Who's like who?

Here's each of our girls at roughly the same age (~5 days).

Kenadi

Emma

Mya

Notice any similarities. Who looks the most alike? We looked through each of their baby pictures a few days ago and have our own opinions. What do you think?

Happy Birthday Emmy! (and a side note about Zombie's)

Our little Emmy is 2.  Today (10-10-2010 -too bad she's not 10) she turned 2.  I love this little spunky thing!  She makes me laugh so much.  We are so thankful for you Emma! 

 I do love how messy you can get.  I love how you don't care until you see it on you, and then it has to be wiped off immediately.

I love how imaginative you can be, and I love watching you play.

It always makes me laugh when you come out wearing someone else's shoes.  They are usually mine, and of course way too big.  You are quite a pro in them!

I love all of the faces you make.  I love it when you say, "Mom!" and grab my hand to show me something you've done or found.

I love how you walk like you own the place.  How you think you are such a big girl and want to keep up with Kenadi.

I love how excited you get, and how all of your thoughts and feelings show on your face.

You have the most kissable cheeks.

You are growing too fast!

You were the sweetest, easiest baby.  Until you started teething.  =)

You have us wrapped around your fingers!  Happy Birthday!

On a side note:  Did you know that there is a "zombie revolution" going around?  I've never heard of such a thing, but this is what Randy tells me.  I just thought I'd see if you all have heard of it.  He tells me to ask any teen, and they'd say the same thing.  I think this is HILARIOUS.  Either A) Randy's gone crazy, B) He's right (please don't make me admit that), or C) He's trying to pull my leg.  What do you think?

Summer Fun

I'd first like to start you off with a little taste of something we've enjoyed in our garden this year.  YUM!  Too bad their season is over.  Now we are enjoying lots of raspberries, beans, and lettuce (and herbs).  Our spinach is done, and so are the peas, which Emma thoroughly enjoyed.

For Memorial Day (I know, I'm a bit behind) we went to an arts festival.  The highlight of going was that we rode our bikes there.  Despite the heat, I LOVED this family activity.

Here are some pictures of that weekend.  I just love these little faces, and had to share our sweet little girls with you.

We made ice cream in a bag for a family home evening treat one Monday.  We all loved it.  Of course, it has been so hot, and the ice cream was mostly soup by the time we finished eating it.  It was still delicious.

We've been taking advantage of the heat and swimming a lot.  The girls have some pretty impressive tan lines, even with all of the sunscreen I put on them.  I, on the other hand, don't look any different.  I wasn't blessed with nice tanning skin. 

[I HOPE this isn't] The Last of the Season

I found Kenadi and Emma playing so good in their room the other day. It was so cute. Emma was "reading" the Hymn book and Kenadi was "reading" the atlas. She was telling Emma about all of the places we've been, where everybody lives, and where we were all born. They were all happy and content. I loved just listening and watching them, and I got the feeling of, "I just don't want this to end. PLEASE don't grow up so fast!" I've had a few of those moments this week. I wish I could capture them all.

On an entirely different note, HAMBURGERS! Obviously I'm not a food photographer, but this helps give you the gist. We've had our fair share of hamburgers this year. We like to get out the grill a LOT. Our weather has been beautiful, and today was 77 deg., perfect grilling weather. I've enjoyed a few different burgers. So today I recreated one of our favorites. I like this one because I like a few things on my burger like onions and peppers, but I like mine saute'd first. I would rather mine not be as potent or crunchy like they are when they are raw. This is much faster and easier. I don't have to get out an extra pan, and they have great flavor!

Hope you like it as much as we do!

Favorite Stuffed Hamburgers

1 lb of lean hamburger meat

3 T BBQ sauce

1 T Worcestershire sauce

1 T mustard

1 egg

1/2 C oatmeal

Salt/pepper to taste

Montreal steak seasoning- a few shakes

Well, all of these measurements are estimated, but it's close. I squish all of the above ingredients together. Divide mixture into 4 equal parts. Take one of the parts and half it, squish it into a very flat patty. Next, add what you like in the middle. I like mushrooms, onion, green or red pepper, basil, etc. Randy likes hot peppers, onion, cilantro, and green pepper. Slice all of these center ingredients VERY thin and add them to the middle of your flat patty. With the other half of your meat, squish it very flat and put on top of your fillings. Pinch edges together. Cook with grill on medium heat for 5 minutes, and flip them over for another 4 or 5 minutes. Check to see if they are done.

Happy Birthday Emma!

This is how most of Emma's day went on her birthday. I felt really bad for her, because she is teething, and in tons of pain. Her little mouth has teeth popping out everywhere. She has 9 teeth, and about 4 coming through right now.

Emma was scared of the candle... we didn't figure out what she was crying for for about a minute, and so I held her on my lap and she was fine while I blew out the candle

She also decided to take 1 nap that day, and was extremely exhausted. So she wasn't happy until she got a little cake in her system.
She dug right in, and was just as messy as she could get. She LOVES getting messy, so this was right up her alley.

I made Emma's cake. I am taking a cake decorating class, and see what I could do just after the 1st class?! (I hope no REAL cake decorator looks at this...) This is also my food for thought Friday. I'll post more pictures of cakes as I make them.

We opened gifts. Emma loved them, and actually played with the toys more than the wrapping paper.

We went on a walk, cause Emma loves being outside, and walks too. She's been walking for over a month, but only if I stand her up and say, "walk to Daddy!". She still chooses to crawl, unless you hold her hand (or tell her to walk somewhere). She'll take a hold of your finger and walk you in circles around and around the house for as long as you'll let her.

She's also really into purses, and bags. Emma likes this little bag of Kenadi's a lot. She gets it first thing in the morning and puts it on her shoulder, or around her head, grabs her push-toy and is entertained for an hour. It's so cute.

I can't believe she's already 1...

I never understood how a family can automatically love the second kid just as much as the first, until I had Emma.
I learned how much love a heart can hold, and it has room for more!
Over the year I learned how different 2 kids in the same family can be. That is amazing.
Emma makes me laugh every day. She has the funniest grins... full of teeth. I love her smiles, and her kisses, and her rare cuddles. She likes to make us laugh and does silly noises to see our reaction. She'll say, "Thankyou!" "Uh Oh!" "Dadda", "Momma", and "Bye-Bye!" She loves her big sister Kenadi and follows her all over the house. We love our Emma!

Emma

Emma is 3 months old now, and I had some pictures I wanted to share. I just love to kiss her little chubby cheeks. Isn't she so cute? Also, I want to clear a few things up. First of all, I am embarrassed that you all know that I am on facebook because I have had some preconceived notions about it. Second of all, it's not that bad. Third of all, Randy must be worried about my blogging habits lately, but and I am NOT spending my free time on facebook instead of blogging... I haven't been doing very well at either of them because I am reorganizing my life right now. Yep. New Years resolutions. I am becoming organized, and I haven't figured out when I will blog yet. Probably when I'm not beating Randy at games in the evening. Maybe I'll do it then. I also wanted to tell you all to check out Pandora radio on the internet. It is my new favorite thing! You can make your own music stations. This is something I learned about over the holidays. One more thing... Does anyone know of a cheap, easy way to put your blog in a book? Let me know!