Hot stuff!

Thanks a lot to Aunt Sarah for handing these fancy shoes down to Emerson. The kid can NOT get enough of them. We've worn them to the store, to church, to the babysitter...she even tried to wear them to bed! Looking at that face filled with pride and joy, there's no way I can say no. There's worse things that she could be insisting on wearing I guess!

Our Summer So Far

It happens, right?

Emerson and her 4 year old cousin got a hold of "not so safety" scissors. 

I about DIED (seriously) when I realized that her piggy tales were gone, but I think the end result is pretty cute! 

Now it just looks like a funky short a-line bob.

 

Tulip(ish) Festival

A little while ago we got to meet up with some of Greg's family at the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point. It was a great chance to spend time with the family, however, the tulips were a bit sparse. I don't have much to say other than how much we love Greg's family and Emerson had such a great time with them, so here are a ton of pictures!

Bye!

Fill in the blank

This cute idea was stolen from one of my adorable, mini SILs. Thanks Em!

i want to go swimming in a warm ocean.

i can't get enough America: the History of Us. (Check it out on the History Channel!) I need a copy of it so I can just show it for the History class I teach. I think my students might learn more than from me!

i think batteries are never around when you need them the most.

i think it's annoying  when people chew ice loudly in quiet places or talk baby talk.

i'm not sure i like  being a grown up. 

i'm hungry for a big pork salad from Costa Vida.

for cinco de mayo i forgot that it was Cinco de Mayo until I got to school. Then I ate leftovers because Greg was out of town. So not festive.

i'm mad for Great Value Thin Mint Cookies. Go buy some! They're just like the Girl Scout variety and so much cheaper!

i'm glad that it's starting to warm up. Finally!

i'm nervous about potty training. Miss Emerson poops in the potty a lot, but I'm just not ready for all the wet accidents. (TMI?)

 
i have  such a great family...on both mine and Greg's sides. Seeing the issues that a lot of my students have makes me very grateful and aware of the wonderful families we have!

i need a new vacuum. At least that's what the Kirby guy said who spent 2 HOURS giving us a demonstration.

i wish money grew on trees.

i'm excited for So You Think You Can Dance to start in a few weeks. Don't judge me! ;)

i'm happy to have the best husband and kid to hang out with. We really have fun!

Now you try!

Buddies

Emerson got to hang out with her first best buddy, Kevin. The Endsley's moved to AZ, so we were really glad to get these guys together and let them play again. Too cute! They are only about a month apart in age. I've posted pictures of these 2 before when they were babies...oh how time flies!

   
Here's our Easter party. We just had a little egg hunt in the backyard with Greg's old mission companion and his little girl. It was a fun weekend. We got to listen to conference, paint some eggs, and catch up with friends. 

Emerson is lucky to have some of her best buds be her cousins. Here she is with my sister Sarah's 2 youngest, Hayden and Olivia. What a wild bunch!

New Horizons...

Greg recently entered into a new stage in his life: THE 30'S!!!!

I'm a few weeks late on this, but Greg turned 30 on the 12th. It was a work day so we kept it pretty low key. (Just like Greg likes it!) Little did he know that I had been scheming for weeks; not for a surprise party, but for his gift(s). I decided to get him 30 gifts for his 30th. It was a lot of fun going all over the place finding little things that he would like.. Some are just cheesy or silly, but we mixed in a few nice things too. He got some Blue Bell ice cream delivered all the way from Arizona, (thanks Ash!) some Winger's Amazing Sauce, some candy, a book, a harmonica and even a "flute." Emmy had a blast opening them with him and pretty much claimed all of it as her own!

 We sure love this guy and are so grateful to have him in our lives! He is such a great daddy and husband. We really couldn't ask for more!