Friday Date Night!!

We went to go feed the ducks at the river bottoms in Provo. The ducks were crazy when we first pulled up, they knew they were getting some grub. It was fun.

Don't ask....

Emma wasn't quite sure what to think of all these new and interesting creatures that she's never seen before. Can't imagine what was going through her head. :)Later that night she was chatting with her Aunt Kimmy on the phone. Look at that face!!

Once again......

...Emma LOVES bath time. I know we've mentioned it before but the other night was CLASSIC! I was getting Emma ready for her bath and I told Derek how funny it would be if Emma ever fell asleep while taking a bath. It seems like once the water fills up more and more and her back sits in it, it becomes that much more relaxing to her. It probably reminds her alot of the womb. Low and behold the very same night of this discussion, I had Emma in the bath and let her just sit there for a while before taking her out. Soon enough she passed out!! It was hillarious. I told Derek to grab both video and still camera to capture it. That was the best!!

Emma doesn't like getting out of the bath AT ALL. But she LOVES it when I put her diaper on and swaddle her little body in a very cozy blanket get her all dry. I just discovered that she loves this about a week ago.

Emma's Baby Annoucement!!

Well, it's been fun putting together Emma's baby announcements that we worked on for about 5 solid days :) Derek took a BUNCH of pictures of her in her blessing dress that her Grandma Phair got for her. As you can see it still has room for her to grow in it. What a doll!!

The beautiful fall season!!

Fall is my favorite season. I love the amazing colors of all the trees. Here's Derek experimenting with our new SLR camera he got for us for my birthday/both our Christmas. It's a pretty complex camera, but it works great! We've been very impressed with the quality of pictures it takes.

For Family Home Evening this week we carved pumpkins. Derek and I had fun, Emma on the other hand.....

......and "there's your sign"

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

HAPPY TIME!!

Emma has been LOVING her happy wake time. It lasts a lot longer now. It used to only be about 7-10 minutes, but now they last for up to 30 minutes. She's a blast!!

Family picture day!!

A couple weeks ago Derek's mom took some great pictures of our little family up in the canyon. We tried catching the fall leaves before they all die. Emma was very content the majority of the time and was being so sweet and cute. Then she lost it toward the end. Here a few pictures for you to see.

Isn't that the sweetest little pouty face?....hehehe

Ok...she's had enough pictures for the day :)

October 21st 2005.......

...is mine and Derek's engagement day two years ago TODAY!!
Here's our engagement story: Derek and I took a road trip to visit my mission in Anaheim, California and went to the Newport Beach where I spent 7 months of my mission. We went to the beautiful Newport temple where Derek asked me to marry him. I was SO surprised because I didn't know he had asked my dad for permission yet and we also picked and ordered my ring the day we left for California. We had a very special $8.00 ring from Walmart from a few months before pretending we were engaged at a mission friends wedding reception. That ended up being the ring that he proposed to me with. It was SUCH an amazing day. After he proposed, we went walking into the temple as an engaged couple. In the words of Derek when we were walking in there he said, "I wanted to come to the Temple with my Fiance." That was the first time we had ever done a session at the temple. Very special day! Then we were married and sealed for time and all eternity on January 12th 2006 in the Mt. Timpanogas temple.

We went to a nearby park where they have a BUNCH of different birds like ducks, geese, and all sorts of different flying creatures and we fed them. We had fun with that. You might be able to tell from the pictures below.
Then we made our way to the beach and took some fun shots. Look at these two love birds!

The same day we went and visited the Auza family that I taught in the mission. The parents Manuel and Maria and their son Luis were baptized. Then February of 2004, Manuel and Maria were sealed in the L.A. Temple. They are the most amazing family. I love them so much. They were SO stoked to hear the news of our engagement.