I think that I have been in slight denial about the fact that my baby is turning two. That and the fact that it was Easter yesterday have kind of put her special day in a tailspin! I have been trying to make it special for her, but when they are two you wonder if they even grasp the fact! Anyway, since I am at work and feeling like I need to do something special for her, I am resorting to writing her a birthday blog!
Happy Birthday Emma! You are a very special little girl! You bring joy to many people, mostly me and your dad, I think. He often turns to me after playing with you and says, "I love being a Dad!" And I love being your mom. I am excited to be able to spend more time with you as I long for your presence while I am at work now. Only a few more days! That is a birthday present to you, I suppose!
For your future knowledge, some of your favorite things right now are: Little Einsteins, riding bikes, and playing on any playground! You beg both me and your Dad to go outside every day! You are very smart. You know all of your letters, numbers, shapes, and colors. And you are a genius (In your mom's opinion) because you can already read five words: Emma, Cat, Dog, Mom, and Dad! You love to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, I Am a Child of God, I Love to See the Temple, I Hope They Call Me on a Mission, and the theme song to Little Einsteins. Your favorite foods are yogurt, cereal, potatoes, cheese, macaroni and cheese, pizza, and fruit snacks. You are a very well tempered little girl - you sleep well, but are fighting nap time lately! You love to play with your cousins and your friend Jack! We all love you very much!
Love, Mom!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Ketchup - Catch Up
Sadly, it has been forever since I have blogged. It is always hard to come back, especially when it seems like there is so much to cover. I will do my best to catch up!
February 29th was a special leap year event for both my adorable and adoring husband and our good friend Sean – they had a joint birthday celebration doing one of Matt’s all time favorite things, go-cart racing at Winner’s Motorsports. Avoiding a near fall apart of the entire event, Winner’s saved the day and gave us an all around great time. I think Matt was in near paradise, crazy guy. I had to race with all the men, but am happy to report that I held my own. I will refer you to the blogroll and Adam and Jami’s blog for another point of view on the affair. Our viewpoint: one hundred percent success!
This last week Matt and I (mostly Matt) have been frantically making the move into his parent's home. Admittedly, I wasn’t quite ready for the transition, but I think Matt has been feeling a slight ache for home and to ease it chose to move at first chance. It has been crazy. All of our stuff is now strewn between three locations – four if you include mail that is still going to our Farmington house. After more than a week of work, it seems that every time we are about settled, we turn around to find another closet to clean and crap to sort through. It will be awhile….I don’t think I will be able to really settle until approximately April 12th – ish – since the 11th is my official last day of work. If anyone is looking for an amazing full time job – pretty much the best job around – mine is opening up! Give us a holler.
To end out the frantic moving week (which, in reality, will never end) Matt wanted to make a Moab trek. No one would come with us – so Matt, Emma, and I went on our own. Our first official family vaca, just the three (and a half) of us. We stayed in a little KOA cabin. I had heard they were quaint and kind of fun, I just didn’t register the fact that it is still camping! We had a relatively good experience with the lodging. Matt took me on some great jeepin’ trails. He even let me pick one – Kane Creek Canyon - although, I don’t think he will let me pick again since he nearly killed himself on a very treacherous part of the trail (I am not ashamed to tell you that I get out of the jeep during parts of the trail where my life may be in danger – oh and I get Emma out with me). He and I both survived, glory day. After Kane Creek, we spent some time in Arches, the draw there being that my good friend Michelle was up from Oklahoma to camp at the park. I took a long shot to try and track her down and voila! There she was! It was good to see her for a minute! We also saw some great scenery, in abundance at arches, and wore our little Emma out with all the hiking. The next day Matt wanted to do Porcupine Rim, but I have issues with cliffs and heights mixed with death defying maneuvers in a four wheel vehicle – so I talked him out of it and we did the classic Fins and Things. It is always a favorite. While on the trail we ran into the famous Easter Jeep Safari, which is the closest I have come to a celebrity sighting since Apollo – so it was pretty exciting. Wish I could post some pics, but we forgot the camera. Sorry all. Anyway, the trip was really great, a good experience for us – but next time we want some company (Matt wants someone who is not a complete chicken!) So, come with us, okay?
Anyway, I think that pretty much puts us at the present – five days from Easter (who decided to have it this early?) and six from my little one’s second birthday (can you believe it?) Hopefully I will be a better blogger from now on! And hopefully I will have pictures to share next time!
Also, visit Idol Girl at Twilight – my new sister blog – if you want to discuss girl things. The link is on the blogroll.
Sarah
February 29th was a special leap year event for both my adorable and adoring husband and our good friend Sean – they had a joint birthday celebration doing one of Matt’s all time favorite things, go-cart racing at Winner’s Motorsports. Avoiding a near fall apart of the entire event, Winner’s saved the day and gave us an all around great time. I think Matt was in near paradise, crazy guy. I had to race with all the men, but am happy to report that I held my own. I will refer you to the blogroll and Adam and Jami’s blog for another point of view on the affair. Our viewpoint: one hundred percent success!
This last week Matt and I (mostly Matt) have been frantically making the move into his parent's home. Admittedly, I wasn’t quite ready for the transition, but I think Matt has been feeling a slight ache for home and to ease it chose to move at first chance. It has been crazy. All of our stuff is now strewn between three locations – four if you include mail that is still going to our Farmington house. After more than a week of work, it seems that every time we are about settled, we turn around to find another closet to clean and crap to sort through. It will be awhile….I don’t think I will be able to really settle until approximately April 12th – ish – since the 11th is my official last day of work. If anyone is looking for an amazing full time job – pretty much the best job around – mine is opening up! Give us a holler.
To end out the frantic moving week (which, in reality, will never end) Matt wanted to make a Moab trek. No one would come with us – so Matt, Emma, and I went on our own. Our first official family vaca, just the three (and a half) of us. We stayed in a little KOA cabin. I had heard they were quaint and kind of fun, I just didn’t register the fact that it is still camping! We had a relatively good experience with the lodging. Matt took me on some great jeepin’ trails. He even let me pick one – Kane Creek Canyon - although, I don’t think he will let me pick again since he nearly killed himself on a very treacherous part of the trail (I am not ashamed to tell you that I get out of the jeep during parts of the trail where my life may be in danger – oh and I get Emma out with me). He and I both survived, glory day. After Kane Creek, we spent some time in Arches, the draw there being that my good friend Michelle was up from Oklahoma to camp at the park. I took a long shot to try and track her down and voila! There she was! It was good to see her for a minute! We also saw some great scenery, in abundance at arches, and wore our little Emma out with all the hiking. The next day Matt wanted to do Porcupine Rim, but I have issues with cliffs and heights mixed with death defying maneuvers in a four wheel vehicle – so I talked him out of it and we did the classic Fins and Things. It is always a favorite. While on the trail we ran into the famous Easter Jeep Safari, which is the closest I have come to a celebrity sighting since Apollo – so it was pretty exciting. Wish I could post some pics, but we forgot the camera. Sorry all. Anyway, the trip was really great, a good experience for us – but next time we want some company (Matt wants someone who is not a complete chicken!) So, come with us, okay?
Anyway, I think that pretty much puts us at the present – five days from Easter (who decided to have it this early?) and six from my little one’s second birthday (can you believe it?) Hopefully I will be a better blogger from now on! And hopefully I will have pictures to share next time!
Also, visit Idol Girl at Twilight – my new sister blog – if you want to discuss girl things. The link is on the blogroll.
Sarah
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