Last Arizonian Blog

eI am sad to announce this is my last AZ blog. I really am sad! This has been my home for 2 years, I've made amazing new friends and have an awesome ward, that I am going to miss. I know this is right for our family (saving money and being closer to extended family) but it doesn't make it any easier.

To my AZ friends:

Keep checking up on us, because I plan on checking up on you!

I'm definitely coming to visit, new babies and catching up for close friends is a must!

To our UT clan:

Watch out cause here we come!

PS If any of you can help us move into my mom's on August 2nd, we would love extra help - plus we'll swim afterwards.

Since we're taking apart my computer in the next few days, this will be my last post for awhile!
Without further ado, picture catch up!

Our gorgeous girls! I love these dresses they're wearing (from Grandma Lisa) an amazing find from Wally World - WalMart.

I did 2 crafty things last week: #1) Made these cute mini cupcakes for book club.#2) Made these nursing covers for my friend Alicia. I wish I'd had some of these! The secret peeking hood is amazing!Helping me pack, a kinda wish they could ride in the back of the truck.Tessa's new seat and no, that's not the wind in her hair. If I remember right it's avocado, now guacamole.Emory being silly.

Emory's new thing - "Please, Mom? Just five more minutes of sleeping?"Guess what I did?Too cute! Feet crossed and nose in the air. She loves to take her nap on the couch, it's a special treat.Last day of her favorite place in the world - Sierra Montana Nursery!

Satan's Playland

How many of you mom's out there have had to navigate through one of these babies, looking for a small toddler who won't heed your calls and has been MIA for going on 15 minutes?Oh, the pleasures of motherhood! I NEVER take these girls out to lunch, but today we were already out so I decided the McDonald's dollar menu probably wouldn't break the bank. After we ate, Emory begged me to let her go play. I was nervous because it was huge and multi-layered and there were places I wouldn't be able to see into, etc. I caved and let her go, with the warning to come down when I called. She went up. I waited and watched. I caught a glimpse of her after a while and then she disappeared again. After a few minutes I heard her scuffling and shouting something like, "LET ME GO!" I tried to walk around and find her, to no avail. She stopped so I thought she was on her way down - yeah, right. Going on 10 minutes, still no sign of her. To heck with it! I slung Tessa over my arm, and up we went.

3 reasons Rachel should not be allowed in The Play land
1) I'm not very nimble in the tubes of doom, especially with a 20 lbs. 9-month old wriggling. I was totally blocking small people traffic
2) It was 1 million degrees in there. I was seriously drenched by the time I exited.
3) I almost strangled the child who was holding Emory captive!

That's right, captive! This little girl who couldn't have been much older than Emory, was holding Em's feet so she couldn't get away. I scolded that nasty little girl, and she looked at me with this completely blank stair. Whatever, I hauled Emory down - she was upset too, because she hadn't even gotten to play - we got our shoes on and headed out. This older woman must have seen me "golum-ing" along up there and asks, "Have you seen my granddaughter, she has pig tales and a Dora shirt and . . ." Nasty Girl!?!?! That's right, I told that lady that her bratty kid was holding Emory against her will and well, a few other things, anyways . . . No response, she just looked at me and shrugged her shoulders, and went back to her 3500 calorie lunch!
Moral of story:
There is a reason Heavenly Father created peanut butter and jelly!

We LOVE Firemen!

Holy cow! What a morning! At about 8:30 a.m., I was taking out the garbage when my neighbor came running up to me. She was close to hysterical, saying that she'd locked her son in the running car! Yikes! She needed to use my phone because her house keys and cell phone were in the car too. I ran and got dressed so I could stay outside with the baby (he's about 18 months) and make sure he was okay, while she called AAA. They said they'd be 60 minutes (SERIOUSLY!!!) but that it probably wouldn't take that long since she'd be first priority with a running, lock out, baby in the car. She went out to wait for them. About ten minutes later, I went out to check on them and she was still waiting! The baby had fallen asleep and was profusely sweating (which scared the crap out of me, I would have broken a window by that time!) She got panicky again, so I ran in and called 9*1*1. They transferred me to the fire department and our AWESOME Surprise Fire Department showed up 2 1/2 minutes later!!! "Hooray," is what Emory shouted as they came around the corner. It took them a couple minutes to break in, but they did it and the baby (and car) are okay. Emory told the men, "Thanks for saving his life!" They were super nice, and gave all the kids firemen hats.

