I made her a little pink and brown "birthday tutu" to wear for her special day... and wow she loved that cupcake!!!

Halloween+Birthday=Pictures!!

It been a really busy couple weeks...or should I say months. First I'll start with Halloween since I'm pretty darn late;( This year my friend Noelle and I threw a Halloween party. It turnd out really cute and was really fun! I'm so glad I met her and all the Modesto ladies!! I was a nurse (quite the easy costume since my mom works at upper valley peds)... We couldn't think of anything that went together so corey (being as he is and not wanting to spend one penny on cosutmes) was a hunter cuz he already has tonz of that sfuff...and I turned him into one with a head wound so I could nurse him back to health...haha so corny!!:)

During the summer I found some really ideas for a lady bug costume and thought Emerz would look adorable as one for halloween. So mom and I got together and she helped me measure and cut...and stich....and tie...and two days latter it was finished. We made to tutu and stiched the black pom poms on it, then the wings I figured out how to do by looking on youtube...what a wonerful thing! They are made out of tights and clothes hangers..and then I sewed on the felt circles. And for the finishing touch,antennas! I knew Em wouldn't leave a head band on so I just made them with her normal clippies and the left over pom poms. She was such a cutesie bug!! It was so funny to see her tutu wave back and forth was she walked. We took her to the trunk or treat at our church and she loved it.

Ok now for the Birthday Bash! I can't believe our little cupcake is one year old!! We had family over on her birthday for a little party and she got lots of great gifts. We also had some friends over on Sunday, like her little friends Emrie, Jason, and Kylee...thank you everyone for coming and for all the presents! She was in great need of some toys and books and she definitely got spoiled ;) I attempted to make a giant cupcake cake, but I was in a rush all day, and my cake was kind of pathetic so we had cupcakes for back up! Emery downed hers in like 4 seconds... sucking her thumb to get all the crumbs. It was hilarious! I'm gonna post the pictures on the next post...,.

Wow its been a long time since my last post..but a lot has happened. Corey and I bought a home! Its a trailer in the Mill Hollow community, and we love it! We are so excited to be finally settling down for a few years instead of moving every 6 months! Pics of the house will come soon...as soon as I get it all put together...haha. Until then here are some pics of Emery...she is 11 months and I cannot believe how she has grown! She has been walkin for a month now and is trying to run! it's so cute cuz her legs get all tangled up and she falls over. She can say "uh-O", "hi" (and says it to everyone passing by in the grocery store or where ever we go...) and "bye", (she looks at the door and waves;) she can also say "baby", "ball", "nigh-nigh" and she says "nummy" and "Mmmm" and smacks her lips when she gets hungry and sees food. Its hilarious...I love this pic, she was so happy right after her bath...with her crazy hair
Her hair if finally long enough to do the pebbles look!

She loves getting into grandma's cupboards....uh oh.

Future pianist like mommy;) (even though I haven't played forever!) She loves music and loves to dance...

I love the silly face she was making in this pic

After we moved in...we lived with out furniture for like 3 weeks!! We are finally starting to make it look like a home..and not a bunch of empty rooms...or chaotic rooms;)

4 more days!!!

We are comin home!! 4 more days and we'll be back in Idaho. We have missed it so much, thought we have had an amazing summer here in Modesto. Emery has grown so much and we are excited for our families to see her again. The other day I found her playing with one of her bows in her room...she is starting to look more like a little girl and not a baby anymore...it so sad. It seems like just had her not too long ago! And now she's ready to be hell on wheels! She is 9 1/2 months old and is taking about 3 steps by herself. She has 6 teeth (well almost...the 6th one is coming in right now).Here's what else she's up to:

• waive and say "buh bye"
• say "dadda"
• "momma"
• starting to say "uh-oh"
• she whispers
• walks along furniture and takes a few steps by herself
• laughs or smiles when she sneezes
• likes books and songs
• dances and moves to music or singing
• claps her hands (I start to sing "if you're happy and ya know it clap your hands"..and she does!
• loves her Baby Einstein dvd
• and much much more!!!

