Also some fun little side notes...I finally got my kitchen aid, it works like a dream! I also tied Dave at Scrabble, thats the closest I have ever come to winning him. Don't get me wrong the boy isn't all that good (sorry hon) he just cheats in a way that is borderline and gets away with it. Next time Dave, I'll get ya next time!

Oh life....it sure can pop ya surprises huh. I was on my way to my mom's house Sat. morning. We were going to spend the day getting makeovers and shopping for "if this baby ever comes out of me clothes". Dave was working a 24 so I was excited to spend the day doing girl stuff with my mom and sister. We were approaching the Dam in Hyrum when all of a sudden my car went "BAMMM" the tires all locked and started squealing and I lost all control of the vehicle. I couldn't steer or stop or anything. Poor Emma starting wailing. Poor dave, I was on the phone with him (shame shame I know) he thought i was in an accident. So did I actually, anyways my car finally came to a safe halt (wheww) but it wouldn't go. I got out checked the tires thinking I had blown one or something. I couldn't see anything so I got back in my car and waited. No idea what else to do. Some good Samaritans stopped and helped push my car off the road and i caught a ride with my mom. It was kind of scary because the excitement or hitting the seatbelt or something put me into some pretty good contractions for a bit. Anyways to make a long story short I spent three days at my parents house while my dad fixed my car. A CV joint locked and blew and locked up all the other tires and my front axle broke. I was so excited when my dad got it done I was excited to get home and see my honey. Turns out it wasn't fixed. We only fixed the little problem. Its looking like transmission problems. Crap. Dave came and got me (sweet boy had worked all night and been in class all morning) and we had to leave "lightning McQueen" in Hyrum. Emma named our car. She loves telling the story of how lightning McQueen went Bam and got an owie and how she gave it kisses and how Grandpa pulled it. I love my car. Sigh, ah well, there is good in every story. I mean look at all the help we got from my parents (love ya guys) and the good Samaritans. While I was in Hyrum we were able to have a family dinner at my brothers house. Emma got to ride horses, big ones. She was such a big girl sitting on the horse by herself yelling "giddyup!" The hardest part was being away from dave. Anyways here is hoping we get it figured out soon, its our only car that will hold two car seats!

Poor Dave, he finally had a few hours off so what do I do? I drag him out of bed well more accurately didn't let him go back to bed after a dentist apt. I was sooooo excited to have him home I thought it would be fun to take Em to the dinosaur park. My poor honey was like a zombie. Its hard for me to remember that when he is home I need to let him rest. I am home all the time with Em so I get excited to go do things when he is home. Will I ever learn....I must give him a full day of recovery. Did I mention this is a 108 hr. work week for the poor kid, plus he started school. Don't worry it won't always be like this, he only has two more shifts before training is over and then he will only be working one full time job and one per-diem versus 2 full time jobs. Anyways the dinosaur park was fun. Emma was so funny. She loved the dinosaurs from the comfort of Dave's shoulders or the safety of the stroller but if we tried to get her up close and personal with one she freaked. See the last picture. She also wasn't to fond of the growls coming from the bushes. She did fall in love with one little dinosaur, we couldn't get her off of it. She thought if was a horse. Nutty girl. Dave snuck in a little catnap when we got back and then we had a fun family night with pizza, milkshakes and a movie. I know I know not very nutritious but hey we were celebrating!

Dear Tyler poising like a penguin. Ty sure was a trooper. Em really took to him but he didn't seem to mind. Even when she commanded him to sit in the sand by her chair and not move.

My mom, Crystal and Emma building a sandcastle

Me and Crys...isn't she tall and beautiful

My dad rigged a kite to his fishing pole. My dad is great at rigging things up. Emma loved it. Whenever she held it herself though the kite pulled her along. It was so funny.

Dave was in orientation for Southwest all week. This is him in his new uniform, handsome huh. He was on his way to work and I begged him for a pic. He grudgingly obliged me hehe. The boy has been busy! Tonights shift will end a 90 hr. work week for him. Me and Em sure love him. He works so hard to provide for our little family. He is willing to do anything so I can be a stay at home mom. Amazing.

My little Chef-Emma lovvvesss to help me cook. This is her helping me bake some zucchini bread. The apron and hat were a gift from my aunt and uncle. She insisists on wearing them whenever she helps.

She just looks so darn cute and official. FYI she stirred the mix for a good 15 minutes.

This particular day the power was out for 7 hrs. It was soooo hot. Our house got up to almost 90. From nap time until bed time Emma spent the day in her wading pool and playing with neighbor kids. Can I just tell ya what an awesome neighborhood we live in. While we were outside three different neighbors brought us ottor pops. It was fun to look around and see everyone just visiting and chilling on their front porches. I sure was thankful when the power came back on. I put Emma to bed in nothing but a diaper.



When Dave got home from work this morning and went to bed Emma went with him. Dave was just finishing a 20 hr shift and was beat. Emma missed him though so she was content to snuggle next to him for quite awhile. She loves her daddy.

Yesterday I had a dr. apt and my dr was still really concerned because my belly is too small. Worried that the baby had stopped growing she scheduled an ultrasound for me this morning. Man I worried about it all night. Its scary when they tell you there could be something wrong with your baby. I really tried not to worry too much about it. I kept telling myself that she must be ok because she moves a ton and the same thing happened with Emma and Em was just fine. We met Dave after he got off of work and he came with me and Em. The baby is just fine. She is beautiful. Sorry no pics, when you are this far along everything is really really squished and its hard to get a good pic. Unless of course you want the back of a head or a leg bone or what not. Our little one is 4 lbs (great weight!) and has lots of hair. Cute huh. We are getting sooo excited for our little Ali to join us.