Emma growing up!

Her Blessing Day (December 10th, 2006)

That bouncy seat saved our lives! Thanks Mom!

I loved dressing her up like my little dolly!

Her Christmas dress from Grandma Sandy! So cute!

Cutie Pie!

To this day she still loves to wear hats!

Her first rice cereal.

Emma loves to be outside.

Her first tent experience, she loves to camp.

Emma Jane Jane

That girl was a chunk, and such a great eater!

Oh the binkies!

The amount of toys she has has exponentially expanded since that picture.

Her first go round at Gymboree. She couldn't walk yet.

One Year Old!

Her first birthday!

Chocolate pudding!

Playing in the snow!

Christmas!

Her second Christmas

Valentine's Day. (I know I would cry too if Cam had given me that ugly bear!)

Say Cheese!

So you get the idea, we love her and she is our everything. It is hard for me to imagine what my life would be like without her, I love her dearly and although I am deeply sad she is getting so big and I am excited for all the new big things to come. I am so awed by the fact that Heavenly Father has entrusted me with this amazingly sweet and smart little girl. And that I have the honor of being her mother. Happy Birthday Emma!

The end of an era!

Okay so I know it has been a long time since I have posted, but we have been unusually busy lately. Nothing too incredibly exciting, just lots to do. And I also really need to get the internet so I can blog when Emma is napping and Cam is at work, but you know bills equals money. However I wanted to share some exciting news for those of you who haven't heard. Emma is rid of her binky!!!!!!! Cam decided about a little over two weeks ago that it was time. I had picked up an extra shift and wasn't going to be home but he was super brave and did it all by himself. It went surprisingly well. She only fussed for a few minutes. Then a few days later Cam had put her down for a nap (I was at work, again!) and she never really fell asleep she was talking and singing so finally Cam went in to lay her back down, but guess what our silly monkey had done! She had put up her big blanket over the side of her crib so you couldn't see her and when Cam walked over she had a binky in her mouth! Which, when she saw him, she quickly threw out next to the wall! So, apparently she had found a long lost binky wedged between her crib and the wall and was keeping it a secret from us, little stinker! Cam promptly took that one away. Since then she still is doing okay without it, about the same time she came down with a cold and has been a little fussier anyway. The funny (and terribly frustrating) thing is that she will only go down for her naps for me and to bed for Cam. If we switch it up it is lots of crying and lots and reasoning. I can't believe she is getting so big, she is almost 2 you know! I am proud of her for being such a big girl, and proud of Cam for biting the bullet and sticking to his guns, he is a lot braver than me, I have been having anxiety about taking it away since she was three months old, and all the fretting for nothing, it was relatively painless! The End of the long binky novel.

Labor Day Weekend!

So this Labor Day Weekend we went to Carey, the girls stayed at home and played while the boys went backpacking into Cain Lake. Here are some pictures of our latest adventures.

Emma and Rachel making cookies with their awesome Aunt Kelly! They were big helpers! Emma cracked the eggs, and don't they look cute in Grandma's aprons.

Emma frosting the cookies!
Emma digging in! Of course she wanted to eat the one with purple frosting!

Apparently the fishing was fabulous at Cain Lake.
The crew; Cam, James, Tyrel, Aaron, Corbin and Lee.
The view!

On Saturday we went to the Twin Falls fair. Rachel and Emma had a fun time riding the rides together. Alyssa sneaked on this ride even though she was too tall.

Emma having a stare down with a cow! She loved the petting zoo, just not the petting part, she liked the looking part. We also ate some yummy food and sno cones. It was a way fun weekend, thanks to all the Cook's!

Oh, I almost forgot Sandy made Cook pinochle history, a thousand aces! Unfortunatley I was on the losing team.