Ruby is already one!!!

I can't believe a year has already gone by. I forget how much kids grow and how fast they progress in their first year. Ruby is almost walking now and she's already showing the funnest personality. Her birthday this year fell on an interesting day. My grandfather Clem Hively passed away earlier that week and his funeral was held on the same day as Ruby's birthday. So we were able to remember a wonderful grandfather who just left us on the same day we celebrated the beginning of a new life of my daughter. It was a little bitter sweet.

We were also able to hang out with Matt & Lacey and eat @ Iggy's. I freaking LOVE the calzone at Iggy's. It is the best I've ever had. Ruby also got an ice cream for her birthday there and couldn't get enough. She had more sugar in one day than her entire first year.

Then to top it off on Sunday we had to speak in church. I forget how much I hate public speaking. I don't mind teaching a lesson in a class setting, but just me talking for 10 minutes gets old.


Never seen someone eat cake like a sandwich before.

"Is this okay mom?"

"Nom nom nom nom"

Mission completed

"Somebody hose me off"

Surprise visitor to our 2-on-2 basketball game...

Our bishop insisted on being involved in our little tournament so we let him. Who knew he was going to bring a ringer. So he shows up walking next to his teammate Shawn Bradley. What the!!!!??? I guess he doesn't like to take any chances with losing. Anyway, it was way fun watching him play among us midgets and hear him tell some stories about the NBA and other players. It was a rather good time. It seems like something fun happens around here every week.

Emmitt got a "buzz" cut for the summer...

My little boy looks like a jar-head! HOO-AHHH!!!

Not sure what this expression was, but I love it.

Probably his favorite part, digging in the dirt.

We couldn't PAY Emmitt to smile during the pictures.

We aren't sure yet if we like it or not. He looks okay, but you be the judge. We also went to the Utah Museum of Natural History the same day (free on the first Monday of the month). It was pretty neat, but we're glad we didn't pay around $20 for the same experience.

What was worth the $ was taking Lorie for her very first trip to The Pie Pizzeria. Mmmm... my mouth is watering just typing it. She wasn't a big fan of the amount of cheese they put on, but everyone is a critic. We wished we'd have taken a camera with us. That place has a pretty cool ambiance. But who knew that the root beer was $3.50 because it comes "from the tap" (no refills, sorry). What a joke, Emmitt isn't a root beer connoisseur, he'd drink it if it were watered down and warm. Oh well, overall it was such a fun family night. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a rather inexpensive FHE.

Emmitt's Birthday

Emmitt's 4th Birthday party was a success. We had a good time bowling with our friends and family and then even more fun at the Orem Owlz baseball game that evening. Not to mention Emmitt getting to experience "Emmitt Day" courtesy of Grandma Lynn. He made quite the little haul of presents. He loves every single one. I want to thank all of you who came and joined in the fun. Can't wait to do it all over again for Ruby's birthday coming up soon. :)

Camping

Took Emmitt camping for the first time this weekend and he had a blast. Too bad I forgot to bring the camera along. We camped with our ward at Jordan Pines campground up big cottonwood canyon. Emmitt loved "hiking" to the river and throwing rocks and sticks in. He played with some of his new friends from our ward. Lorie couldn't make it because of hair appointments the next morning, but Emmitt and I had fun anyway. We got a little rained out on Saturday morning, but it was still a ton of fun.

Early Summer Fun

We love the fact that we can just walk out our front door of our new place and there are instant kids for Emmitt to play with and a huge park and activities for him to just jump in and play. Today we walked out to find the kids filling up a little pool so we decided to let Emmitt join in. Within 20 minutes he was causing some playful trouble and got socked in the face by a little girl that made him cry. He needs a little toughening up if you ask me.
Anyway, we are enjoying the good and trying to overlook the bad here at our new apartment.

What a good time to come back to blog...

My Mom's birthday is today for another hour so I thought I'd take a moment and get back into updating my blog. First of all I want my mom to know how much I love her and appreciate her. Sometimes when I think there just isn't another person on this planet who gets what is going on in my life, pow, I'll have a long phone conversation with mom and I'll realize that she gets it. I can't imagine how some people have to go through life w/o their mom. Thanks for being an A+ grandma too, nothing shows a person how much they love and respect you more than how much someone loves your children. Hope your birthday was one to remember.

So I have to apologize to any of you who have checked in every so often only to see the same lame-o valentine's day post from 3 months ago. That's right around the time I started to look into Facebook. I must admit, it is a whole lot easier to network with your friends and family and keep tabs on what is going on with everyone. But I realize that blogs also serve a purpose for family who live far away who want to see more videos and pictures of the kids as they grow but don't want to have to create a Facebook account.

Anyway, I'm back to at least once a month I swear. You can only imagine when my last journal entry was if I have neglected my blog for so long. But I'm going to put a few different posts here in the next few days to catch everyone up on the last few months. So sit back and enjoy my randomness.