"an ideal student"

We had Corbins first parent/teacher conference this past Friday. I love his teacher, she's so sweet. (And not just because she said all good things about my boy.) Corbins report was GREAT! She said he is very advanced for just starting kindergarten, she called him "an ideal student". He's nice to all of the kids, follows directions, and finishes his homework.

The district came in and did a couple of different tests (reading/letters) and he scored very high on both of them. They expect kids his age to be at an 8 - for both tests - and he was at a 20 on one and 38 on the other. He's amazing!! He is so smart but more importantly he loves to learn. This makes his momma very happy!!

Because our meeting went so well Colt promised him some ice cream. I'm so proud of him, I love him tons!!

Not to mention he's very handsome!! =)

My Buddy!

BUDDY is the horse that I had when I was just two years old. I can't believe he's still around. He's had a couple of reconstructive surgerys (thanks dad!) and he's still going strong. The other day Corbin put Buddy by Emma and she absolutely loved it. She stared and cooed and was so content. Buddy is a good friend to all...

2 months and 1 day

Emma Sheas appointment went very well. I can't believe she's two months old already! It's all gone by so fast and that makes me sad but I also know she'll only get more fun. That part makes me ok with her growing up. =)

Here's her stats...

weight: 11 lbs 4 oz (65%)

height: 24.5 inches (98%)

head: 15.4 inches (56%)

I told you she was tall!! At her two week appointment she was only in the 49% for her length. She grew pretty quick!

She's still sweet as ever!!

hair pretties

This is the interchangeable headband I made for Emma. There are some more "attatchments" that I need to make, but this is it so far!

These ones are Marleys. I've got a couple more to do, I was obviously done for the day. The two flowers are for her Halloween costume. She's going to be an elephant, I wanted to add the flowers to make it seem a little more girly. I'm going to make Emma the blue and white one, too. They have matching shirts, oh so cute. =)

So here you go, you wanted to see them...

I Am a Child of God

In this afternoons session of conference a group of primary children opened the session by singing "I Am a Child of God". Marley heard this and instantly sat down. "Mom, this is my song at church." They sing this song in her nursery class and she knows it. She sat here during the whole song watching her friends - as she called them - on tv. Every time they started to sing she ran to the living room. I love that she loves watching them. Oh sweet little ones.

a much needed purchase

This past Monday my good friend Josee came over for a visit. While she was here I happened to be "bragging" that Emma had not yet had a blow out. I've been quite pleased with the Costco brand (Kirkland) diapers and made my opinion known. Of course I concluded with "and now it's going to happen..."

While Josee was here it happened. Gladly it wasn't too bad... well, Emma was just easing me in.

***Josee, the rest of this story is mostly for you!!!***

The next day Emma and I went to visit my parents. When I got there I pulled Emma out of her carseat and quickly realized why she was acting a little fussy. Yes, another blow out. This one just a little bit - yet plenty enough - out the back. Luckily it was easy for me to run home quickly for another outfit. Sad to say I'm not sure this onsie is going to make it. I've washed it lots and though the stain is fading it's still obviously there. Hm.

Last night (Friday) we headed to Logan to run some errands. We started at one store, made it to another, then the third... being Kohls. While we were there I was looking around the baby section and ended up at a rack of clothes that I'm always looking at. Finally there was an outfit there that was tempting, as the others were but not tempting enough, to buy. I decided she didn't need it at this time.

We left Kohls and headed over to Hobby Lobby. I left the fam in the van and ran in to buy snaps for my conference weekend projects. When I came out Colt informed me that Emma had been crying the whole time I was in there. This didn't surprise me as I knew she was ready to eat. I get in and could instantly smell her dirty bum. I pulled her out of her car seat and new exactly what was wrong. Another blow out!!! (This one was in the same onsie as the first one at the beginning of the week.)

Unfortunately this one was bad enough and - I being VERY unprepared - had no extra outfit. So we headed back over to Kohls. I ran in with Emma in her carseat. Luckily I knew right where to go, I knew which outfit I wanted. I changed and fed her in the dressing room and had a happy Emma again.

So here is her new outfit. I don't know if it's because of the circumstances we were in when I bought it but I absolutely LOVE it!!!

I love this picture!!!

I told Colt that she did this on purpose. He said she didn't need to blow out to get a new outfit. I'm also sad to report that I'm not certain this onsie is going to make it, either. It's still in the wash, so we'll see.

Oh Emma...

I love little nightgown jammies for my new babies. It's so easy to get to their diaper at three am, I just like them. Well I'm afraid I'll no longer be able to dress Miss Emma in them. This is what I found when I went into her both at 3 am and again at 8 am. (Yes, she really sleeps that long!!)

She digs her heels into her bed/night gown and scoots back. Her poor little body! Her head, as you can see, is at the top of her crib; when I lay her down she was much lower then that. Silly girl!!