Catching up ...Lots and LOTS of catching up !

So when I last posted that I would be posting in the next few days I had no idea how crazy things were about to get.

A lot of really big things have been happening for me and Cody , not all bad things just really big changes and  I guess some weird and difficult trials too. Things just seem to be happening all at once and it feels a little overwhelming . So overwhelming in fact that  on one of the days that I had planned on blogging, I instead found myself sitting in a restaurant  called "Barry's Drive Inn Diner" at 9:30 pm holding my sleeping child and crying while trying to eat a burger and fries.  Now some of you more emotional types (no judgement) might be thinking " Well it doesn't sound that bad , I cry all the time.", but I'm not exactly what you might call the crying type. I don't find it easy or comfortable to cry not even in front of Cody... It just makes me feel WAY to vulnerable. As a matter of fact sometimes even when I am by myself ,when I NEED to so very bad , I simply can't .  So for me to cry sitting in a diner, that should tell you something. 

Well life must go on no matter how crazy and scary it might seem, so as promised

SOME NEW (but really old)  BLOG POSTS!!!

WOW! I'm SO behind!

Just a warning, I will be posting like a crazy person the next few days... at least that's the plan ; )

Random Funny things Emma has done

When she was about 6 months old she started doing this in her bumbo. The best part is that if you walked around the bumbo she would follow you  by sitting up when you were in front of her and then flipping backwards arms flung out to the side when you would walk behind her. this is how she would watch me do the dishes.

As soon as she learned how to crawl I couldn't leave her alone with a basket of laundry... as a matter of fact I still can't!

At about 4 months she became very obsessed with her feet and still is to this very day. We love it! She is always grabbing things with her feet like they are hands. SO funny to watch.

She is around 7 months in this picture. She thought it was REALLY funny that she was sitting on the couch all by herself. I tried to get some pics of her laughing but of course she stopped when I pulled out the camera. Not a waste though , she looked super cute that day.

Emma's first valentine

 On Valentine's Day Cody surprised me and Emma with sweet gifts. I got roses and a necklace (so sweet!) and Emma got a balloon and a stuffed caterpillar bobble head. SHE LOVED IT! 

Thank you darling Cody.

A day at the park

At the beginning of April Cody played his bagpipes at a wedding for a friend of his sister Nicole's . Not wanting to disturb our neighbors while he practiced we walked to a park that was close to our house and Emma and I watched and listened while he practiced. While he was playing Emma started trying to mimic the bagpipes which had me laughing pretty hard. She still tries to sing along with her daddy's music. funny thing is she does a pretty good job! It really is adorable.

We thought that while we were there we would introduce her to the wonderful world of swings...

She was NOT a fan...

Until Daddy was holding her, Of course

 

Emma at 9 months

She LOVED being put into this basket so that she could tip it over and climb out.

 

 

We took a bunch of pictures of her out side of our home in Provo. Here they all are. A Special thank you to Jess Meachum for the adorable outfit!! 

From about 7 months to about 10 Months she ALWAYS chewed her index finger.

She started this serious face a couple of days before we took these pictures .  Always with her head up and her mouth closed. 

Ha Ha Took me a LONG time to notice the head band was coming off... Oh well .

I love all of her chubs in this picture! 9 months was her chubbiest baby month. She was in the 55th percentile at her 9 month check up and dropped to 18th by her One year so I really miss her baby chubs.

She does this thing we call skinny tongue , it's super cute and really funny. This isn't the best picture of it but the only good ones are on my dad's camera .

One of my favorite pictures of  me and Emma

This one too

Two Wonderful Years

March 28th marked two years since Cody and I were sealed together for time and all eternity in the St. George Utah temple. Our time together so far as been a crazy and amazing ride and I feel so blessed just knowing that we have the rest of forever to be together.

OOPS! Thought I posted this one forever ago!