June 2011

Emma at 9 months wearing an outfit from Cameo

and James - so cute and it finally fits her and is good

enough weather to wear it - thank you!

We love 7 Peaks, and Emma really enjoys the

wave pool there!

Zachary golfing again at Trafalga

Megan and her friend enjoying the go-carts at

Trafalga

Emma's first ride in a shopping cart - this was

a fun one!

Eddie went to Budapest, Vienna and Prague with

a couple reporters from BYU's Daily Universe - they

reported on the BYU dance team performing there.

This picture was of a Hungarian bath house in Budapest.

Here's Eddie on the Chain Bridge over the Danube

River in Budapest.

We had a Father's Day barbecue at the cousins'

house - celebrating with Pop-Pop.

Since Eddie was in Europe on Father's Day, we

celebrated when he got back a week later.

Joshua, Eddie, and Pop-Pop all helped move his

Eagle Scout project benches to the Girl's Camp -

the day before the first camp started, which happened

to be Megan's group!

Joshua's benches are much better than the old ones!

We sold our old house! At least, it's under contract

to sell by the end of July. It's been a lot of working

fixing it up after we had tenants, but it's been

worth it! We've also been working on getting Mom's

house ready for the new tenants - whew, what a lot

of work this month!!!

May 2011

Emma had fun watching Zachary's last soccer game

We love to go to Trafalga in Lehi with our season passes

Happy Mother's Day!

We had a fun family visit to the cemetery where

Eddie's mom is buried.

Joshua went rock climbing with Uncle Canyon in

Rock Canyon a few times.

Joshua and Megan had another concert near the

end of the school year. School ended at the end of

May and Megan had a 4.0 this time - Joshua didn't

do as well in Geometry:)

I chopped off my hair and mailed it to Locks of Love!

It was very fun and made me feel years lighter:)

Megan cut her hair similarly a couple weeks earlier.

Eddie took us to a fun hotel in Park City as a surprise

for my birthday! It was great fun, and the hotel suite

was very large - nice to have a separate bedroom for

the kids and a full kitchen, dining and living room:)

We loved the heated pool and hot tubs with waterfalls!

The hot tubs felt great - it was a bit cold outside -

just look at the snow in the background!

Joshua, Megan and Eddie played volleyball.

We rode a trolley downtown in Park City and

visited a fun museum with great mining exhibits

and a prison below!

More birthday celebrations for me at home!

It's great to be 40!

We flew to Boston for an International Communications

Conference that Eddie had. Emma was so good on the

flight - she sat here until the seat's occupant came.

They both fell asleep!

Here we are by Boston Harbor before dining

at the Legal Test Kitchen (yum)!

We saw all kinds of great sights on the Freedom Trail

through Boston.

This is at Frog Pond in Boston Commons

State House

Paul Revere's grave - with old and new markers

Statue of Paul Revere

Paul Revere's house

Emma had fun on the subway!

After Church in Cambridge we strolled through

MIT . . .

and Harvard.

Emma had fun at the hotel pool!

We had fun on a Boston Harbor Cruise!

We saw the USS Constitution (old Ironsides) with

Bunker Hill next to it in the background.

We made it home safe and sound and had fun

at the park the next day!

Emma also went to her 9 month checkup and found

that she is really small for her age - 4%ile in weight

and 13%ile in height, but her head is 50%ile at least!

She is halfway weaned now, and will be given even

more food now - she loves all food! She is rolling, but

not crawling. She is babbling all the time, and is very

curious about everything. We all just love her!

April 2011

Our little cutie! Emma was 7 months old in April, said
"dada" and "mama", razzes her tongue, and laughs
a lot in her cute little way.


On April 2nd we had snow!

It snowed a lot in the mountains this month, so

Joshua and Eddie skiied a few times.


Eddie took Joshua, Megan, and Zachary

camping in Goblin Valley. They camped in a

tent and were a little cold! Emma was sick,

so I stayed home with her.



Dixon Middle School had an 80th anniversary.

They let us tour the basement at Dixon - this

is a boiler room where stories say students have

been locked in and died.

Joshua found Pop-Pop's picture in an old yearbook!

BYU made a new trail and stream and had a

rubber duckie race along it. Canyon joined us

for it, since he was staying with us until his

apartment opened up.

Joshua and Canyon had lots of fun rock climbing at

the Quarry and also going to Provo Beach Resort to

try surfing!



Provo Beach Resort also had a carousel.

I took Megan, Zachary and Emma to Lava Hot Springs

to join Stephanie and her kids and Pop-Pop there during

Spring Break. It was a little cold outside, but the water

felt great! Here's where some old hot pots were.

After BYU finals, Eddie took us all on an RV trip to
Goblin Valley, Natural Bridges National Monument,
the Goosenecks, and Valley of the Gods.
Goblin Valley (twice in one month for some people!)

Megan and Joshua found a deep cave that had

a time capsule in it!

Hite viewpoint - the start of Lake Powell

At Natural Bridges National Monument


Camping in our RV in Bluff

The Goosenecks

The Valley of the Gods - Eddie took Joshua, Megan,

and Zachary on a bike ride there.

I hiked with Emma during the bike ride.

We made it back from our trip in time for Easter -
Eddie, Kimberly, Joshua, and Megan all gave talks!
It was Joshua's and Megan's first time talking in
Sacrament Meeting, and they did great! Thanks to
Pop-Pop and Canyon for coming to see us there!
Emma loved our Easter egg hunt!

One of my friends came down for Women's Conference

at BYU, and her husband set up a surprise 40th birthday

party at our house with other friends who could make it.

Emma is just too cute in this outfit Kirk and Jodi

gave her - thank you!


Happy Birthday, Pop-Pop!

Snow again on April 30th!!

This time it got on our trampoline we'd set up.