Halloween 2010

One nice things about living in Utah is that if Halloween is on Sunday, everyone knows that Trick-or-Treating will happen on Saturday. We received a nice Pig costume for Emily, so Anne decided they would be the three pigs. I hadn't been trick-or-treating since I was going myself so I was somewhat excited since I have good memories of Halloween. Anne stayed at home for the first little while to pass out candy and then she got her turn for a second round with just Emily. We live in an excellent neighborhood for trick-or-treating. Emily learned the door approach very quickly even though she didn't always time saying "trick-or-treat" perfectly. When there is candy involved, Emily learns pretty quick. This is especially nice when she is not finishing her dinner. Most people were very generous and would let her pick several pieces of candy. Emily hasn't quite grasped that scary things might not be real. At one house that had lots of decorations there was a toy that had a just a scary head and arms that crawled on the ground. Emily immediately started crying once the head moved towards her. She felt a little better when I explained it was just a toy. Here are some pictures.

Snow White

This past week and a half has been difficult, but we have really bonded! While Ryan was gone for work these past couple of weeks, we have all come down with colds. Emily has only wanted to watch movies...specifically Snow White. She barely got it for her birthday from Daddy, and I think it was the best gift ever! She wants to watch it ALL DAY long! She even sings, "I'm wishing, I'm wishing, find me today!" Audrey also enjoys watching movies... which is nice.


Nothing makes me happier than hearing Audrey stop crying while I am doing the dishes. I stop and check on her to find Emily is playing with her and making her happy!!! Yay! It begins!


Emily got to open one more gift for her birthday! A beautiful princess crown and wand from Aunt Marisa and her fiance Gaetano! Thanks!


Here is a video of Audrey to enjoy... She is now rolling over, but not on this video. I can't seem to catch it!

Emily's Birthday Party

We celebrated Emily's 2nd birthday yesterday. Anne invited several of Emily's friends over to have the party. They made ghosts, and fruit loop bracelets and then the typical cake and gifts. Here is a video and a few pictures of her party. Thanks to those that came and also those that gave gifts.

You can see the excitement for her new bike. She'll be growing into this one but definitely loves to be pushed around. If you would like to come by and provide service doing so, you would become immediate friends. Hopefully she'll grow another inch and learn to use her feet and steer.
Audrey was very helpful and stayed fairly quite sitting in her bouncer chair. I think she had plenty of new people to observe and keep herself occupied.

Anne is participating in what they call "Bountiful baskets" where you pay $15 per week for fruits and vegetables. You don't have to do it every week, but on Saturday mornings you go and pick up a basket. I have been impressed with what you get and you definitely get your monies worth. I've eaten things we don't typically buy such as artichokes, celery, cauliflower etc. Yesterday she had several pomegranates in the mix. As Grandpa Johnson loves his pomegranates, I wanted to add a picture of the Emily's first try. She loves it as you can see.

Our Little Girls

Audrey is becoming more mobile. She is almost to the point of turning over but I think it will be another week or so. Here is a video of her up and looking around. I caught a picture of her smile but she was moving so it is a little fuzzy.

Yesterday we had my work party at the local aquatic center. We were afraid Emily wasn't going to be too happy considering our last two pool adventures. We tried to ingrain in her mind beforehand how fun it would be. Luckily she was up to walking around in the shallow areas. When I tried to take her deeper, the cold water going up to her chest made her unhappy to say the least so I had to pick her up. However, we kept going back and after awhile she got used to it. She even went down the big slide with mom and dad many times. I caught a video of her coming down with mom. Too bad the video quality is lacking. Maybe Santa will be nice to us this year.