WANTED: A Few Good Books

I have always been an avid reader, but it has definitely slowed down after having 2 children. I am looking for some new books to read. I know about Shelfari and GoodReads, but I thought it would be fun for my blogging friends to give me some suggestions on good books they have read or are reading. I love just about anything -no horror or sleazy please :) I am just finishing up Eclipse (and I just think they are OK. I am not in love with them and it has taken me forever to get this far in them) and I just finished A Tree Grows in Brooklyn- which I LOVED (Thanks Sharon). I am also re-reading the Harry Potter series; I just cannot get enough of them. Please share a comment or two and I would appreciate it!! Thanks

Oh How the Years Go By....

I decided to make a big collage of Emmary three years in the making. For some reason Picasa repeated the bottom line of pictures but oh well. I believe you can click on the pictures to see them larger if you would like. She has just changed our lives for the better and we love her so much. She makes the world a brighter place to live in. We love you Em :)

Happy Birthday Emmary!!!

Emmary had her 3rd birthday on Saturday May 3rd. I can't believe my little girl is 3 years old!! Where have the years gone? We had a birthday party with a few of Emmary's friends. She wanted a ladybug cake, so I made her one. She was a little shy but she had a good time with her friends and loved opening the presents. We let Davis try some cake as "practice" for his birthday on the 29th. Thanks to everyone who came and celebrated our fun day!!

Main street Water Park

We spent a few hours at the Main Street Water Park a few Saturday's ago. The kids just love it!! Davis stood against that rock laughing at the water and splashing for over an hour. I only got one picture of Emmary because that was the longest I could get her to stand still. Our friends Katie and Cooper also came to play. Then Cooper's little friend Treyson came. It was fun to have all the kids together. For any of our friends reading this blog that don't live in St. George, you need to come visit and see this water park- it is so great. It was just what St. George needed.

Look Mom, I'm Barbie!

The other day I decided to blow dry Emmary's hair and use a flat iron. It didn't really work and it was still curly, but I'm okay with that because I love her curls. When I was all done I put the flower in her hair and she said, "Look mom, I'm Barbie!!" She has only seen one Barbie movie in her life, but she doesn't miss a thing. She is growing up so fast and I can't believe that she will be 3 in a few weeks. It's amazing how much my life has changed in 3 short years. Some days I think I will lose my mind, but for the most part, the bigger she gets the more I love her. She is just like my little best friend that goes with me everywhere. I can't remember what life was like without her.

Swim Time

The weather has been gorgeous lately so we have been going to the pool a lot. Last weekend we were at 88- perfect!! Davis is a total water baby. He had a double ear infection in these pictures, but he is so happy in the water. He spent 2 hours in the pool and cried when we took him out. Emmary is much more conservative and stays by the stairs most of the time. She occasionally ventures out into the water, but that is okay with me because I am so paranoid about drowning. We love having a pool and hot tub and couldn't imagine living in St. George without them.

A Little Thing Called Payback

I just have to share this funny story of something that happened at the gym yesterday. Davis has an ear infection in both ears so he is on an antibiotic that I put in his bottle while we were running out the door. He was sitting there drinking it and my friend Kristie's little boy, Daxton, came and bit Davis on the nose. Davis was upset and Daxton was put in timeout in the playpen. A few minutes later I look over and Davis is standing at the playpen looking at Daxton. Then a few minutes later I look again and there is pink throw up on the floor and running down the side of the playpen, and of coarse on Daxton. It wasn't just a little bit on Daxton either, it was in his hair and down his clothes and on his face- YUCK!!! So I run in and grab Davis and move him and there isn't a drop on him at all. Kristie said "Woah, did your kid just puke on my kid?" and what could I say other than, "I guess so. That's just a little thing we call payback!" Really there was no hard feeling between Kristie and I, and I know she reads this blog, so love ya girl. It was just the funniest thing I had seen in a while. But it wasn't so funny when I was cleaning it up. And just a side note, Davis has never thrown up in his life, and he hasn't thrown up his medicine since either. So watch out kids, Davis won't take no crap from nobody :)