Friends

Friday night was so much fun. Emery got to have her friend Maya over. They got to watch the movie "Up", (the whole 20 minutes that they lasted). So cute with their munchies and captivated by the movie.

Sleepover with the cousins

Brett and I have started a tradition to have a sleepover with the nephews each time we go out to Utah. My mother in law is always willing to open her house to this lovely, yet chaotic tradition.

I love the picture we got of the kids early the next morning, bed head and all.

Santa

Such a big girl. She loved Santa.

Compare to last year. So cute!

Back to Bethlehem

Our ward had a "Back to Bethlehem" themed Christmas party. Emery sure made a cute shepherd.

Family pictures

Just some fun pictures of the family. These were taken by my step sister Kara while trying to get the perfect family picture for our Christmas cards. I won't post that one till later.

Thanks Kara, you did a great job.

More Witch

Our little darling, and a great photographer.

One of our good friends, Joey Ocasio took this great picture of Emery at the ward Trunk or Treat.

Good witch

This was my favorite picture of the night. Some think it was bad of me to dress Emery up as a witch. She was going to be a bee, but she didn't like to wear that costume. She found the witches hat and wore it around the store. It was cute, and she is so good, not a witch at all.

Our first snow of the year.

This was Emery's first experience with snow too.

She wasn't too sure at first when I plopped her down in the middle of it. Then I sat her down,

And pushed her back so she was laying in it, she realized I was playing with her and loved it.
We got over 2 feet of snow last week. I had 3 snow days in a row. That never happens, it was so nice.

Pumpkin

I am sure many of you remember last year's adorable pumpkin picture. We decided to try again this year. You can see, she hasn't grown much.

Picking the perfect pumpkin

Emery loves to push things with wheels. She found this wagon at the pumpkin patch and enjoyed pulling it all around.

Once we got out to the car, Brett opened the trunk and when we turned around, Emery was trying to help pick up the pumpkin and put it in herself.


Daddy helped her pick it up. It was just a little big.

More pictures while in California

With my girl!

Grandma with her grandkids.

Sacramento

An old family tradition. Fenton's, look at that ice cream sundae, need I say more. Toasted almond ice cream, carmel, whip cream and a cherry. Scrumptious!

Megan's baby Alanna with Emery at the Nut Tree. I have a picture of me as a kid on these same horses.

Megan and Alanna. So beautiful and glamorous!

Yumm

Fun at the Zoo

We went to the Denver Zoo with Grandma and Grandpa. It was so much fun, and of course they had to spoil Emery and get her some ice cream.

Thanks for a great day. It was a hot one, but fun.

Summer Vacation

We just returned from our annual trip to California. We visited my Dad in San Diego first and then headed up to Orange County to visit Brett's family. While in San Diego, Emery got to ride one of the oldest carousels. It went fast and she loved it.
This is a great family picture on Coronado Island.

Emery is walking and loving her independence.

Picking the flowers.

Emery with Grandpa. She loved all the attention.

For Father's Day, we went to the San Diego Zoo. Emery loved seeing the animals.

We had to visit Anaheim Stadium on our trip. This is Brett's sister. Thanks Vicci for everything.

Vicci gave Emery some licorice to eat.

We ended our trip at La Jolla Beach. We let Emery put her feet in and feel the waves hit her feet. Last year she didn't like it so much, this year she wanted to get in and swim.