Emily's First Snowman

Emily LOVES the snow. She really just likes to eat it. But recently she discovered the joy that making a snow angel and building a snowman can be! We had attempted a snowman before, but apparently there is a certain "kind of snow" that is perfect for making a snowman. The kind that just rolls up into a ball. Well, the conditions were perfect and here is the result:

Eating the snow (per usual)...


Making a snow angel....


Determined face....


Putting on the finishing touches....


The creators of Emily's first snowman.


The breakdown:

Kumquats for the eyes, tomato end for the nose, pine tree limb for the mouth, fuzzy weed balls from some dead weeds in our yard for the buttons, Emily's hat for the hat, and some dead weeds (tall, yes) from our yard for the arms.

She did keep asking me if we could find a black hat for the snowman... can't imagine why she would want a black top hat... hmm..

In the end, she had a lot of fun. And so did her Mommy.

My Little Princess

Emily is sporting an outfit from her Grammy. So this post is mostly for her, but she is just so stinkin' cute I wanted to share it with you all. I get a comment EVERY time that I leave the house with her in this outfit. I mean...wouldn't you say something too??

Emily's "Castle"

Everytime we drive to or through St. George and Emily can see the St. George Temple all lit up bright white against the red rock, she yells out:

"MY CASTLE! I need my prince!!"

This little girl has a serious obsession with her "prince." The other day I woke up to her wimpering in her room at 4:30am. I went in to see what was wrong. She said through her sobs:

"I want to get married...*sob sob* I want to get married..."

Oh dear. We are in trouble with this one. She is only two years old.

So, for the last day of Scott's spring break we took a trip down to St. George so Emily could actually stop and see the temple and walk around and see the pretty temple grounds. She LOVED it!

The beautiful flowers...


The temple doors at the top of the stairs....


The gorgeous temple against the beautiful blue sky...


The Visitors' Center with the Christus Statue.....


Our family...


And her handsome daddy...who she usually refers to as her prince....


She is a sweet little girl and whoever her real prince turns out to be someday, we will be sure to let him know that she has been wishing to be married to him since she was two.

But for now, we'll go with a quote I saw in a little girls room on a plaque:

"My prince did come. His name is Daddy."

Scott loves his little princess right back.

Guess what it is?

This idea was taken from my friend Chelsea's blog. Except her child will eat an obscure veggie/fruit and then you have to guess what it is. Or my friend Katie's blog where she blogs about something she found in her house that is weird or slimy and you have to guess what it is.

Here's my version:

What does Emily have all over her face?



And here's a hint: NO, it's not blood.
Although she looks pretty beat up here. No harm involved. Promise.



What's your guess?

Little Bo Peep?

Emily got this sweet dress for church. With the white sweater we put with it, her little pink tights and white shoes, and her little ringlet pony tails, she was the cutest little pink thing at church that day.

What do you think? Little Bo Peep?



(She was getting ready to blow a kiss... not pick her nose.. don't worry!)

Bumbleberry Reunion

Earlier this spring, my former boss and fellow performer at the Bumbleberry Theatre in Zion's Canyon was doing a two-day show with his brother. (They do a show in Branson, MO now so this was a fun little get together/reunion type show for the Bumbleberry!)

Anyway, Mari and Brittani (also former performers at the Bumbleberry) and I all traveled down there to see the show and to reminisce about the days at the Bumbleberry. Good times.

Brittani, Me, Shaun, and Mari:


Brittani, Cole, Rhett, Me, Shaun, Mari, and Ross


And just for fun, here are some pictures from when we were actually in the show together (FIVE YEARS AGO!)

Brad and Me


Mari, Me, and Brittani doing the Andrews Sisters


"Don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me..."


Rhett and I doing "Chattanooga Choo Choo"


One of my favorites. :)


That was a fun summer! Thanks Mari and Brittani for the memories and for going down with me to relive the Bumbleberry for an evening!