Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just wrote a whole blog post and started to read it.  I realized it was all me complaining and whining about one particular trial i am having.  Turns out, that does not help the situation nor does it fix it.  Also, I am pretty sure it is no fun to read about.However; just like the Hymn says... i must count my many blessings to see what the Lord has done.   I feel taken care of in many ways and blessed by so many people.  This trial has helped me grow closer to my Savior more than ever before.  it has helped me understand why we have trials, and i have even had an occasion to be thankful for my trials.  :)

I am thankful for my faith.  I am thankful for my testimony of the gospel.  I am thankful for my husband.  I am thankful for my children.  I am thankful for the Scriptures.  I am thankful for a warm place to live and sleep.  I am thankful for food.  I am thankful for my parents and siblings who love me and are always praying for me.  I am thankful for in-laws who also care.  I am thankful for laughter.  I am thankful for great Christmas music that brings a great mood into my home.  I am thankful for little "mama, can I lay by you" in the middle of the night.  I am thankful for exercise.  I am thankful for hot baths.  I am thankful for friends. 

There ya go.  Those are probably 1/100,000,000,000 of the blessings that the Lord has blessed us with.   I have so much.  I often look at other peoples problems and think that mine are easy and not nearly as trying.   Why is it so hard to forget this and think "Wo, is me?"  :)

So, happy thanksgiving.  I going to be more thankful... more full of gratitude... happier. Here are a few pics of us... happy!

My precious..esses

Jaromy in front of the Taj Mahal

Lagoon

Happy 4th birthday Carter!  Cowboy Party... and no we don't believe that all cowboys went around topless.. it was at a splash pad.

Summer camping with my family... Volleyball action

Happy 2nd birthday to my Baby!

Mud Run!  Crystal and I ran a 5K dirty muddy run.

Carter, obviously taking his soccer game very seriously- as he is tickling his teammate.

New discovery about myself- I enjoy making cakes.. very amateur.

Carter's cowboy cake

hello again.

Yep, its me. After 3 months one might think i had given up... but here i am.
Lots have happened since November, but at the same time... not much. Here are some pictures of the happenings for the emery family!

Sadly, I forgot the camera for the Thanksgiving festivities. We went back up to Idaho to spend the week with my family. We stayed with my sister for a few days and with my parents for a few days. We had so much fun. We ate and ate and ate. Carter and Chase had so much fun with their cousins. We were able to just relax and have fun. It is always a blessing to spend the day of thanks with people who I give thanks for everyday!

I couldn't resist this picture. Chase was exceptionally excited to have a helmet on.

The first real snow of the winter. Carter and his friend are playing. I swear there is a sled underneath them.

We didn't have any snow gloves for Chase or Carter yet... oops.

Chase loves to clap. He loves to clap even more when he is being messy- usually accompanied by an "uh-oh"

"Matchy Matchy Green Squared"

My parents do the 12 days of Christmas.   So for many days before Christmas we have a new present to open.  The kids love it.  On this particular day, we got a gingerbread house.  The boys really enjoyed putting on the frosting and then eating the candy!

The finished product

 

 

This picture is not a great one... but my wonderful sister in law... in the pink polka dots- bought all of us onesie jammies for Christmas eve!  Mine happened to be neon green with blue lips all over them.  I looked like i had just walked out of a Dr. Seuss book!  HAHA! 

While in Springville for Christmas, we went to SLC and saw the temple lights.  They were so pretty.  It was beyond cold, so needless to say, our walk and visit on temple square was quite short!

Our family took a little vacation to Phoenix to visit my brother and his family right after Christmas.  Carter was so excited that he would be able to see a cactus.  He wanted to take this picture, however, he wouldn't get any closer because he didn't want to get his back poked.

Happy New Year's!

While in Phx, we went to the zoo!  It was so great.  Even though i grew up there, i don't remember the zoo at all, and the Boise zoo isn't quite as accomplished... we wont even mention the logan zoo! 

Rex and Carter... good buddies!  Cater is a giant!  Rex is 1.5 years older!

So while in Phx, some friends and i got together.  We were all great friends in high school, and i hadn't seen many of these girls for almost 10 years.  It was a blast to see them, meet their kids and catch up a bit! 

Have any of you been on the bridge that goes over the Hoover Dam?  Well, I have.  I almost had an anxiety attack looking down and holding my kids up that high!  

The thing that really got me is that as we got up to the walkway on the bridge, there was a sign that read "In case of an emergency, please call 911" 

YIKES!

On the trolly at the zoo!

Once home and the holidays were over, it began to snow again.  This picture is from February.  It is the first snowman ever made by the boys or myself!

Sledding!

After church!

Show my your lips!  Chase has some serious lips and Carter tries, but just doesn't have the skills!

Birthdays and new houses

I wish that i had the motivation and the patience to keep this up every week, month or even every other month... But, alas, I do not. There are just some things in life that we all have to accept. This is one that i have to accept. I do not journal, i do not blog enough, but I do take pictures. With that said, this post will be quite long, however I don't think anyone really wants to read too much. Hopefully the pictures can say enough for the past 4 months!!!
Carter turned 3 in July! WOW~ I couldn't believe it. We had a great day. His day was on a Sunday, so what a better way to spend that sunday than with Family. We had dinner at my sister's house and had ice cream and cake afterward. It was wonderful. At the time, Carter was overly obsessed with Rockets. I tried my best... I think I failed, but to a 3 year old- it was the greatest cake ever. Carter is growing and developing like crazy. He loves his numbers, ABC's and reading books. He is very imaginative. He is constantly doing voices or making things talk. He has a great sense of humor. Carter loves his family and is (most of the time) tender and sweet with Chase.
Chase turned 1 in August. It was a wonderful time to have a pool party. My in-laws were moving in just a few weeks, so we had to use it up as much as possible. Chase loves the pool. He is a very active child, so it is hard for him to not be able to do his own thing... my cousin brought this and it made his life a little better. The last year has gone so fast. Chase has such a sweet and happy attitude, that the last year has been amazingly happy and wonderful. Chase walks, runs, screams, runs, screams... and bites. That's right. He bites. He has a little temper and will let you know when he wants you to know something... :) Chase loves food and will eat anything you give him. He loves Carter and is constantly copying and doing whatever it is that he is doing.

At birthdays I sit and think about my boys. I love them more than I thought possible. I remember when Chase was born, I was scared I wouldn't love this beautiful child the same way i loved Carter... I was very wrong. I couldn't love Chase or Carter more. What a wonderful gift it is to be a mother. I get to be home. I get to play with them. I get to read them stories and watch their minds take in the world. I get to help them love life and its creator. I have a dear dear friend who is sharing her journey on her struggle to become a mother. I look at people that go through similar trials and I feel for them, but i also want them all to know that when they do get that special one that will come to them, naturally or through adoption... they will be wonderful parents and their children will be incredibly lucky to have such amazingly determined good people as their parents who would sacrifice anything for the love of their child.

BATH TIME!!!! and SHARK HAIR!

Some pictures of our life since we have moved to Utah. Both grandparents came to visit and the boys loved it. Steph came with 4 of her kiddos and i didn't take a single picture...sad! Jaromy turned 27 and I turned 29! (AHHH).

See ya! Come back later!