Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! It was just the three of us for Christmas this year so we started our own family traditions and had a big dinner last night, read the Christmas story and watched It's a Wonderful Life. We opened presents this morning, had a big breakfast and went to the movies this afternoon. Emma loved it all, even the movie. She even made an attempt at opening her own presents. It took too long though so Daddy helped out.


Here she is in the new dress Aunt Sarah bought her. For some reason she was way excited about having her picture taken. I think she is getting used to me snapping pictures all the time.


And our Christmas family picture we took after church on Sunday in front of our tree.

Go Cougars!

Uncle Andy stopped in last night and gave Emma a Christmas present that she could wear just in time for the Las Vegas Bowl game last night. We're training her early :)

Piano Fun

On Sunday nothing would keep Emma entertained. Finally Bert stuck her in the baby carrier and started playing the piano. She loved it and even tried to join in. Hopefully she gets his musical talent...

Bobble Baby with a Boppy

We discovered today that Emma can just about sit by herself... with the help of a Boppy. I love the boppy.

It's Snowing!

We woke up to several inches of snow this morning and at 11:30 it's still coming down. As much as I hate the cold, I love a good snowfall. (mostly 'cause I can go snow shoeing and snow boarding) Here we are in front of the house. She seemed to like being outside, of course she always likes being outside doesn't matter the weather.


Bert shoveling the driveway, and it's still snowing.
And I had to get a picture of Emma's cute snow outfit. She looks like a polar bear.

New tricks

This is her favorite activity these days. It's getting hard to get her dressed because she is always folded in two. Usually there is a foot in her mouth. One of these days I'll actually get a picture of that.

And Christmas came early this year. I was planning on getting her a high chair for Christmas, but she is gobbling up rice cereal like crazy and lunch is getting messy. She loves sitting in it when she is not eating and watching us putter around the kitchen.

Road Trip

We went to California for Thanksgiving last week. Emma did remarkably well on the 12 1/2 hour drive. Hopefully the 10 hour drive to Washington next month will go as well. Here we are at a rest stop in Nevada. Not quite tall enough to drive.

First Foods

Emma is trying rice cereal this week. She seems to love it! Of course she loves putting just about anything in her mouth. It's an added bonus that there is food involved.

Already trying to feed herself

"Why are we taking pictures of this? I'm a mess!"

Fun Pics

I was going through some pictures and found these that I thought were fun.

"Who wants to play?"

Helping Daddy with homework.

Happy Halloween!

Emma is a pumpkin this year. Here's pictures of her play outfit and her costume.

"Mom, I'm not so sure about this!"

Fall Fun

We went for a walk this evening to enjoy the first rain/snow-free weekend we have had in a month. Emma loves being outside. Stay tuned for pictures of the snow suit she gets to wear once winter hits.



And while we were walking Bert fished at our neighborhood lake. No luck though, but some fun pictures.

Just for Fun

Well my camera has been idle lately so there are no new pictures to post. Emma did have her first train ride Sunday when we took Trax downtown to our stake conference which was held at the conference center with 13 other stakes and presided over by President Hinckley. He and President Packer spoke as well as a member of the 70 and the Primary general president. They all spoke on strengthening our families. It was a neat experience, but I'm not sure how impressed Emma was.

So with no pictures to post of our adventures on Sunday here are some of her newborn pictures which I don't think I have ever posted.

Fun with Cousin

We took care of cousin Ethan for a couple days while his parents were vacationing. Here's a couple shots of the kids playing.

"What is he doing with my toys?"

He liked our waterfall toy so much he tried to eat it

And here is Emma with her new favorite pastime. Staring at her feet.

Baby It's Cold Outside

It snowed. In October. That is just wrong. Thank goodness it didn't stick. Here's Emma bundled up to go run errands with me.


And relaxing afterwards. She's quite serious about her toys.

Back to Work

Yesterday was my first day back to work. Emma spent the morning with Daddy and the afternoon with Aunt Codi and cousin Ethan. I think she probably had a more fun day than I did...

Milestones..

Here's her latest feat, lifting her head. She also drools about a gallon a day. We won't post any pictures of that.

Family Pictures

I finally dug out my baby pictures, can you tell where Emma got her hair? I don't have any of Bert's baby pictures, I'll post some when I get them.

Liz- Hospital

Emma- Hospital

Liz- 2 1/2 months


Emma 2 1/2 months

What Shots?

Emma had her 2 month check up today. Here's a picture of her after getting 4 shots and a yucky oral vaccination...


Yeah, didn't phase her. Cried for 5 minutes, nursed, and went to sleep while blowing bubbles. (do I need to point out that her hair still sticks straight up?) She really is a fantastic baby... once I quit eating chocolate. :(

She weighed in at 10 pounds 4 ounces and 22 1/2 inches, she's gained about 2 pounds and 1 1/2 inches from when she was born. She smiles, talks (well, baby talk), and is starting to hold her head up. Our newest discovery is the ceiling fan. She talked to it for 20 minutes this morning!

Emma's Baby Blessing

We blessed Emma today in our ward. She was so good during the blessing and just about the whole day (I think she got sick of the attention about an hour ago). Bert gave a beautiful blessing and we had many family members and friends who came and participated.




Just a word about the dress she is wearing. My great-grandmother made it sometime around 1906. My grandmother, mother, and myself were all blessed in it not to mention some aunts and cousins. Emma is the first of the 4th generation to wear it and she looked gorgeous, the picture just doesn't do it justice.

Just for kicks, here's a picture of my great-grandma Carlson who made the dress.

Fishing Trip

We took a trip up Big Cottonwood Canyon yesterday and went fishing. Well, Bert fished, I tried, and after two of my four casts got stuck on rocks and took 20 minutes to get unstuck, I gave up. He was quite successful though and caught four brown trout, which we grilled up and had a great dinner.

Bert's first catch

She loved hanging out outside, she is definitely her parent's child