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Today I introduced Emily to the wonderful world of Anne of Green Gables. She had a "fake" sore throat and needed to stay home from church today. I'm pretty sure she just needed some mommy and Gracie time! I put on the old video of it and while she watched it I watched her. Her favorite part was when Anne mistook the cherry cordial and gave Dianna current wine instead. Emily loves anything naughty and seeing Diana so sloshed and tripping all over the place really gave her a thrill!

Emily is my shy girl. We have started many activities and then quit because she is to petrified go by herself. This is the first year of school that she has not cried every day and hung on my leg when I drop her off. You can imagine how primary goes every Sunday. I blame myself for her shyness. When she was a baby I was holding her during a thunderstorm when a blot of lightning struck in our back yard. I screamed so loud that she literally went into a daze and took quite a while coming out of it. After that anytime there was a loud noise she would hit the floor and lay there. Poor baby. To compensate for this she looks for anything daring and crazy that she can do. She climbs and Jumps off of everything. Last year she had a broken foot and I didn't do anything about it for a month because she kept doing all her usual activities! She was popping wheelies on her bike at four and rollerblading down the hill at top speeds by five. Right now her favorite past time is hanging off my plant shelves. She wants a unicycle, and I am sure she can master it. She is kind and spunky. When you can get her to sit down and open up she is delightful.

I give you Emily

I have been thinking about Christmas presents. Have you? I found this and I think it could possibly be the most perfect present for any parent. I am really hoping that I get one for Christmas and kicking myself for not thinking of it first! Check it out and let me know what you think! Seriously the best parental invention ever!

All Hail Queen Gracie

I came into the living room tonight and this is what I found. A throne and three loyal subjects. When I saw Randy in his exer saucer I thought "hey Gracie could sit in one of those." Long story short. She can't. I always think she is bigger than she is. Today I proped her up with 4 blankets. It helped a little, now if she could just cooridinate her hands. I have high hopes that one day she will love this.
On another note she is 7 months old today. Tomorrow we go to the NICU graduate clinic to see all of our favorite doctors and nurses. She started her Synergis shots today. She will get one a month until next April to help her get through the RSV season. When they weighed her today she came in at 11 pounds 8 ounces! Wahoo she is growing!

How she spends most of her days, minus the exer saucer! Tyler has suction cup kisses. Check out the pucker on that boy!

baby love

Don't you just love it when you can get your baby to laugh, and talk to you?

And then tuck them into bed wrapped up all warm and cozy? Especially when you can use the silky blanket from Grandma Brown.

I do!

SHOES

I will do just about anything for a pair of cute shoes. Tonight this includes going to a teeny bopper store (DEB). Wearing Bens Sweatshirt, ugly cargo pants, no make up and sporting a Dorothy Hammill hair style, (I too have been blessed with fabulous hair like Sara's.) When I got there the only pair left was a size 10. Too big. When I asked the 16 year old where they have other stores so one of my great sisters could go buy me some she said " I think they have a store in Ogden, Sandy, Provo, and Sandy." Then she said "We didn't get very many pairs of those, they really aren't the style of this store." No kidding, next time I need a pair of hooker boots I will be stopping by. I bought them anyway because drum roll please... for $3.50 I COULD NOT pass them up. So here's to you Becky my sister with size 10 feet and absolutely no time or will power to shop for shoes, Happy Thanksgiving! And to the rest of you with a little time on your hands and you live in Ogden, Sandy, Provo, or Sandy, I wear a size 8.

Sunday, Sunday

Sunday, November 1
We have a saying in St. George.
What happens at grandmas stays at grandmas! That is until grandma emails the picture to me! Eliza got to have a sleep over at grandma and grandpas last Sunday night.
The highlights.
1. Wearing grandpas shirt to Costco, and nothing else (at least she had a bow in her hair!)
2. Putting grandmas lipstick on herself.
3. Drinking a whole can of Diet Coke by herself. Birthday pie at Grandmas and Grandpas

1st day of being 9 and 7. We love new birthday clothes and boots.

Sunday, November 8

A letter to mother nature:

Dear Mother Nature,

Today was not so bad. Usually Sunday is on of the craziest days of the week! Today was fun! We went outside and enjoyed our reward for making it through yet another St. George summer. 70 degree weather in November! On the days we thought we were going to die of the heat I thought of you, lovely November and your cool, sunny, blue skied days. We celebrated with a picnic, bike derby and game of tag. Please enjoy the enclosed pictures. A token of our gratitude for the cool weather.

Love,

Ben, Andrea, Lindsey, Emily, Tyler, Eliza, and Gracie

Sporting the appropriate attire for a fall day.

note to self: Stretch before playing tag with the kids, it doesn't hurt so bad after!

Do all 9 year olds make bunny ears in pictures?

Practicing for Thanksgiving.

When you are tired of swinging on the swing, climb on the roof.
Grandma was the designated Gracie holder.

Is it mean to think my baby looks like Dopey?

Lining up for the bike ramp.

Grandpa KineevalThe leaves are finally changing colors

p.s.

when I was downloading the pictures from my camera I found this one. I let Lindsey take my camera one afternoon and she must have taken this the day my new washer was delivered. The funny thing is is that the Lowes delivery guy must have taken the picture. Make a delivery, take a picture, all in a days work!