Month of May

I'm a little behind on my blogging. I'm just enjoying the warm weather so much that when I have any free time I"m usually outside. I planted my first garden this year and it's just beautiful. My peas turned out great and I'm just starting to get some squash and my tomatos are turning yellowish. My mom also helped me with my flowers and they look good. This is the best I've done with keeping plants alive, and I really enjoy yard work.We also got my mom a pool for mothers day. (she didn't want it at first but loves it because it brings kids to her house). We go swimming as often as we can. Anyways, I wanted to post a few pictures of the events in May.

Bret had a birthday! 29! 

Hobble Creek 

Emmett got new boots 

She is beyond busy! 

Look who's walking!!!! 

They miss Joey as much as I do 

Visiting Grandpa Ralph 

Triplet Day (not planned)

We went to the Zoo

I hope to do a little better on keeping up with my blog. I'm starting to take my blog and make it into a book using Heritage Makers. Heritage Makers is so awesome. I make my baby books through heritage...family calendar, baby announcements, canvas pictures, etc... I signed up as a consultant for heritage makers...so check them out at www.heritagemakers.com/amya . You can sign up for a free account to test it out. Emily and I have been using them for almost two years and we love it!

Adah's First Birthday

Birthday Girl!!!

Adah turned 1 on April 26 2012. She is such a sweetheart. We just love this little girl. We had a little party with her cousins and everybody decorated cupcakes. It was messy but fun for the kids. Adah liked her birthday presents and finally got some girl toys. She's been pushing around trucks and playing with plastic animals until now. My mom got her a baby doll and she loves it. She's a natural mom ;)

Emmett helped her open all of her presents!

Adah and her birthday stash!

Yummy Cake

Albrecht Family. Poor Emmett was upset about who knows what.

Domestic Me

 I made jam for the first time a few weeks ago with Natalie. She's was sweet to help me and allow us to destroy her kitchen. It tastes great and looks so pretty in the jars. I'm so proud of the final product.

 I made a couple more skirts and shirts for Jill's girls. The purple one is for Carly and the pink/grey is for Halle. The girls look so cute in their skirts and I'm happy they like them. I love to sew. I wish I had more money and time to sew more often.

                                    

Watch Your Language

Emmett has picked up on some bad language lately and when I find out who he heard it from...well, that person is in trouble....(BRET). (I can't completely blame Bret;)The other day he said, " Dammit Adah" and tried to take his toys away from her. Then he told Natalie, " Natalie, don't say Shit. That's a naughty word". I about died. It was funny but breaks my heart to hear him say those words. We are on a strict vocabulary watch at our home.

Ear Tubes

Adah got ear tubes put in on Tuesday. We had to be to the hosptial at 6:30am and the surgery was pretty quick. I had to wait a little while for her to wake up before we could come home. She was just out of it. I loved holding her while she slept...she rarely let me hold her. I love this picture of her in her hosptial gown. I think she look so cute and cozy it in. I'm hoping these tubes help her, she's had three ear infections in the past three months. It's been hard on all of us. Dr. Parson's did the surgery and he was really nice.

Easter Weekend

We went to Minersville/Out West for Easter weekend. We made a day trip out the lodge and had a lot of fun. We colored easter eggs, had an easter egg hunt, the guys built a fort for the kids, ate good food, and rolled easter eggs. This was a new tradition for me. The only people I know that do this is the Albrechts and apparently the White House. You take your hard boiled eggs and roll them down a hill until there is nothing left of them. The person whos egg lasts the longest wins. It was really fun and I enjoyed it as much as the kids.

Emmy & Emmett 2012

Family Photo 2012

Emmett didn't understand the concept of hurrying to find as many eggs as you could. When he found one he opened it and ate what was inside before moving to the next egg. I'm sure next year he'll understand "the race" part of an easter egg hunt.

Adah's Easter dress

The Easter Bunny hid Emmett's basket in a good spot :)

Adah and her basket!

We enjoyed our church meetings and I paid extra close attention to the gospel doctrine lesson as I start teaching it in my own ward this Sunday. Please pray for me! I'm so nervous I could almsot throw up just thinking about it. Luckily our ward is one lesson behind and I'm teaching the same lesson that I heard on Sunday. I'm hoping I'll only be nervous the first time or two and it becomes easier for me. I feel inadequate to teach in an older ward... I'm 28...not 68. 68 Should be the minimum age limit for this calling. It's time for me to get off the computer and continue studying my lesson.

March 2012

Amy & Amy! We make a cute pair. Isn't Emily's baby just precious? We love her!

Emmett is still working on his farm collection. He asks me if we can go to CalRanch almost everyday. He loves those plastic animals.

My first pony tail

Adah, Addy, and Statton. Can you guess the age of these babies? Adah is 11 months, Addy is 3 months, and Statton is 5 months. It looks like I'm starving my baby next to these two chunks. Chubby babies are so cute (so are skinny babies).