Who's my famous Dad?

A girl in my home ward is marrying this guy with a famous Dad. Can you tell who it is? Hint: A couple of the people getting announcements are Rosie O'Donnell and Michael Jackson!
When we saw him at church the first time she said, "If that isn't ______ _______'s son, I'll eat my hat!" She was totally right, and therefore did not have to eat her hat.

My camera is on the fritz so no pictures for today, but the girls are just too crazy to not mention.
Tess turned 9 months this week and HOLY COW! It's been a rough few weeks for her. She got two teeth within a few days of each other, and is working on more. She's moving all over which results in bangs, bumps, and tumbles. She's gotten a major attitude problem causing many a scuffle with Emory - serious fighting, which I'm shocked by! Her new stats are 20 lbs. and 29 inches, and I'm not surprised at all. Everyday she does something new. She's also sworn of baby food. Not interesting enough or something like that. She wants to eat what we're eating and does a great job. She loves noodles (especially Mac 'n Cheese, bread, the Gerber finger foods, avocado, cheese, yogurt and cottage cheese, peeled grapes, bananas, cooked carrots, and the list goes on. We've been swimming a ton, and Tess inherited Cory's amazingly olive skin. She's so dark, people ask what ethnicity she is!?!?
Emory is hilarious as ever. I love the stuff she comes up with. I've been packing and she insists upon helping. Everything we pack has a place already, "And the picture will go in Katie's room, and she'll love it! And this statue on Grandma's table, and she'll love it!" She's obsessed with WALL*E. I've never seen someone so excited to see a movie, and now we talk about it all day long. There's a part in the movie where WALL*E and EVE are telling each other their names. We had friends over the other night and there little boy said "WALL*E," pointing to himself. Of course she new exactly what to say, "EVE," pointing to herself. It was hilarious!

I WIN!!!!! Jesse and DeAnna FOREVER!

I totally knew it!!! That was the best, and they are so freakin' cute! Anyways, I couldn't say any of these comments before, so as not to bias the poll (which I rigged anyways - 2 of the 3 votes for Jesse were mine!). Seriously, if you watched how she acted, kissed, and looked at Jesse compared to Jason . . . let's just say that there's no comparison. I am going to go enjoy my victory back rub, and eat a few mint Oreo cookies to celebrate. Goodnight!

Hole in one!

We're announcing Cory's retirement from the medical profession! He will be joining the PGA tour, taking Tiger's place . . . just kidding! I really think I would cry after we've put all this time in, but if it meant Tiger's pay check, I'd do it in a heart beat. Anyways, Cory went golfing today and got a HOLE IN ONE! Seriously!! He's always loved golf, and really works hard at improving his game. He went with his cousin Jesse today, don't ask me why they golfed in 109 degree weather? (The girls and I were swimming like normal human beings should be doing) He was at:
Arizona Traditions Golf Course
Hole #11
124 yards
Sand wedge
Titleist Pro V1 Ball
Phew, that was a mouth full! He was as giddy as a school girl when he got home. My whole family is stoked, Adam is under some pressure now to get one.

Congratulations Cory!

The Bachelorette

We have a confession . . . we're closet Bachelorette Fans! Cory "accidentally" watched the first show and got hooked. I watched last week and now I'm obsessed! I KNOW she's in love with Jesse, but Cory thinks it's Jason. So, we're having a poll - if you haven't seen it you must!
(You can watch past episodes on the internet.)