Going Private!

Hey guys! I don't know if there are too many of you out there that read my blog, but after careful consideration, I have decided to go Private! If you want to still be in the know about our family, and fun things we do, just leave me a comment with your email address and I will send you an invite. Thanks!

Horses, Forts, and Valentines

The past few days have been loads of fun! My beautiful sister invited me and the kids to the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show. Knowing how much my kids love horses, we couldn't pass that up! While we were there we enjoyed watching all the horses, crafts, ice cream, and family fun.

Kaylee and Crew got to paint a ceramic statue of a horse.

Kaylee took her time and made sure everything was done just right.Crew slathered on the paint because he just wanted to play with the horse as soon as possible. Crew's horse suffered a leg injury on the way home, but nothing a little glue couldn't fix! (thanks dad!)

One night I walked into Kaylee and Crew's room to find they had taken all of their blankets and hung them from the loft bed to make a fort. It was pretty sweet, but they had to come down so they could sleep (it's still a little chilly at night). I had some curtains that someone gave me awhile back and I had an idea....

Voila! Instant fort! Kaylee keeps it closed day and night. She loves it. Crew is a little jealous that his bed isn't so "fort-ish", so I have to think of something to go over his bed. I have some ideas... I'll post pics if it turns out.

Here is our little angel!

She's such a sweetie, and again, growing like a weed! She is starting to "coo and ahh " alot and it's just adorable! Crew tries to mimic her sounds all the time and says, "Mom, Emma just said 'Ahhh'!" Like I wasn't sitting right next to him and didn't hear her say it myself! So funny!

Oh, and not to brag, but my wonderful husband made me a delicious King Crab dinner for Valentines Day, and got me not one, but TWO dozen roses! Beautiful!!

Dog pile in the living room! Emma even got in on that action!

What are YOU doing??

We have been busy with life here.

Emma is growing at a rapid rate. I took her into the doctor at 7 weeks because I feared she might be getting a bad cold, only to find out that she is weighing in at a whopping 12 lbs. 9 oz! She's doing much better by the way. She loves to take baths and she always wakes up in the morning with a giggle and a smile. She's such a happy and content little girl. I think I am spoiling her cause I just love to hold and snuggle with her!

A few weeks ago we went to Scottsdale to the Train Park they have out there. It was really fun. The kids rode the carousel, and we all hopped on board the little train. Crew was in heaven! We also toured a train that President Roosevelt used to travel in. Pretty cool if you ask me! We want to do a train ride in Flagstaff one of these days and go to the Grand Canyon.

Just last week I threw a baby shower for one of my new friends in the ward, Kinslee. It was a surprise, so she had no idea when she walked in the door that everyone was there for her! It was a fun night, and I am happy to say she had her baby today and they are both doing great!

A few nights ago we went hiking as a family at the White Tank Mountains. Not too far from our house. It was a 2 mile hike, pretty easy, and there was a waterfall at the end! The kids had a great time. We are going to try and hike more of the trails they have at that park, see if we can hike them all!

Not the greatest picture of me, but I have to make one little comment. It has been 8 weeks since Emma was born, and I have officially worked off all my baby weight! Personal record! Now, I still have a goal to lose more weight, but I wanted to share how happy I am that I am on my way to a more healthy lifestyle! Love it!!