Oh yeah... we bought a house.

Front view.  Obviously.   (The minty-green color of the house is temporary.)  

Driveway to the garage AND Jes's studio (that second garage behind the house).  Photos of studio below. 

Entry way.  Furniture forthcoming.  

View into entertainment room.  

Front room.  

Kitchen.  The plan is to remove the half-wall/counter and set an island/bar in the middle.  

More kitchen.

Office.  

Master Turtle's room.  

Bean's room.  

Master.  Clearly, the previous owners loved green.  Note curtains.   

Back deck. 

Side deck.  

View from the backyard.  Just beyond the trees is Hole 5 of the Country Club Golf Course.

Jes's dance studio.  A shout out to Craig Brown (aka The General Contractor aka Master Carpenter) for his help putting this together.  

Another view of the studio.  For more info on Jes's growing business go to dancevolutionflagstaff.blogspot.com.  

Of course, it wouldn't be Flagstaff without a beautiful mountain view.  That's Mount Elden through the pines.  

4 years

Happy 4th Birthday, Miss Emma-bean!

So excited that we survived those "terrible twos" and "worse-than-terrible threes".  Emma is actually much happier, a much better listener, and has a super fun personality!

Stats:

39 lb. 10 oz. (81st)  44.2 inches tall (97th...off the charts)  BMI - 14.3 (17th...we're doing our part to fight childhood obesity haha)

Nicknames:
Emma-bean

And...that's about it :)

Facts:

*Emma has a mind of her own and it is REALLY hard to change it!  She refuses to let me pick her outfits. Period.

*Emma has to match Adele almost daily.  If Emma gets dressed before Adele and Adele doesn't have an outfit that matches with Emma's, Emma changes.  Makes for a long morning.

*Emma also gets tired of outfits.  She'll change AT LEAST 3 times a day.  Makes for lots of laundry, which I've now taught her how to sort before washing and put away after washing.

*Emma is very social.  She loves hanging out with friends, and she has LOTS of friends (so not me).

*Emma asks deep questions!  Instead of just asking "why" to things, she'll ask, "Mom, how come that man is driving a cart?"  "What happened to his leg?"  "When can he walk again?" etc.

*Lately Emma has been really into relationships.  When I get off the phone with my mom, she'll say, "Who was that?"  "Your mom or dad's mom?"

Miss Steffanie: Emma's Preschool teacher that we will miss dearly!

Emma's new bike for her birthday.  Complete with a seat in the back for Adele...or her doll.

The new bike gang is in town

On Emma's real birthday, we invited her friend Alora to Peter Piper Pizza.  Emma won the jackpot--literally--at one game.  Here are her 200 tickets that she won from just one token.

With 20 tokens, Emma and Alora won 602 tickets.  Half of their tokens just went to rides, so I have NO IDEA how they won so many!!

Emma's first soccer game with friends--Kaybree and Bethanie. 

Emma's Spring Dance Recital to a 50's mix.  The picture pretty much captures everyone's personalities. 

Lollipop...lollipop....

Workin' it.  

Emma's birthday party--Pop Star themed.  

Little Divas:  Alora, Maren, Emma, Bethanie, Sabrina.  Special thanks to Madi for lending her dance costumes. 

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