On the second day of the reunion we went to the lake. Emma loved floating around in the many floaties that were there.

Give this girl a hose and she is intertained for hours! It took a few weeks for me to finally realize that it was easier if I just stripped her down naked and gave her the hose - no muddy wet clothes and one happy baby!

We got to Sarah's place in time to help her plant a late garden. Emma loved helping. Ok, I think she actually just loved being outside. It was always too hot in Ok to be outside for long. She was almost constantly outside when we first arrived.

When Tuan got a cell phone, Emma fell in love with it. She even made up her own sign for phone before I could give her one. Here she is talking on her own toy phone.

While we were staying with my sister, the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall came through town. So we went to see it.

This is Emma riding one of my sister's 3 horses. Actually, much to my chagrin, (because I love horses) Emma prefered riding on their 4-wheeler with her daddy!

Emma never got a chance to ride in a fancy shopping cart like this in Oklahoma - our town didn't have any. So this was her first ride! She loves the ones with beeping horns the best.

We spent lots of time helping fix up my sister's old bunkhouse - the original homestead on their property. Emma helped bunches too!

Ok, this picture doesn't really cronical any part of our trip, but I thought it was adorable just the same. No, I'm not nervous at all for the arrival of #2! (cough, cough!)

When we first arrived, Emma ran squealing from my sisters dogs. It didn't take long though for her to warm up to them. This is Emma and her cousin Hannah 'riding' Pichinde. (I can't say enough good things about this dog. She is wonderfully calm and adores kids!)

My sister and I went to a Scandi Dawg Festival. There Emma had her first ice-cream cone. I think she liked it!

When we first got to Idaho, we stayed with my sister and her family. This is Emma and Tuan kicked back and sharing pretzels.

We also got a new (different) car right before we moved. It is a toyota rav 4 and we all like it very much. The benefits are that Emma is not as far away from me, so I can reach back and touch her legs and it is higher off the ground - meaning I don't have to lean over and down to get her in and out! She slept a lot on the way out, but it was still a pretty crazy trip. She actually cut all four of her 1-year-molars while we traveled - this girl just couldn't catch a break!

On our drive from Oklahoma to Idaho, we stopped in a Bass Pro Shops for a quick bite to eat - yes, they actually have a McDonalds in the store! - but mostly so that Emma could get out, stretch and play with wild animals. Ok, so they were stuffed!

Just before we moved (notice the mess of boxes in the background!) Emma started eating bananas. Lots of bananas! It was the first time she ate any fruit.

Welcome back!!

Whew! I know it has been just ages since my last post. That is due mostly in part to a very big change taking place in our lives. Tuan and I have just completed our move from Oklahoma to Idaho. We are now settled in Twin Falls, Id. So here is a picture crash course of our last 4 months - enjoy!

Routine

Emma definately knows the routine. But the first time she initieated it on her own was very funny and cute. (Cut me some slack here guys - I'm a first time mom!) She had her bath, we read scriptures and prayed. Now is when I usually pick her up, we wave goodnight to 'daddy' and go nurse to sleep on the bed. She didn't even give me time to pick her up before she hastely waved to Tuan and ran into the bedroom and climed into bed where she started calling to me!

I was folding laundry and to keep Emma from unfolding it as fast as I could fold it I tied this blanket around her shoulders - she loved it and walked all around the house in it. When it fell off, she picked it up and brought it to me to put back on her! Best toy ever!

Emma wanted to sit in her seat and have some dinner, but she also wanted to sit on her potty! I figured it was no big deal to let her sit on both! The result - this hilarious pic!

Guess what Emma is devouring here: raw flour Guess what I craved and ate when I was pregnant with her . . . . raw flour!