Emily does not like hats, so I was surprised when she found a headband and put it on her head and ran around. She still doesn’t like it when we put hats/headbands on her, but if she finds it she loves putting it on and wearing it. Emily has become my dish washing buddy! This…
Family
Our HUGE Whiteboard
Soon after we moved in, Andrew came up with a cool idea to put a huge whiteboard in the office. I didn’t have an opinion on the matter and he was super excited about the project, so I said it would be fun to see what he came up with. He found a 4×8 foot…
Moments
This gem takes us all the way back to August, when Emily and I were with my parents for a couple of weeks. She is a morning person, and she really liked all of the books and toys my family had put together for her. Shortly after we all moved back to Indiana officially, I…
Twenty Four
The last time we took family pictures together (besides a selfie with a phone camera), Andrew and I were outside the Manti temple just after we got married. So sad. I used my birthday as the excuse to borrow a tripod and remote and update our family photos. Andrew was kind enough to help me…
Emily’s First Birthday – Part 2
My family arrived mid-morning on Saturday, just as Emily woke up from her morning nap. We decided to start the present opening process while she was well rested and happy. She immediately grabbed the pacifier on the ribbon that we left in Utah and played with that for a long time. After showing her many…
Emily’s First Birthday – Part 1
Andrew and I decided that we would do all of the official celebrations for Emily’s birthday on Saturday when my family came into town and he wasn’t staying up until 3 am every day last week writing a paper. When we all woke up on Wednesday morning however, we couldn’t help singing happy birthday to…
12 Months Old
Dear Emily, Happy Birthday, my sweet girl. I am so excited to share this huge milestone with you. You are a regular part of our family now, and I can’t imagine life without you. The last few weeks your personality has begun to shine through even more and you get excited about everything. You form…
“The Living Christ” free printable
I’ve been struggling to find a better way to worship on Sunday during church. A wiggly almost one-year-old makes any hopes of pulling out my scriptures – paper or electronic – nearly impossible unless I want to share. Last Saturday while listening to the General Women’s Broadcast, I was touched by the example of Neill F. Marriott:…
My Heart is in Too Many Places
I’ve rewritten this post a half dozen times, and I think I’ve finally gotten to the root of the problem. My heart is in too many pieces, left in too many places. There are some wonderful things about having many homes among so many people spread far and wide. But sometimes it just leaves a…
Chicago Temple
On Saturday we had the opportunity to go to the Chicago Temple because some friends of ours offered to watch Emily. It was an all day event, with lots of preparation the night before to try and be ready for the journey. While initially I felt a little upset that it was so much work…