Birthday List

My Birthday is soon approaching and my brother, James asked me what I wanted for my birthday...I said oh some things... :) He said you should put your birthday list on your blog. What a great idea! So I am. A tradition in our family has always been to make a birthday list. We always knew we wouldn't get everything or even anything on our list, but we had to make one. My mom would always threaten us with some new Superman or Barbie underwear if we didn't make a list, because she wouldn't know what else to get us. :) So, here's the list:

1. "I'm Trying to be Like Jesus" Janice Kapp Perry CD
   
2. The Primary Clip Art CD that got lost and I miss terribly - gift card to Desert Book
3. Children's Books to Read with Emma. Curious George Board Books, Flip Books, Sheep in a Jeep Board Book, Mimie's Toes Bath Book by Baby Einstein.
4. A CHI
5. Clothes and Socks
6. Scrunchies for my Hair
7. Pedicure = $20
8. The Fold up strainer that I see on TV all the time. Mine is too big!
9. Bracelets
   
10. Journal
    
11. Pansies for my flower pots for fall
12. Rack for my platter to put on my new shelf
    
13. TBA....
    

Walking in the Rain

Emma loves to be outside and on one of the few days it actually rained this summer, her Daddy took her for a walk. It was so cute I had to take some pictures. Our road is acutally still there, so I think this was the beginning of June.

Emma's First Icecream Cone!

These pictures say it all. She loved her first ice cream cone after FHE in July.

The CHI

So you know those info commercials for the hair straighteners? I love to watch them for like 10 seconds and laugh at how straight they get your hair. Yah Right! Their models don't have real frizzy/curly/wavy hair, it's pretend. :) I have naturally curly hair and straightening it is a challenged to say the least. My friend introduced me to the CHI - it is the amazing hair straightener that your stylist uses for sure. They are expensive and work great. We made a trade that I would watch her little girl while she teaches piano and she will straighten my hair with the CHI. It is a great trade!
I decided to create my own before and after pictures just like the info commercials. And here they are. I also finally broke down and highlighted my hair. I finally let the gray win and there are very light subtle blonde highlights. I love it and so does Tyler. He said he feels like he has a new wife - "it's exciting!" :)

Long Time no Blog

I know it has been forever, but I have been so busy and when I have a spare moment I don't know where to start to get updated on the blog, so I don't. I am a slacker I know.
In June for South Ogden Days they had a 5K Run and Tyler, Emma and I walked it. Notice we walked, not ran. We did it in 49.02 minutes. And now our Stake is putting one on and we are going to do it and see if we can beat our time. I was the one holding Tyler back so I have been walking with my friend CarolAnne every morning. We are walking 2 miles and will work our way up to 3.5. It is a hard walk, especially when it is up a gradual hill and I am pushing 27.5 pound Emma! I feel skinnier everyday though! ;)
Here we are before the 5k in June with a lot of people from our Ward. CarolAnne, my walking partner and her husband Ryan Knight are in the first picture. Ryan took 1st place in his division in the SOD 5K go Ryan!!!