Family Pictures

We had our family pictures taken about a month ago and were really pleased with them. If you like them, you'll have to come over to see them all!

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Happy Halloween Miss Rabbit

HALLOWEEN!

We spent the holiday with Jake's family up in Logan and had a great time. We got to go to a sweet Halloween party (thanks John and Holly!) where Jake went as King Kamehameha in disguise and I went as a tourist. Emma was suppossed to be sleeping, but when we returned home, we found her protesting the fact that she was left home while mom and dad partied AND she didn't get to go trick or treating.

We also enjoyed Suessical the Musical along with great food and company. It was SO FUN to be able to see so many of our nieces and nephews all dressed up. Too bad I didn't snap a picture!

But the highlight still was Emma looking completely adorable in her bunny costume. So here's a glimpse of my highlight..

Happy Halloween.

Donut Falls

A neighbor gave us a little halloween bunny outfit prior to Emma's birth just in case it happened to work out with her current size on Halloween. I was astounded at how unbelievably cute she looked!! We had some cousins come visit and due to the cold, Emma wore her bunny outfit on our hike to Donut Falls! Now tell me if you don't think it's completely adorable.

Oh how she makes us smile!

We were lucky to have Aunt Kazia along!

And the cute Walker family.

We had so much fun!

And by the end, Emma was ready for a nap!

More Emma Rabbit pictures still to come..

I Want My Squash!

Hey mom, I'm ready to eat, see..



Come on, I'm so cute, please..

Hmm. I don't think you quite understand the situation here, mom.

I want squash. Not peas. Not green beans. Not peaches. Not pears.

Don't make me call Grandma! I will.

Ha haa. I'm so funny!!!

We dedicate this post to Grandma, who went to a lot of trouble to make sure Emma has plenty of her favorite food, straight from the garden, with love. We love you! Thanks for the nice visit!

Hanging out with mom

Emma is glad to announce that Mom is no longer working.

It was only a few hours a week, but we're all a little happier

around here now that she gave it up.

Now there is just so much more time to play!





And lots of smiles every day!!


Not to mention a set routine. Now we can all relax..

Every day, I get my naps!

My Testimony of Visiting Teaching

I have two AWESOME visiting teachers right now. Not because they come every single month, although they are very consistent. I'm not sure what it is, I guess. But I'm grateful for them.

This past week my understanding of what it means to be a visiting teacher has increased. One of my dear sisters lost her husband. It was sudden, but not really a surprise due to his health problems. But this is a sister I never would have gotten to know otherwise. I'm grateful for a diligent partner who faithfully sets up appointments and gets me out every month. I can't imagine how I'd feel right now if I'd never visited this sister and couldn't do a thing to help now because why would she let me? We would have been barely more than strangers. I've been lucky to be able to go over and provide support in a few different ways. I've been blessed to learn from her and I'm continuing to learn about new things we have in common. I know I've gotten a lot out of our relationship and will continue to in the future. I hope she can recognize that I truly do care about her and maybe someday, I'll be able to bless her life like she's blessed mine.

In thinking back to why I like my visiting teachers so much, it may just be that I know I can go to them for anything and they'd be there to help me. They also support me 100% and I guess I can say they truly care about me. I think it's safe to say that visiting teaching is hardly about the message. I'm very grateful for it now as well as through the 9 years I've been involved with it.

You're fired!

So all moms probably feel like firing themselves from the job. Some would probably be grateful and relieved to be fired. I wanted to fire myself yesterday. Nothing huge happened (not like a few weeks ago when I stood by while Emma burned her sweet, little hand on the waffle iron!!) Yesterday it was just locking us out of the house (no worries, we have a spare key..), coming home later than I said I would TWICE, and turning her clothes blue in the wash! It is my favorite color.. I told Jake about it and he asked me why. I'm not sure if he was referring to why it happened or why I did that. I explained why it happened, but wanted to be a smart-alec and make up some elaborate reason why I think all of Emma's things should really be blue. Does he think I did it on purpose?! Geez. Maybe I should be fired.

Jake looks out for his little girl! He always tells me to look out for her. He's such a good dad! I don't think he's done anything to merit getting fired. Anyway, I guess a boss would take into consideration all of things I've done well and weigh that against my follies. Overall, I guess I still have a job. I am so grateful for friends, sisters, a mom, and a husband who help me to know how hard it really is and who provide moral support. I guess it does take a whole village..