Kissy-face-scowl and more

Emma is very entertaining these days! She comes up with more and more faces as the days go. But my favorite by far is the kissy face combined with the scowl. I don't think she even knows what kinds of emotions usually go along with a scowl, but it's hilarious to see her do it ALL THE TIME!

The best is when she scowls, and then laughs at her self...

Some things Emma LOVES:
Feeding and patting her baby
Hugging and snuggling with her bear
Carrying around pots, pans, ladles, and measuring cups- and then banging them on the oven- VERY noisy!
When she hears the garage door go up and I say "Daddy's home!"


Things that Mommy does NOT love:
That Emma no longer wants to take naps
That Emma keeps getting sick over and over and over and over again (oh, go away winter)

This is the newest device for Emma, it's called Mr. Bubbles- he helps her breath better :)...


Things that make Emma smile and squeal with excitement:
Brushing her teeth
Watching the wind chimes
Getting on the floor and pretending to chase her
Mom's cell phone
Asking if she wants to play the piano
Yogurt melts and cheese puffs
And most of all....when the bath water is turned on!

My wonderful husband...

I LOVE flowers! And look how beautiful these are...



Yay for surprises! I love it! Cade believes it's too obvious to give flowers on Valentine's Day, because that's exactly when I would be expecting it (not that he wouldn't buy me dozes of roses that day, but everyone gives flowers then!) So I get to be surprised...and today I got a ring at the door with a beautiful arrangement of gerber daisies, roses, calla lilies, and more!

I love you, Cade. Thank you for making my normal day amazing! :)

New Year's, crazy string and all...

We spent the New Year's weekend with my family and had tons of fun eating good food, playing games, drinking sparkling cider. We even had to start the New Year with "crazy string"- that's right, I guess it's not called "Silly" when you buy it at Walmart. Me and Boose started out with the cans, but of course it backfired. Even my Dad was involved :). Good times!






The week of New Year's we also walked around temple square. It was tons of fun...absolutely freezing....but fun! I love my family. I seriously can't get enough of them and I am SO blessed to be so close to them. We all live close to each other right now and who knows how long it will last...so we need to take advantage and give thanks for our blessings! They are all so wonderful!

Family Christmas pictures

For our Christmas card we wanted to have updated pictures taken, but we didn't have much time. So our friend Matt Egan took some for us just right in our backyard. They turned out so great! We loved them!

2010 Christmas in warm Arizona...

Cade and I traveled to Arizona to spend the Christmas holiday with Cade's family. We had so much fun there; getting away from lots of responsibilities, just relaxing with each other, and especially spending time with Cade's parents, siblings, grandparents. We spent lots of time chasing babies around, eating great food, playing Rummy and Quiddler, going out to movies and shopping, and just relaxing around the house.

Christmas Eve we spent with Cade's mom's side and ate dinner all together, had a small program of singing and reading the Christmas story in the Bible, and opened up gifts from each other. It's always great seeing them!


Aunt Cindy:

Al & Debby:









Then on Christmas day, we woke up before 6:00 (I know, who does that after their 12 years old? Well, we had places to be!), and opened up presents with just Cade's immediate family. It was so fun...we actually woke up Emma to open presents though...ironic, I know. We enjoyed that time together. Then we had to hurry and get ready and head to Phoenix for a Christmas breakfast on Cade's Dad's side. It was a perfect 72 degrees Christmas day! They had every extended family member on that side there! It was amazing. It was fun to see so many people and catch up on their lives. We really had a great time!







Cade's whole extended family on Dad's side:


Cousins Kristin & Mkayla, Tara, Cousin Tammara, and Me:


Ashur is our Christmas Day baby! So the day after Christmas, we celebrated Ashur's Birthday (they were with Johnny's family on Christmas day evening). Yay for turning 1!!! Look at this DARLING boy! Don't you just want to squeeze his cheeks? Oh, I love him :).






Fun pics of Emma and Ashur:

Bathtime! They both LOVE their baths!

I caught them holding hands in the car :)

Emma likes to play peek-a-boo....when she has food all over her hands!