4 Months Old!

Emery had her 4 month check up (a couple of weeks ago...). Here are her stats:
Height: 25 inches (70th percentile)
Weight: 12 lbs. 11.5 oz (23rd percentile)
Head: 16.2 inches (49th percentile)
She had grown 3 inches since her last appointment. She is getting long! The week before this checkup she had an ear infection so we had a very sad baby for awhile, then she was finally feeling better and had to get her 4 month shots (see the sad picture below!). Those shots just break my heart every time. She really is such a happy little girl most of the time and smiles at every one. She also learned how to roll over from her back to her stomach last Saturday and now is sleeping on her tummy, no matter what I try to keep her on her back! She really hates being on her stomach, so she is constantly rolling over and then screaming because she is mad she is on her stomach! I was so sad that she started rolling..it means she is getting big and that I can't just put her anywhere I want anymore! I don't want her to grow up.

Our Utah Trip

I downloaded these pictures forever ago and forgot to post them! So, finally here are some pictures of our annual Utah trip. It was SO GREAT to see our family and friends there. What can I say but that we miss you and love you and thanks for helping us have such a great trip and spending time with us!

Our flight was super delayed on the way there and we got stuck in Denver for hours. We ended up getting to Utah about 3am (5am our time) and lets just say it was super fun with the kids! They actually did really well until the very end. We were extra happy to see Utah! Here are the troopers hanging out in the airport:

We saw lots of friends and family and unfortunately I didn't take pictures of everyone, but here are a few that I did take.

The kids with Madelyn and Cordie (the kids of my best friend since 7th grade, Kaylene). They are the sweetest girls and we were so glad they came over!

My great friend, Tammy, her husband Marshall and cutest kids, Emma and new baby Henry. Our kids are really close in age and we are hoping to get a marriage with at least one of them!

My mom is going to kill me for putting this picture on here, but I thought it was so cute that she and Davis fell asleep together on the way to Park City.

Emery with Great Grandpa and Grandma Lindsay (my grandma and grandpa). We were so happy to get to see them and for Emery to meet them.

Our niece Mylee holding Emery. She just turned 8 and was baptized. She is the cutest with the little kids and always helps with them.

These are my great friends, Jen and Camie. We met in our West Valley Ward and I just love these girls and am so grateful for their friendship. I miss them so much!

Emery with Grandpa Blake. This was the first time that she got to meet her Grandpa and it was so fun to see them together!

Emery with Great Grandpa Black (Steve's Grandpa). I love that he loves holding the babies and seeing the kids. He is the sweetest Grandpa.

Emery with Great Grandma Black (Steve's Grandma). This lady is fun and sassy and I just love her. I was so happy that Emery got to meet them.

Davis with his Grandma Larsen. He had so much fun at her house while we were there and loves his Grandma!

Emery with her Grandma Janie. I think this is such a cute picture of my mom!

Another great shot of Grandma Larsen with Ms. Emery.

How did I end up without any pictures of the Hastings or Moons? Sam and Jon were so great to let us stay with them for part of the time and we were so glad to get to spend time with Stacy and Sheldon, too. What a fun trip. We love you all and can't wait to see you again!!

The Finished Kitchen

The kitchen is finally done (it has been for a couple of weeks, but we have been on vacation and so busy I am finally getting around to posting pictures). I am so happy with how it turned out and so proud of us for doing it ourselves! We also had a really small budget (as far as kitchens go) and stuck to it. We were able to do a lot for our money. We painted the cabinets, got granite countertops, new sink and new faucet, built a 'bar' using new cabinets, put in a tile backsplash, put in pendant lights and got new appliances (we already had the fridge). I never imagined it would be such a big project. If anyone is thinking of doing their kitchen, I have lots of tips and things that I learned that can help you, so talk to me first!! I don't think the pictures even do it justice (the cabinets don't look that different in the pictures, but they really is a huge difference). It looks amazing!

Here is the before:

And here is the after:

Potty Training

As most of you know, potty training at our house has been slightly challenging. I never guessed it would be so hard to get Davis potty trained. I think he figured out I really wanted him to do it and then there was no way he was going to. I don't know where he gets his strong will (ie: stubborness) from. Must be his Dad. Anyway, he has been doing so much better and has been working really hard. He gets a sticker if he stays dry/clean all day and then he works toward earning a Thomas Train. He was so excited to get the Skarlouie train and we were so proud of him that he earned it!

Happy Birthday to Us

Steve and I celebrated our 33rd and 32nd birthdays a couple of weeks ago. We went on a fabulous trip to Utah over our birthdays (post to come). Sadly, this is the only picture I have from our birthdays-Jenny threw us a little party before we left and these are some cute boys very excited to eat birthday cake. I really need to work on my picture taking!

Wicked!

Steve and Keith took Jenny and I to Wicked for Mothers Day (well, it was our idea and Jenny did all the work and bought the tickets :). I have been wanting to go forever and it was really so great. I have been listening to the soundtrack in my car non stop since we saw it. Thanks to Steve (and Jenny!) for a fabulous mothers day night out!