She also like to play with her little friend Emrie..Noelle's girl. She copies everything she does and they are so cute playing together! Emrie is starting to like sharing with Em too! Yay :)

In this pic their faces are both so dirty! so stinkin cute!

Givin kisses. how sweet

This is her "uh-oh I know I'm in trouble so just look cute" face. Little stinkier emptied the whole roll!
Can't wait to catch up with everyone back home!!! And the best part is that most of the couples that sold with us are living in rexburg so we'll still get to hang out!!! YAY!!! Thanks for a great summer girls! And for being so helpful with Emerz!

Taken after our last day at church...

See ya later Modesto!!

Family In Sacramento!

So a couple weeks ago Emery and I got to meet her Great Grandpa Reese for the very first time! It was so much fun and he was so cute with her. We also met his lovely wife Dorris. We spent a couple hours visiting with them, and we got to pick yummy oranges from the trees in their backyard! Then we went to see more of Corey's relatives...and Emery met her Great Grandma Garland for the first time too!!! It was a fun day and we were so excited because Corey's mom (Annette), and Jade and Tehya came and we were able to spend the day together! We can't wait to come back home and hang out tonz more!!! We miss you and love you guys!!! She loved his whiskers and wanted to pull them out;)

Uncle Jade and Aunt Tehya

Great Grandma Garland

Grandma Green

Visit from Grandparents!!!

My parents came to visit the week before the 4th. We had been living there when Emery was born until we came out here so they were so attached! We were so excited for them to come see how much she has changed....We had lots of fun and kept ourselves busy. We went to Yosemite, San Francisco, and just watched Emerz play....She couldn't get enough of Grandpa's glasses and whiskers... Love her huge smile
Golden Gate Bridge....and by the way my parents and I are never driving in San Fran ever again!! lol! It's craziness
We hiked to the huge trees in Yosemite...there's one that has a tunnel and people used to be able to drive through it!!!
She got some rides from grandpa in the basket...We can't wait to come home and see you guys all the time!!!!!!! We miss you!

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz was so beautiful. We went to the coast a while ago because the guys hit a certain number and that was there incentive. They called it their "man-cation". lol They stayed over night and then Noelle and I met them with our girls the next morning to join the fun.

Me and Noelle on the board walk...there were so many little theme park rides and food stands.

Emery got so tired one morning that she fell asleep in her chair while I was doin dishes. It was so cute. I've noticed lately that she hasn't been sucking her thumb during the day at all, only in her crib when she sleeps. She's been a lot crankier too when she's tired. I wonder if that's why.....hmm.

4th of July!

Here are some fun pics from the 4th! We got up and went to the parade here in Modesto...nothin to be too excited about...but we still had fun. Then we had a HUGE bbq by the pool at our apt complex. All the wives made salads and desserts and we had delicious steak and chicken. Mmm Mmm good! After that we headed to the park where we lounged and played kick ball. We finished up the night with some good ole fireworks.. it wasn't any melaleuca production by any means but it was a fun nonetheless. It was just a great day of fun and yumminess!
This was my favorite part of the parade...I love old planes...notice the wounded soldier in the back...I'm so thankful for all the people who have fought and died for our country.

Emery was wackin everyone with this flag. She had some 4th of July spirit! lol I made her little bow to match her dress...Thanks to Tara I know how!!!

Emerz is on the move!

Many of you know that Emery has been crawling for about a month now....(wow that went fast) so I thought I needed to get caught up on showing you how cute she is! At first she would go up onto her tippy toes like she was gonna do a push up, then she started to scoot herself backwards. From there she went to moving forward with kind of a bear walk/crawl type thing. She has mastered crawling all together, but now she just wants to stand up and walk! I hope she waits to give her mommy some time before I have to chase her all over!!!

She makes me laugh;)

Yosemite

We went to Yosemite National Park on Memorial Day weekend...it was pretty but such a big mistake to go that weekend cuz it was so packed!!!!