Emmy Turned Seven Today!

 Today my little girl turned 7yrs old!  Why does the time go by so quickly!  My sweet little Emmy I am so proud of the amazing little person you are.  You have such a big heart.  You are the bravest little girl I know.  There is little you don't dare do!  Brodyn always sends you first and you are always brave enough to try out anything.  You are so good to your little sister, how she loves and looks up to you.  She is so very lucky to have a big sister to tread through life along side.  You are very thoughtful and I love how you are always making sure that your mom is okay!  You are so helpful, so willing to do what mom asks...usually!  You are a bit of an ambler, you amble along at times and drive your mom crazy!  I call you my "Little Doddler."  I love how creative you are, you love doing things with your hands, you love crafts.  At times I wonder how you are my daughter, because I don't have a crafty bone in my body!  You love Gymnastics right now.  I had to bargain with you to take Ballet for at least one semester, Ballet is not your favorite right now, but mom gets worried gymnastics is hard on your little joints.  You are so smart, top of your class, homework comes pretty easy for you and you are so good with all your friends at school.  You are very watchful for others around you.  You are very aware when someone feels bad and you are quick to help.  I love you my sweet angel.  I feel like I have been with you my entire life.  You are truly my life and I want nothing more than to be your mommy for all time! Happy Birthday my sweet girl!

Halloween Fun!

 I usually love, love, love Halloween!  I loved Halloween this year as well, but was just not as "gusto" about it!  I was 7 months pregnant and tired, I am happy I had the energy to put together the costumes my kids wanted to be!  Brodyn's costume was super easy and I was so grateful for the hand-me-down football uniform that his favorite cousin gave him.  It made costume hunting that much easier for me.  Emmy wanted to be a Cat.  Sophia decided on being a witch!  I luckily found their entire costumes at one stop!  They looked adorable and had so much fun!  I wore black comfortable stretchy pants, because let's face it when your 7 months pregnant "stretchy pants" are the only thing you want to wear!  I rummaged through my Halloween storage bins and came up with a black vampire cape and devil ears....BINGO! Grandma Brenchley had her Halloween party we were excited about, and then later the next week was the trunk or treat at the church house.  Next year I will have my enthusiasm back and get a little more into the festivities! 

Annual Deer Hunt!

 The boys went up Logan Canyon for the Deer Hunt this year.  They were all the way at the summit of the Hill before you head down the other side toward Bear Lake.  It was a long drive but a pretty neat spot.  The girls and I went up for one night and had a lot of fun.  Sophia and I went home while Emmy stayed with the boys.  They brought home a young buck to Brodyn's utter delight!  Dan gave the meat to Doyle Jones who cut it up and kept all but a few steaks for us to sample.  We don't really like venison, but the steaks Doyle brought us we marinated in a little lime juice and they were delicious!  Next time we may have to keep more of the meat!