fun. Emmy helped carve a little bit, but wanted nothing to do with it when it came time to get her hands dirty. Fortunately we had bought her a little one that she could paint and she thought that was great! It was especially fun to have Cathleen there, who by the way is pumpking carving challenged! It's amazing her pumpkin turned out good! We'll get her some help for next year!

Daddy, wanna come to class with me?

Shaun was working from home on Tuesday morning and Emmy decided that she wanted her Daddy to come to her little movers and shakers class. She went up to him and said, "Daddy wanna come to class with me?" It was so cute that he couldn't resist and came. This is the class that I've been taking her to since she was 6 months old. She really likes it, but I feel like she's getting a little bored of it now. I think I'm going to move her to an art class in January, so here's some pictures of her last time in this class with her Daddy. Emmy loved having him there and I think made him participate a little more than he wanted to. After class we had a picnic in the park since it was such a nice day.

We'll Miss You Andrew!

It was a very sad weekend at our house. We got home late Friday night to find out that our dog, Andrew, wasn't in the backyard. The dogs got out of the backyard, and some of our neighbors were able to catch Abby and put her back, but they couldn't catch Andrew. Unfortunately he was hit by a car and had to be put to sleep. We have all been very sad and we miss him a lot. The hardest part is Emmy asking where he is. She asks a lot. I don't think she understands why he isn't here. We've just tried to tell her the truth in hopes that it will help her. She loves the dogs and plays with them a lot. It seems like she had been paying extra attention to Andrew lately. Abby has also seemed to be missing him. We are trying to give her a little extra love and attention to help her cope. Andrew was a good dog who always liked to play and we will think about him often! It's hard to believe that he is gone.

Emmy's Getting Bigger!

Well it finally happened. . . I was dreading it, but it's done. We took the crib railing off of Emmy's bed. Yes she is 2 1/2, but she hadn't tried to crawl out of her crib until last week. When I told Shaun about it, he decided that she was too old to be in the crib still. So, when he got home from work on Friday the front railing came off. I have to admit that I was really kind of bummed about the whole thing because I enjoyed the freedom of having her "stuck" in her bed. I was dreading the thought of her coming out whenever she wanted. I was thinking about struggling with her at nap time to get her to stay in bed and take a nap and just didn't want to deal with it! But alas, I had no choice. I must also add that when her Daddy took off the railing she cried saying, "my crib, don't take my crib away" and wanted us to put it back on! I almost had Shaun talked into putting it back, but he wasn't having it. It was time for her to grow up. To my surprise since it came off on Friday she has not gotten out of her bed! She will still even call me to come and get her when she wants to wake up! I couldn't believe it. She is such a strong willed little girl that I was sure she would take advantage of her freedom. It's actually been a little bit easier to get her to go to nap and sleep because she can do it herself. I don't know if it's because it hasn't clicked that she can get out or if she just likes to yell. Maybe she's just a really obedient kid (yeah right!). Now she tells me that she needs her bed because she's getting bigger. Although, last night she did ask me if she could have her crib back. I hope this post doesn't jinx the luck that we have enjoyed thus far! Maybe now it's time to redo her room decor!

6 Years!

Today is Shaun and my 6th wedding anniversary. Sometimes it seems like it has been a lot longer than that, and other times it seems like there's no way that it could be 6 years! I am grateful for a wonderful husband and father. He is always trying to help me be better and is there for me when I need him. I love to reflect back on our wedding day and think of how much fun we had. We had a wonderful ceremony preformed by Shaun's grandfather in the Mesa Temple and then an awesome reception where fun was had by all! It's the one and only time I've really been able to get Shaun to dance (a non-slow dance)! It has been an amazing 6 years!

I wore tennis shoes because it was going to be a long day. They weren't just any tennis shoe's though, they were decorated to match my dress! It was so fun and comfortable!

Joey turns 6!

On Saturday we went to Phoenix to celebrate Joey's 6th birthday. My mom, Emmy and I made the trek and were able to stay until Monday. It was nice to get away and Emmy LOVES birthday parties. She had so much fun even though the kids were much bigger than her. Joey had a magician come to his party that the kids really enjoyed. Everyone had a great time.

Here's the birthday boy helping the magician do one of his tricks. I love the expression on Joey's face. Classic!

Emmy and Cathleen. Emmy wouldn't leave her alone the whole weekend. She lover her so much. Cathleen had taught Emmy to say the "Captian Jack . . . Hot", but this weekend Emmy told her, "Captain Jack not hot anymore!". Cathleen was crushed!

Emmy would laugh just because the other kids were. It was pretty funny to watch.

Cathleen posing for the camera. Isn't she cute???

Happy birthday Joey!

Circus . . again??

Last weekend was a very busy weekend. We took Emmy to a liitle circus on Friday night. It was actually in a tent! It was nice to be so close, but it was hot and dusty! We are glad she had a good time. Here's a couple of pictures. Thanks for the tickets Dad!

Emmy the musician

Lately Emmy has REALLY been into pretending, yesterday she started playing Shaun's guitar and making up her own songs. Here she is singing about Clifford the Big Red Dog falling on his nose. If you give her a topic, she'll make up a song about it for you. She's getting so big and cute. We just love her so much! Enjoy!