Living Planet Aquarium

Fishy faces...if that's what you can call them.

Kate and Dave blessed their new baby the Saturday before Easter. After the blessing we all went to the Living Planet Aquarium. Emma really loved it. I personally thought there were entirely too many people...but that's just me. I guess I am really becoming a country girl. Anyway, here are some pictures.

More Birthday!

For Emma's "real" birthday we went bowling with the Mills family. Russ and Janelle and the boys came, along with Grandma and Grandpa Mills, and Callie. It was so much fun! Emma loved it and keeps asking when we can go again. She was spoiled once again with presents from Russ and Janelle and the boys, and a cowgirl hat and scarf from Grandma and Grandpa Mills. Thanks for coming guys! We need to do that more often!

Birthday, Birthday, and More Birthday

So, Emma might just be the most spoiled kid on the planet. Her birthday this year lasted just over a week. First we had a fun cowboy birthday party at Grandma Barlow's house. The kids got their very own cowboy hats and scarves. We had a rainbow pinata...yes it was very dangerous as you can see from the pictures...cupcakes with green grass frosting and farm animals....and hotdogs and hamburgers to boot! Emma had so much fun and was completely spoiled by her grandparents and cousins...all of which brought a present for her to open. We were happy to get the whole family together!

Fairy Tea Party

It has taken me forever to post this, but here are some pictures from last months Fairy Tea Party at the Provo Library. Hailey and Trisha invited Emma and I to go with them. It was so much fun! The girls were taught a little about manners and how to curtsy. They got to meet the fairy King and have their picture taken with him. They looked so adorable. Then we got to have cookies, cheese, strawberries, and lemon water to drink. I am so glad we went. Emma was totally loving it. It was put on by a professional ballet company. They had the center of the room cleared out and we got to watch these amazing ballerinas do their thing. Hailey was trying to convince us that they were just girls "dressed like" ballerinas! We told her that only "real" ballerinas can dance like that! Fun Fun!

Sleeping Beauty

The other day Callie went around the corner and found Emma all tuckered out in her princess chair in our back entry. She was sooooo tired! I had to carry her to her room and change her into her pj's and she never even flinched!

Farwell to Winter...hopefully

Emma had so much fun playin' in the snow with her daddy the other day. She made a snow angel since the snow was too icy for a snowman. We haven't had much time to play in the snow this winter...but we sure have had enough snow to play in! Emma loves the snow. I also love winter time but am very ready for it to be over this year. I always look forward to Spring and the opportunity to go outside and get my hands dirty!

Summertime

Oh summertime. I love these pictures of sweet Emma. I can't wait to play in the sunshine!

Joey's Book

I am currently working on a book on Joey's life. If anyone has any pictures or stories they would like to share that would be great.

Christmas 2008

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. We were able to go to Pleasant Grove and spend Christmas with my family. My Grandma Barlow was here from Georgia and we had a great time visiting with her. Emma was spoiled rotten as usual and had so much fun playing with her cousins. It was hard not having Joey there for Christmas and was hard seeing the first year anniversary of his death come so soon. We miss him so much!

We also celebrated Christmas with Ivan's family a few weeks before Christmas. We all went and stayed at his sister Melissa's beautiful new home. This year we decided to do something a little different and adopted a family to buy Christmas gifts for. We usually draw names and buy for one of Ivan's siblings and their family. We took the money we would have spent on that and each bought for a child from our adopted family. We had so much fun shopping all together at WalMart for this little family. Their mother had been in a car accident and was in a coma. The 5 little girls are all living with their grandparents in a single wide trailer. It is always a blessing to have the opportunity to help someone in need. We all wrapped the gifts together and were able to see what everyone got. We also donated a Christmas tree and decorations and some food and clothing for the adults. It was an experience we won't forget. Thank you Melissa for letting us come and stay.