~scooter~

Remember a while ago when she was scooting out of her nightgown? Well now she really scoots. I can't leave her on the couch anymore and it scares me to even leave her on my bed. *sniff, sniff* Marley wasn't moving till she was like 8 months old. (She sure has made up for lost time!)

Well here are some pics of my little Emma thinking she needs to get around. Holy cow!

I leave the room for just a minute and I come back and this is where she's gone to. She was on the blanket.


She was on this blanket, too.

*WARNING*

Lots of long posts!! Enjoy the pics...

Annual Kids Halloween Party

Every year Angie (my sis-in-law) throws a fun kids Halloween party. Here are some pics from '08. Click here to see pics from '07.

Back: Jamie (holding baby Esi), Jaxon, Corbin Tyler, Grandma, Marley

Front: Jayde holding Brooklyn, Haylee

I just looked at last years group pic... this year it is a lot smaller. Sad. We missed those who couldn't make it!

Corbin & Jaxon

Jamie, Brittany, and Brooklyn (my first great niece!)
Brooklyn & Brit

I love this pic!!

Marley

Corbin bobbin for apples... This is the one thing he has never forgotten from Aunt Annies parties.

Emma and Esi - my second great niece. Look how long SHE is!! She is 5 weeks younger then Emma.

I'm not sure why this one flipped, sorry for the neck pain!

The donut game. Normally these are hanging from string, Angie decided to go different this year.

me and DeAnna
Last year the boys competed in the donut game. This year it's the girls turn.

Me and Jayde.

Angie and Brit joined in on the fun.

Guess who won??

Oh ya, ME!!!

Next year it should be timed.

By the way, I was a Raiders fan... hence the shirt. I didn't get any pics of me in the hat. I think Colt is super fine with that.

Jon & Colt

Studly men.

After the party they decided to try on some head wear. I was laughing so hard I was crying. There's just something about Colt with that much hair...

hahaha

Gardner Village

This last Thursday I headed to SL (first time in a long time, not lovin the traffic so much, small town girl - that's me!!) with my kids and mom. We met two of my sisters at Gardner Village. Can I just say WOW. My mom was stunned, had no idea what to expect. There were a ton of people there, too many to squeeze in a small outdoor space, it was insane!

It was fun seeing my sisters and the kids had fun playing with their cousins. We weren't there long but we were able to walk around for a few minutes so the kids could see the different witches that decorated the Village. You'll notice that Marley isn't in any of the pictures. She was a little overwhelmed, herslef.

*Corbin, Morgan, Rylee*

*Twins Lexi & Livy*

*Emma*

*Rylee & Corbin with the baseball playing witches*

*Rylee & Corbin*
*This witch had a mouse chasing a rat under her dress. She actually moved, pulling up her dress to show them running underneath. I'm surprised I actually caught her with her dress up. =)*

*Morgan, Emily, Corbin, Rylee waiting for their turn with the witch.*

*Emily, Corbin, Morgan, Rylee*
*Morgan & Emily... Rylee and Corbin ran back to the rest of the group, didn't want to wait in line for this one....*

Adult Halloween Party

Our annual Adult (brothers and sisters) Halloween Party has come and gone. I love this time of year, it seems like we have so many parties and so much to look forward to. This is the one time of year us brothers and sisters can get together without the kids and just be ourselves, not mommies and daddies. (Though little Emma had to come with us, but she was pretty good.)

This year we had dinner at Red Robin and went back to Jennifer and Dennys home for an awesome music game that Jared came up with. It was a blast!!

Tracy, Dad, mom, Jon, & Angie

Colt & I

Everyone finishing up dinner



Jon & Angie

This was the only "couples" picture I took, unlike last year.
Click here and here for a blast from the past picture show.


Happy birthday Jared, Denny, & Tracy!!

Emmas special day

What a wonderful day we had. I am so greatful for my husband and the beautiful blessing he gave Emma. We're so blessed to have the priesthood in our lives.

Here are some pictures that Kevin took of our family on Emma's special day. Thank you, Kevin!!

Lindsay, do you recognize this dress? This was Marleys dress, too. I love it so much that I wanted Emma to use it, too. I'm so glad, it's such a beautiful dress! Please let Mary know that we used it again and that I was thinking of her, and you, too. It's still a beautiful dress. Thanks again!!

"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!! =)