This is my new favorite!! It's The Book of Mormon Made Easier. It's so great because it has the entire text of The Book of Mormon right there in the pages, but it also offers amazing insights, church history, explanations, and so much more! I would totally recommend checking it out, because I am loving reading the Book of Mormon in this way!

My last post was completely with out pictures. So now I don't feel so bad doing a post with a TON of pictures!! This has been whats been happening the last week in our home - our basement, I should say ;)

Here she is right after church - waiting for Dad and Grandpa who seem to be worse than Relief Society after church!!

This picture is exciting to me - it's the first time she has ever fed herself! She's only had a bottle for a couple of days, so I think that's a pretty big accomplishment

What a beautiful crown!! ;)


I love how her binky is stuck in her neck. Totally cracks me up!

This is one of my favorite shirts!! It's so true!

Here is one of her cousins that we are living with - Michael. And he was lucky to find an open chocolate pudding on the table!

Here are some of the other cousins that we are living with. They were taking a bath together and I thought it was so cute.

Here is Emalee and Michael

I love this picture. Emalee playing with her Grandpa just before bedtime. He is always so sweet with her, and she just adores him!

Here is Emalee with her cousin Kiersten, playing outside. Emalee loves being outside!

A true post

As I'm looking back at my blog, I realize that it has sort of become just a picture blog. Okay, let me rephrase that. It has become a 'Pictures of Emalee' blog. Not that that's a bad thing, but I feel that if you look at our blog you don't really know what's going on with our lives! I find myself feeling like I don't have much to post about because I don't have a lot of pictures to take everyday. And in my mind - a post without pictures???? Crazy! Well, here it is ladies and gentlemen. This will be a post entirely without pictures! (Deep breath) Let me tell you what's been happening in our lives recently.

We have moved in with my in-laws. I think that I've been dancing around actually saying it out loud because, honestly, I feel a little embarrassed about it. I loved teaching. It was honestly one of the greatest things I've ever done. However, I love Emalee more. When school got out for the summer and I was able to stay home with her, we noticed a HUGE difference in her! She wasn't as fussy, she started progessing faster, and she was happier all around. But, the bad news - Kirk just graduated and has yet to find a job. Hence, we moved into his parents basement. He's found a job at a call center in Boise speaking French - he's excited about that fact. It will help us pay some bills for now. Also, his Dad has offered for Kirk to take over his business selling insurance. Kirk has been hesitant to do this because... well, let's be honest - I don't know of a single child who says they 'want to be an insurance salesman' when they grow up. But, we'll see how it goes the next couple of years, and see if it is something we can raise a family on.

Emalee has been doing great! She gets bigger everyday! She giggles all of the time, and is such a happy baby. Here are some accomplishments in her life right now
She is sitting up totally and completely on her own! You just have to set some toys in front of her and she could stay there all day.
She is now taking a bottle like a champion. I know this may be confusing. She's almost 8 months old now - but that girl has LOVED nursing! We finally started introducing a bottle. She hated it at first, but now she thinks it's kinda nice!
She is SOOOO close to crawling! She can scoot herself on her tummy in a full circle - 360 degrees. But, she hasn't learned to push herself forward yet. Any day now, is what I'm thinking.

Well, there it is. It's not a complete update, but it's better than what I've been doing. I will try to be less 'picture crazy!!' and post something about ourselves. And, if you've stuck it out and read this far, way to go!

Here's a little update on life! We are living in Caldwell, Idaho now. For those of you who don't know - that's right near Boise. Kirk is working to take over his Dad's business selling insurance. I'm going to be doing some substitute teaching. The goal is to have me stay home full time though. We are having a great time. Emalee is growing everyday!!! Here are some of the latest photos

Loving her carrots!!

She always looks so cute wrapped up in her towel after bath time!

She has to chew on EVERYTHING!! When will those teeth just come in??

Snuggling with Dad just before bed time.

Here she is in her stroller. She loves being outside!

Her new favorite place - the bouncer!! She gets that thing going crazy!!