Changing Seasons

It's finally cooled down! No more fun in the sun. Autumn brings with it the ability to FINALLY wear jeans (clearly the pumpkin idea was Ammon's)!



We used to be able to hang out with Jana (Ammon's sister) and her boyfriend Mark Eliason. They have since left the valley of the sun. We do, however, get to hang out with Mark's brother Jon and his family whenever we want because they are in our ward. Emma LOVES Adam (Mark's nephew).




Emma has finally grown up enough to like hanging out with other friends too...
Her cousin Cambryn








Her friend Elizabeth


Her favorite dog Charlie



Emma is also getting ready for Halloween by practicing her dress up skills.






I LOVE playing with Emma's hair...although it only lasts a few minutes.




So Emma got the Chicken Pox last week. When they were all scabbed over, she got diarrhea pretty bad so we get her Pedialyte. She apparently had an allergic reaction and swelled up like a balloon on her face and had hives everywhere. Poor kid!


Pumpkin carving with the Fam...





Because Ammon's family doesn't live close, we try to connect them with Emma as much as possible. For Ammon's mom's birthday, we bought one of those cards with a song that you can record your voice beforehand. Emma is a HORRIBLE mimicker so we have to videotape her saying it (it takes a million times) and then we hold the card up to the computer. I did it in the dark because I was not expecting to post it. It turned out so cute, so hopefully you can at least listen to it!

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

my new calling...

I have been hesitant sharing the news about my calling because I feel like it's not really set in stone until I am set apart. On the other hand, the 2 people I told first have already shared the news with everyone, so I thought that I might as well start spreading the news so people aren't offended that they didn't hear it first hand. :) I've already had 2 meetings with the new calling, so I guess it's more or less official!

I have been called as the Assistant Choreography Director of the Mesa Easter Pageant, and am totally excited to be a part of it! I have always wanted to perform in the pageant, but always had a reason not to try out. Now I don't really have to! :) It's a 5 year calling, and I'm in charge of holding auditions, casting, and teaching the choreography to the Angels that stand on top. I am extremely nervous because I have no idea what I'm doing, but am very grateful for all of the support of the other directors, the former choreography directors, and definitely from my family! This should be an incredible spiritual experience!

Hopefully you can all attend the pageant this year! For more information about show times and auditions, visit this site.

Looks like I'll be thinking Easter for 6 months out of the year!

cousins!

my family never lived super close to cousins, unlike ammon's family who had cousin lunch at BYU with like 50 people. because ty and i missed out on some intense cousin bonding, we're bound and determined to get our kids friends with each other. i'm thinking it'll be super easy because they couldn't be more opposite, as shown in the photo.

emma: red hair, lots of hair, never stops moving (notice the blurry foot), never stops eating (notice the graham cracker in her hand), spicy personality, never does anything we ask her to do

cambryn: blonde hair, hardly any hair, princess, poses and smiles on command

something they do have in common: they love trying on grandma's shoes!




can't wait for more neices & nephews!

Mondrian or Kandinsky?

Emma is obsessed with anything that she is not allowed to have: any type of cleaning product and any electronic device. I have tried to find ways to let her play with a few things is "ok" ways. My computer is a tablet, which means I can write on the screen, which means that Emma can draw on the screen with the special pen (I can't wait for her to draw on it with a permanent marker "accidentally"). So today I let her draw, and she was going crazy! It was so cute! She is mostly left-handed (although the doctor says you can't tell handedness yet), hence the majority of her work on the left side of the page. She also loves it when we draw her name together and say the letters aloud. She gets so proud of herself. It's so cute!! So what do you think...is she more influenced by Mondrian or Kandinsky?





Mondrian



Kandinsky