FHE on Temple Square

Chris has wanted to go down to Temple Square for quite some time, so the other day we decided to go for family night. It was great because the weather was perfect, and it was pre-holiday uncrowded.

Aynsli had never been in to see the Christus before, and this was Emalie's first trip to Temple Square. Aynsli wanted to hear the story of Jesus over and over, and still asks to hear it frequently.

Standing on the stairs of the temple.

They already have all of the Christmas decorations up. It was kind of fun to see them.

Second Child Syndrome

Poor Emalie has second child syndrome. Here she is 8 months old, and she has never had pictures taken at a portrait studio. So we finally took her last weekend to get her pictures taken, and of course they turned out so cute! Just had to share.

Oh where do we start?...

Life has been so busy crazy lately, and I have not done a good job at keeping up on my blog. I am going to take a few minutes and try and update you on the goings on in our family...We are finally settled into our house, and are loving it. It is nice to be "home" and to know that we aren't going to have to move for a long time. I still haven't taken pictures of the house, but I will get to that soon, I hope.

Aynsli

Aynsli is growing up so fast. So often we hear, "she speaks so well", or "she is so smart". We know both of those things very well, and are always pleased to hear it from others. Unfortunately though, at times, we forget she is only 3. Some days she is more like a little adult, and we need to be better at treating her like she is 3. She started preschool this fall, and is loving it. She has learned her colors, can count to 10, and sing Where is Thumbkin, all in Spanish. She has made good friends, and is a good helper. She got glasses earlier this fall, and we were told it would be a struggle to get her to keep them on. Fortunately, she has done wonderfully at wearing them. And she looks so cute in them. Aynsli adjusted to our move well, and has enjoyed her new nursery class. She is making new friends, and loves to ride her tricycle on our driveway--something she couldn't do at the old house. She loves writing notes to people, and is doing well at writing her alphabet letters. She is my smartie pants, and is quite a princess as well. She loves her dresses, heels, and purses!

Emalie

Can you believe that Emi is almost 8 month old? It hardly seems possible that the time has flown so quickly. My tiny little button in preemie clothes is growing up. She weighs about 14lbs at loves to sit up, roll all over the place, and eat. She thinks that if we are sitting at the table, we should be eating. And she should be eating whatever it is the rest of us are eating. Just in the last week she has had corn chowder, curry chicken, ravioli, mac n cheese, pancakes, and numerous other foods. I haven't found much that she won't eat. She has the most contagious laughter, and her smile will melt your heart. What a beauty my princess is!

Fire Truck Fun

Over the weekend we went to the firestation to get our free flu shot. While we were there, the fireman was kind enough to give Aynsli--and Dad--a tour of all the fire trucks. They thought it was pretty great!

Aynsli wants to drive the fire truck when she grows up

Climbing into the transport

Those are some big firetrucks!!

Aynsli and Mr. Fireman

Looking at all the gadgets--Dad thought it was pretty cool too!

At first Aynsli wasn't too sure about ringing the bell. Then she got into it. Then it was too loud!

Fall Fun

We went up to Grandma's today, and let the girls play in the leaves. The weather has been so nice, we had to get out and enjoy it. Aynsli thought it was a lot of fun. Emi just wanted to eat leaves, and wouldn't look at the camera for nothin'!

Happy Halloween

So after much deliberation, we decided that the clowns were cute, but wanted to add to our own costume collection, so we got material and had Grandma make both of the girls clown costumes for Halloween. Aynsli picked out her material, and mommy picked out Emi's. They both turned out really cute. Halloween was great fun this year. We had a wonderful party at preschool, and had a good time trick or treating with our friends.