We Got Home

Just in case you were wondering we made it back to Montana. Let me tell you we will never take that trip during the day again. I think we stopped in every town and rearranged the seating in our van like 3 times but, alas we pulled into the drive-way of our new to us house and we were all very excited to get out of the car and really stretch our legs. Since we are deep into the moving process and we do not have our good computer up and running with my camera cord or a card reader I can't post any pictures of Christmas but they will come. This week is a full one with coming home from Rexburg, Charley having the Flu, moving, having to give a talk on Sunday, and just being called as the Primary pianist so I need to practice, a lot. we are making it through though and hopefully by Saturday afternoon we will have everything moved to our new house so we can start getting really organized. 

Moving, Packing, and Christmas

Needless to say we have been very busy this week we are trying to move to our new house in town get ready for Christmas and then we are getting ready to go home to Rexburg for a visit and to finish working for me so we are leaving early friday morning so we are super busy until then. these pictures are from the other day when Charley and William were helping Emmerlyn pick out a bow to wear for the day. Charley is wearing all of the ones they decided not to have her wear.

Miss Lynny

I realize these are a little late but it is better late than never right? These were taken when Emmerlyn was just a tiny little newborn. She is such a sweet little doll

Church Day!

Charley asks every time we go to town if it is church day (you would think the kid actually likes church) and he is always very excited to find out that it is Sunday and he gets to get his church clothes on. He makes a very handsome church goer. I think that Emmerlyn's little outfit was pretty cute but as it turns out in a ward full of older ladies she caught a lot of attention for her wardrobe choice. Did you know that back in the day babies had to be dressed in pastels for the first 6 months? Well now you know. I have to hold her up in Relief Society so that they can see what their baby is wearing each Sunday and when I play the piano some one offers to hold her for me and I don't get her back until church is over. I am so grateful for their help though because I couldn't have made it through Sacrament Meeting with these three especially because Ben had to speak so I was stuck with all of them (not enough hands) a sweet lady held Emmerlyn for me (who refused to sleep in her chair, go figure) so I could walk the halls with Charley and William was so good and sat all by himself quietly on the bench. I am also grateful for the bug in the kitchen at the church that kept Charley captivated so I could listen to some of the stake president's talk, oh and Ben's too.

Deer at Dawn

We went out to watch the lunar eclipse on Saturday morning which was pretty cool to see and we caught this little picture of some deer in our neighborhood. After the sun came up we drove out to fort peck to see the buffalo in a wildlife pasture over there William was surprised at how big they were and thought that we were too close in our car. Of course I didn't get a picture of them so we will have to go out there again someday.

Emmerlyn

She is 11 lbs 12 oz in the 73 percentile and she is 21.5 inches long and looking great!

This Week

Emmerlyn peacefully sleeping on the couch unaware that Charley has commandeered her swing.

Charley couldn't resist the temptation anymore and hopped in to go for a little swing.

You know when you receive this package of this size on your front porch you have too many kids in diapers (it is on the couch).

Well I don't have very many pictures from this last week because that is just life but we are all here and we are getting along alright. Thankfully we have some good changes coming up. We were supposed to talk this Sunday on the 12th article of faith and to be honest I was drawing a complete blank on what to say, I have known for 3 weeks and I had only gotten as far as introducing our family completely lame I know. Well thankfully our stake president is in town this Sunday so my talk has been postponed until the 1st and I will get a different topic only Ben has to speak so go him. The other bit of good news is that we finally found a new place to live IN TOWN!! It is 3bedrooms and 1 bath on the main and then a partially finished basement with a finished bathroom and 2 bedrooms so it is a definite upgrade. I miss my new house that was nice and shiny with a big kitchen and all of that but this will work for now and it is so much better then what we have right now, I love that we can have bedrooms and a bathroom on the main level and park next to our house and not have to drive 20miles for milk and preschool. As with this excitement however comes the bad news, we have to move. I hate moving it is SOOO much work and with 3 little kids under my care that are so uncoordinated it is nearly impossible, today for example Charley (after being up all night) took a 3 hour morning nap and Emmerlyn wouldn't sleep at all but was fussy and wanted to be held for most of it (think 3 minute shower with baby screaming in the background). Now Emmerlyn is sound asleep but my sweet Charley is super tired but refusing to fall asleep (no matter the bribe) and William is running around busy and talkative as ever and trying to be helpful which at times makes the work a lot harder but at least he is trying. Oh well it will work and then we are NOT moving for at least a few years and never in the winter time at least it is warm today at 35degrees hopefully it stays that way. We are not sure when we will be moving in (the current tenant still has to get moved out) but we should be in by the first of the year. (William's comment today cracked me up he said "wow Emmerlyn you are white now) she is definitely looking better and her 2 month appointment is tomorrow so I will have to post her stats.