Birthdays!

It's about time I get around to posting something about Emma and Bert's birthdays on the 2nd. We had a small party that night with some friends and family, barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs and had cake and ice cream. Of course I didn't bother to get my camera out until the very end, so no pictures of Emma blowing out her candles. Just some of her playing with some new toys. She was obsessed with the play cleaning kit grandma got her.



She thought the scrub brush made a good hairbrush, then she thought it was a toothbrush.

Double Rainbow

Friday night as a storm was passing through we saw the most amazing sight. Someone in the neighborhood sent us a picture and I thought I'd post it. The picture doesn't quite do it justice, the rainbow was quite bright and you could see the second one quite clearly. The steeple on the right is the Oquirrh Mountain Temple which is being built in our neighborhood and will be dedicated next month.

Movie Star

I bought Emma some new sunglasses and a hat yesterday and she won't take them off!

Emma-isms

Emma is probably learning a word a day and cracks me up with the stuff she says.

On Sunday the nursery worker brought her to me for a diaper change. As he handed her to me she proudly declared to everyone within earshot "I poop!"

This morning after daddy sneezes she starts repeating over and over, "bless you! bless you! bless you!"

She can't say her m's yet, so milk is "gilk" and instead of calling me mommy when she is looking for me I hear her calling "liz! liz! liz!"

A couple of weeks ago we're watching a reading/spelling program on PBS. The word FOG pops up and Emma looks at it and says "F - O - G" I could not believe it. Do kids really learn letters this young? I thought it might have been a fluke, but on Sunday I was writing letters to see if she knew them and sure enough, she started naming them! Not all of them were right, but enough to amaze me. She also counts, not necessarily in order but if I start with 'one' she goes to "two, thwee, six, seven, nine..."

Graduation!

So first of all, not only did Bert graduate (cum laude!) from the University of Utah today, but he accepted a job offer yesterday to teach chemistry at American Fork High School! So I guess we are staying in Utah for the next little while. We're relieved to have a job lined up so quickly!

Here are some photos from today:

Emma and my mom waiting for commencement to start.


All the University graduates coming in.


Emma and Aunt Kimi waiting to get lunch at Market Street Grill (yummy!)


She was so good during the whole morning, but we had to break out the stickers at lunch to keep her entertained.


Grandma took Emma home for a nap and off we went to the college convocation.


A terrible picture of Bert getting his diploma, I could not get the camera focused fast enough!


Emma and the graduate!