Lauren and Parker Visit

My sister Lauren and her boyfriend came to visit us in Wyoming. It was so fun to see them and we went on a great hike on one of the very few days it's been nice!

Fire Department Day

Zoë decided that she wanted to make cookies for the Fire Department last week. Sooo....she made cookies and we went down. (I called ahead and talked to the fire chief) It was SO cute and the guys were awesome!!! They took us all around the fire department and just pulled out all the stops for the kids. Emmett was just so overcome with awe that he put his fingers in his mouth and didn't take them out until we left. Zoë ate up the attention of course and got to try on all the clothes, sit in the truck and use the speaker phone! We don't have any pics of Emmett though because he wouldn't leave Alex's side and wouldn't be close to the fire truck. Go figure.

A 4 year olds Birthday Party

She couldn't wait for her birthday party! Everyday she'd ask me how many days left. Finally the princess party came and she was in heaven! They were all princesses (except for one of her boy friends who was a dragon of course).

After 3 hrs the chandelier was finally ready to hang.

She looked vaguely interested.
Party with her friends:

She told me exactly how she wanted the cake to look.

And I made it with fondant! So fun!

Pretty much how Emmett's been acting for the last 2 weeks.

Getting ready for the party.

Emmett's not into dressing up -

except if it includes something to do with baseball hats.

She didn't know WHAT to do when they sang to her at Applebees. It is her favorite restaurant. She calls it Appleberries.

Christmas

Matching Pjs. You can see why Emmett outweighs her. She has little chicken legs! A beautiful canvas painting by Greg Olsen that my parents gave us for Christmas.

Hammock swing in our basement. It actually can hold Alex AND the kids without breaking.

Emmett loving the rocking horse.

And of course the basketball hoop.

Yes I know these pics are waaaaaaaay past due.

4th Birthday

My beautiful little girl turned 4! She has been such a blessing in my life and constantly makes me laugh. She has such a quirky personality and bursts with life. I can't wait to see what this year will bring for her! She had a princess birthday party with a few friends and couldn't contain herself she was soooooo excited!!

Anxiously awaiting Christmas

Since I'm a slacker and I've been busy, I'm just getting around to posting pics of Christmas. Before I do THAT, I have to post pics of us waiting it out in the bitter cold of Wyoming.

Notice Zoë's snow baby she's holding. Don't we all look comfy?

The before launch:




After:


The effects from too much snow fun

Snow drifts actually got more than 1/2 way up our 6' fence line!

Muggin' for the Camera

Dance Recital

Zoë L O V E S to dance. This is her practicing her moves before the recital:

As you notice, she is more excited than all her fellow dancers.

Emmett did great because he was juiced up on Fruit Snacks.

She was SOOOOooo cute down there. She's so tall and is one of the youngest in the class! She's the furthest to the left.