Amie's take on her mom

"This is my mother. Her name is Emily. She is about 15 years old. She has blue eyes and brown hair. She weighs about 13 pounds. Her facorite food is hambergers from McDonalds. She is smart, she knows all about shoppin' for my clothes, and helpin' out at brother's school. She spends most of her time havin' fun with me and brother. Best of all mother likes to hide under blankies in her room. Mother takescare of me by letting me do the jobs! I think my mother is best in the world because her takes care of us with love. If I could wish for anything in the world for my mother, it would be for to be in that new house so some people can look at our house.

Love, Amie

Emily and Nate plus Eight (years)

Eight years ago today I was sealed for Time and all Eternity to Nathan! It has been eight years of blessings and trials but what a great ride. Here's to another Great Eight!!

Nathan's Birthday

Nathan turned the 32 this year. I keep telling him he is sooo old! I guess when I hit my 30's I will fell bad for giving him such a hard time but until then, I really don't feel so bad.

Easter

This year for Easter we had all the grandkids come up for a visit to Grandma and Grandpa's. It was so fun to see my sister's girls they are all really close to the age mine. And they love to play with each other.




Here is all of them together. It was pretty cold and the "slight breeze" didn't help much. On the top row is Teagan, Amie, Ethan, Kaylee, Ashley, and the babies on the bench are Paige, Aubree, and Brookley.

Bribing Pictures

So you know how all parents have "those" pictures. They always threaten to bring them out and show all your friends and future dates. Well I thought I would bring them out a little soon then file them away, for future use...

Crazy week

This past week has been crazy. It all started Friday evening we were heading home from an amazingly fun trip to Seattle. We met from friends at the museum and had a blast playing then loved the time we had window shopping at Ikea. On the way home Aubree zonked out and all was quiet, maybe a little too quiet. When she woke up she was upset I got her a binki and she calmed down, then we were getting off the exit to our home and she threw up everything that could possible be in her sweet little tummy. Then Saturday she was still not keeping anything down and was so thirsty it was breaking my heart. So I called the doctor and he suggested we take her to the ER. She was given an IV and some anti-nauseu meds which helped her and she seemed to be acting much better. while we were there they noticed she had some blood in her throw up so they said to watch her and contact the Dr. if there was any more problems. Sunday came and we thought we were through the worst of it. She was keeping fluids down and seemed to have some more energy.

Then Monday morning came, and with it brought more of the nasty stuff. So we made her an appointment to see the Dr. He looked at her and said to take her to the Hospital and have them put another IV in. Well she wasn't doing any better this time after the IV and had more blood in her vomit. So they admitted her to keep a close watch. She was so lathargic it was scarey. As a mother you never want to see your babies look so sad or sick. I wished I could make everything better to trade places with her. Finally after two days she started acting better and keeping things down, so we got to come home. I am so glad to be back home and have Aubree feeling better. It is so good to see her Beautiful smile.

Aubree's Birthday and Pacific Science Center

I can't believe Aubree is already one. She is such a sweet baby. I have enjoyed every second with her. It is so sad to look back and realize how fast time goes. I would love to keep her just like this for a little bit longer. She has started walking and is so proud of herself. She will take a few steps then clap and laugh, then take some more steps. Ethan and Amie love to encourage her.


Nathan had a few days off so we took the kids to the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. Ethan and Amie loved it. It was a lot of fun to see how excited they got. There was a little wadding pool where you could touch some sea creatures. I was surprised to see Ethan and Amie both sticking their hands in and feeling the animals.