The Everyday

Courtney grabbed Hawa and Pop Up bagels for us to eat in the morning. I had to take a picture to remember the name of the bagel shop. I'm obsessed! Tour of CBS given by Michael. Emi really latched onto Nono. Courtney trying to show Emi how to raise her hand! haha. Emi pretending to be a CBS teacher. How cute would it be if she went to CBS 25 years down the road and we got to pull out this picture again? haha. Emi fit in the lockers. Pretty views! We went to Bad Roman for dinner with Moe and Matt (They are staying the night with us in the city). On the way down the escalator, Emi noticed this statue and said "Mama he's going pee pees." hahah. Moe, Matt, and I went to "Back to the Future" together in the evening. We all loved it!  Bekah gave us a backstage tour. So so nice of her!

 Made it to NYC this evening! Emi's first flight with her own seat (if you don't count the times on Grammy and Papa's plane and the times where we've just had an empty seat next to us. haha). It was amazing! Taken at 1:21 am Eastern time. So excited to be here!

Emi got a book from Chick-fil-A in her kids meal a few days ago. (I guess they give out books now instead of toys?) I was reading it with her this morning and it made me cry because of how sweet it was! Motherhood hits at the strangest times. I will be ordering a hardcover copy of this book because it's that good! Later in the morning, Emi and I did a Target run to grab some leggings for her Halloween costume, and I saw a mom with her 2 ish year old and her baby and it made me cry again. I could feel myself mourning for a child I don't have and an "ideal 2-year-gap between kids" family that's no longer part of my story. I know it sounds petty, but it hurt. This whole motherhood thing is beautiful, painful, and everything in between. 

Emi and I went with Summer and Jules to Hudson Gardens this morning. They have TONS of carved pumpkins and you can just walk around (If you go at night it costs because the jack-o-lanterns light up, but if you go during the day it's free). I wish I would've discovered this place in previous years because it's so cute and fun. Afterward, we were close to Marty's work so I called him up, and we met him at Torchy's for lunch. It was fun getting to see him mid-day! Emi and I ran some errands in the afternoon and we ended up getting a cute snow globe from Target (their Studio McGee holiday section is so hard to pass by without grabbing something). Emi was mesmerized by it. She loved twisting the knob to make it play music.  After dinner, Marty, Emi, and I headed our separate ways. I dropped Emi off to hang with Marlow, Bowen, and Brye and then went to YWs, and Marty went to softball. After YW, I dropped off girls, picked Emi up, and then hosted a YW meeting at my house (

Emi decided a few days ago that she no longer wanted her sleep sack and it's done wonders for her sleep! She's slept in past 7 the past few days and she'll take longer naps. I guess she just runs hot like her dad? And so not having her sleep sack is making it easier for her to sleep? We'll take it! Emi chose out these ghosty Pillsbury cookies at the store today. These are the perfect treat to have littles help "make" in the kitchen! Growing up, we'd get Pillsbury cookies for some holidays, and I always loved it.

I was picking Emi up from the kids care at Chuze after my workout, and I started to feel really disoriented like I was about to pass out. Luckily the kids care employees let me lay down for a few minutes. It was bizarre! I guess I just went too hard on my workout today. We came home, and I laid back down for a bit before Emi and I headed to My Gym. Emi was in a mood.  After lunch, Emi went down for an amazing nap (bless her!) and then we ran errands for the ward Halloween Party. For family night tonight, we went as a family to the "Pumpkin Patch." She wanted the "big, big, big one." She also loved grabbing a few baby pumpkins. Emi makes celebrating holidays so much fun!