Emma's Perspective

"Mom, on Sunday while you were playing the organ I got to be the reverent child in Primary! I did great. Apparently, I was the most reverent that day!"

(okay, now we are using "apparently"!! haha- we love that girl!)

Friday Night in Phoenix (@ the museum)

8 Years Later

Love you guys.

(jessica, lynda, farrah, becca, pam, & me)

A Freak Accident

No worries...a full recovery was made.

(it only took a week!)

Who Wouldn't...

...want hair like this?

Brand Loyalty

If you know me well it shouldn't be a shock that I'd blog about this...

I love this soap. It's the only brand we use and I stock up every time there's a sale.

I prefer the regular, not the kind with lotion (there's not enough lather, doesn't seem as clean), and not the foam (my kids go crazy with that stuff and it's gone in a week).

Sometimes I even try to match it to that bathroom it's in, or the colors in my kitchen.

I know~ you are so glad you took the time to read this!!

A Good Night

When I was putting Emma to bed she said, "Mom, you are for hugs and kisses and making us food."

And that was that.

After an especially long bedtime routine I took a deep breath (trying to remain patient) when she called to me one more time just as I closed the door. I opened it and she said,

"Mom, I love you as much as I can."

I melted and she for sure got extra x&o's for that one.

End of the Season

That's Not How It's Done

Emma and Regan love to climb all over/wrestle with/"attack" Brady.

He's a good sport, but this was a bit much...

No girls, Dad does NOT want his ears pierced !!

(and that's not how they do it at the mall)

*but I did let them do it one more time so that I could get a picture- haha!

100% Emma

So we are eating dinner tonight and Emma starts telling "jokes" in other words just saying random silly things waiting for someone to laugh. She said one, but we can't remember now what is was (and it doesn't really matter) and Brady and I both gave a weak courtesy laugh. It went on like this...

Emma: Dad, that was a fake laugh.

Brady: What?

E: Like, it was not real.

Carlie: How do you know?

E: Uhg, because his real laugh is louder and more fast. That was short and not too loud.

C: Oh. ... You are smart.

E: It's easy.

E: K guys- I am going to say more things until it's real funny and you real laugh.

B: Ok, no more courtesy laughs.

E: What laughs?

B: That's what we call a laugh that is not real.

E: Yeah, no more.

At this point she says a few more randoms things and we are laughing at the conversation we just had.

E: Good guys... that's real.

*side note* Em loves Twister right now.