Sunday, May 18, 2008

Stage Fright

Emma had her end of the year program for preschool last week, all the parents get to come and watch the kids perform some of the songs they have learned throughout the year. Emma was so excited for at least a week before the program telling me they had been practicing all the songs they were going to sing and she sang them at home all the time too, it was so cute to see her practice her songs. Well, on the morning of the program I told her today was the day I got to go see her sing and she couldn't have been happier. We got her all ready and made it to preschool and got ready for the program to start. Here is a picture of Emma and TJ before it started. Notice how happy Emma looks. These next pictures are from during the program. She started out great, singing and doing the actions.


After singing the first couple of songs this is all we got from Emma (above) and below is what happened near the end. It may look like she is doing actions but is actually going to wipe a tear. Poor Emma got so embarrassed it was all she could do to not burst into tears. It was sweet and sad at the same time. I wanted so bad to grab her and give her a hug! She stayed up there the whole time though, even though she was near tears. I felt horrible that she didn't get to sing her songs she worked so hard on. After we got home and she recovered from her traumatic experience, she felt bad and wanted to do the program again. I told her we couldn't so she settled with singing the songs by herself for us. I can't believe how much I love this sweet little girl!!!

I love it!!!


I had to put this picture of Rees on because I think it is so cute! She is growing up so fast and is more and more fun every day. Babies are so much fun, especially when they are so happy :) .

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Tagged

Six things about me

1. I am a HUGE sucker for sweets, especially chocolate. Honestly, if I see it...I eat it. Jared thinks it is funny to tease me about my ability to make half (or less) a pan of brownies, cookies, cake or most anything else because it is usually at least half gone by the time he sees it.

2. I love the outdoors, anything from hiking, boating, camping, or fishing. I am really looking forward to the warm weather and getting outside for whatever reason. I was just thinking this morning how much fun it would be to take the kids camping, even if it was just up Farmington Canyon.

3. I have just recently decided I really like to run. We just bought a treadmill and I love it! I have never been a runner and am still not very good but I really enjoy it and am looking forward to running my first 5K!

4. I am deaf in my right ear, can't taste on the right side of my mouth, and don't cry out of my right eye. Most of you already know these are the results of my brain surgery to remove a benign tumor. So if you talk to me and I don't respond, it's not because I am being rude, you are just talking into my bad ear. :) I also occasionally get a really sour taste in my mouth, usually because of something I ate, or smelled, or thought about eating, and it usually lasts for quite a while. Very annoying!

5. This one may come as a suprise to Jared but I actually like to cook. The part I don't like is deciding what to cook and going shopping for the groceries I need. Maybe I will get over that someday, like when I don't have 3 small kids to take to the store with me.

6. I have three kids who I absolutely adore! I love being a stay at home mom and wouldn't want to do anything else. Of course there are parts of being a homemaker I could do without, one of the biggest being laundry :) . Oh well, I will put up with the things I don't like so I can enjoy the things I do like. After all, I did grow up in a home where my mom's motto and theme song were, "GET OVER IT". Love you mom!

There you go, I actually had a pretty hard time thinking of six things to tell about myself. I now tag Elise, Amanda, Julie, Kinley, and anyone else who wants to.

Friday, May 9, 2008

5 YEARS!!!


Jared and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary on the 3rd of May! In honor of the special occasion, we went to Game 6 of the Jazz vs. Rockets series and had so much fun! I hope this anniversay was better than last for Jared because last year I, yes I, forgot!! Luckily, Jared remembered. He called from work on our anniversay saying he got a babysitter and we were going to his cousin's house to watch the Jazz game, and me being my grouchy pregnant self didn't want to go anywhere. He put up with me and made me go anyway, as we were in the car ready to go he told me we weren't going to watch the game but we were going to dinner for our anniversary. I felt so horrible I started to cry (I blame both the forgetting and the crying on the pregnancy). These last 5 years have been a little crazy, between having babies and health issues, and I am so glad I had Jared to help me through it all. He has taught me so much these last five years and I am so very grateful for him. Thanks Jared for not only putting up with me but for making my life so much better and being the best dad our kids could ask for. LOVE YOU MOST!!!

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Happy Birthday Emma!!!

Again, I am slow in posting but Emma turned 4 on the 29th of April. I can't believe she is so big! She got to open one present in the morning, it was everything she needed to be a princess for the day. Here she is all dressed up.
We also had pink pancakes with purple syrup for the special occasion. Here she is ready to blow out her candles. Just a tip, when you put candles in pancakes wait until the pancakes cool off a bit. Otherwise they melt! Genius.
We started off the morning at the park and ended it with strawberry shortcake (yummm) at my mom's. We also went and saw Horton Hears A Who (with Emma all dressed up of course). It was great because we, along with my sisters and their kids, were the only ones in the theater so the little boys who got restless towards the end of the movie could run around and not bother anyone. During the movie I handed Emma a starburst, she ate it and a little while later poked me and said, "mom, was there paper on that treat you gave me?" She had eaten the wrapper along with the candy and didn't realize it until the candy was gone and the paper was stuck in her teeth. It was pretty funny.

Just a few things I love about Emma

  • She is so excited about learning right now, she is always asking me how things are spelled and telling me what letters begin different words. She also loves to have me tell her which numbers to push on the phone so she can dial and call people. We have done Jared's cell phone so many times she has it memorized. Jared is SO glad I taught her so now she can call him whenever she wants, and as many times as she wants :) .

  • I love the way she pretends to be a princess. Everything about her changes from the way she walks to the way she sits on her chair. She has started a new thing lately, she will "accidently" bump into something just so she can say "oh" in her soft, high pitched princess voice. She even has her own little accent she has developed.

  • Emma loves to sing and dance. She makes up her own songs to sing, usually about whatever she is doing at the moment. When she finishes she will look at me and wait for me to clap and if I don't she is very quick to point out that she just finished her lovely song and it is time for me to clap.

  • Emma has a shirt she calls her "preganant" shirt. Without fail, every time I get it out for her to wear she says, "I'm going to wear my preganant shirt today?" I love the way she says it. She is also very sweet to comment on my clothes and hair. She will often tell me how cute I look or tell me my clothes are pretty...and she is not afraid to tell me if she doesn't like my clothes either.

  • I absolutely love Emma's imagination. She comes up with the funniest things. She is also very thoughtful.
  • Emma is super friendly and loves to meet and talk to new people. She just knows everyone she meets wants to know all about her. It is fun but it also makes me a little nervous.

Emma is my little sweetheart. She definitely has a stinky side but for the most part is very sweet. I have loved watching her with Rees these last few months. She takes such good care of her and keeps telling me she can't wait to be a mom. She is so fun and I have loved watching her grow these last 4 years.

As I was cleaning up Emma's birthday decorations I kept hearing her say, "I'm being a mommy, I'm being a mommy" over and over again, I wasn't really paying attention thinking she must just be playing with her dolls. When I finally looked at her this is what I saw. This is Emma being a "mommy". I sure love her!