Emory's 3rd Year!

Every year for Emory's birthday, I've done a little comemorative video. I think it's compensation for not being a scrapbooker? Anyway, here it is . . . Emory's third year pictures! Click on the thumbnail picture above to view it.

Miracle Idol?

Little David Enchilada graced the front page of the newspaper for the 27th time this year, and Emory caught a glimpse of it when we brought it in. She hurried over and and said, "Look mom, it's MIRACLE IDOL!" Gotta love it!

Mother's Day was an event. Emory gave me a hand-made book mark and Tessa gave me a slobbery kiss, and I couldn't have asked for more! My mom gave me a gift certificate for a pedicure and I in turn gave her a pedicure (the poor man's version, me rubbing, scubbing, painting nails etc.) The girls and I left for Logan after dinner.

We spent 6 days up there, and had fun visiting Grandmas and Grandpas, aunts and uncles, and Cookie. The weather was comparable to AZ in the middle of the winter, so we were shivering. This is Cookie, the Tessa protector! She hardly left her side, let her pull her hair and ears without a yipe; she's the best (fattest) dog ever!

This is Em and Uncle Chase. That's right, I said uncle! This is Cory's little brother, there's 14 months between him and both the girls. Emory loved playing at the park with this little guy.

Emory is so fun! With her birthday coming, she's getting more and more excited. She'll ask anyone she sees, "When's your birthday?" then, "When's my birthday?" She says she wants a "skapeboard" and is constantly trying the skate on the back of the stroller.

Tessa is seriously a crack-up. When she isn't trying to steal attention from everyone, she's learning a new skill. She mastered waving and clapping in the last few weeks. Crawling is coming closer and closer. She's getting herself into some amazing postions. Sitting to tummy, sitting to splits, etc. She'll scoot around on her bum, and crawls backwards like a champ!

We went to the Hogle Zoo on Monday. What a treat! I hadn't been for years and loved it! Emory had a great time too. Tessa was so good, and loved the monkeys, which she actually spotted through the fences. Here's some pictures:

Tessa exercising in the stroller.

Monkey-ing around

Cutest gorilla ever!


Emory was deathly afraid of this to begin with, but realized that it was fun after a while.

I love these girls!

Cory is getting lonely, I think. It has to be sad going from a hustling, bustling house to a deadly quiet studying realm. He'd better do well on this test, because we're missing him too. He did great on his finals, and finished this quarter with the best grades of his medical school career! We love him and are so happy with how well he's done, balancing all of the stresses of the last two years!

Washlet, oh Washlet!

So, one of the best things about being at my mom's house is her Washlet. Don't know what a Washlet is? Check out this AMAZING website:

http://www.washlet.com/

It's super funny, I was "crapping" my pants!

Anyways, we've been busy little bees, running from one activity to the next. The flight here was great; Emory was so cute! She kept singing flying songs and played peek-a-boo with the guy behind her. "Mom, I'm tinkerbell! Mom, I see cloudies! Mom, look! Baby cars!" She loved it. Tessa was tolerable, I suppose. It was right in the middle of her naptime and she's the kind of baby who sleeps in her crib, not in arms. (Can't complain, she's been sleeping 11 hours a night for 4 months!) When we walked out of the terminal we were greeted by happy (crying) grandparents, and what could be better?

Emory is loving all the attention, she is constantly yelling for one of her aunts or uncles to come play. They love all the funny things she says, so here's a few I could remember:

"Look Josh, it's your friend, Animal!" I don't think that she understands that Josh and Adam (Animal) are brothers, let alone my brothers!

"Grandma, check it out!" This was in reference to all the beads at Michaels.

"Mom, I toot like Josh?!" Self explanitory.

Tessa has really taken to my brother Josh. They do this crazy "breathe-out-you-nose-super-fast-while-making-a-scrunch-face" thing!

Everytime we show her pictures of Cory, she goes nuts! She grabs the picture and points at Cory over and over, jabbering the whole time. Luckily we have webcam so we can all get our Cory fix.

Grandma and Grandpa Hulse came to visit on Tuesday and we had a grand ole time at the Golden Moo-Moo (Golden Corral) with them. My dad also heated our pool early so we could start swimming. I have to say that Emory is taking right after her parents and loves the water! It probably helps that she just finished lessons in AZ. She's a fish. I wonder if anything scares this kid! Not strangers, not water, not movies, not dogs . . . seriously nothing - so far! This was Tess' first swimming experience, and she wasn't sure at first, but warmed up very quickly. I dunked her, of course, to make sure she's used to it from the beginning and it didn't even phase her.

The results are in!

Yes to the flower! I tried it in Emory's hair this week, and I think I liked it better on her. Oh well! We're off to Utah tomorrow, wish us luck, and we'll keep you posted on our adventures up north. (To any Arizonans reading this - please make sure my husband doesn't starve. Maybe invite him to dinner once in while?)