The Everyday

We were out the door by 6:30 this morning to Pagosa!  When we drove to Pagosa a few weeks ago, I forgot our Great Harvest cinnamon burst bread in our freezer, so we turned around to get it. This time I was determined not to forget it! I made a note and circled it on the fridge. This morning I remembered and put it in the car...or so I thought. haha. Yesterday at Great Harvest I grabbed a regular loaf and the cinnamon loaf (I planned to just leave the regular one at home to have after we got back from our trip). Welp! I grabbed the regular loaf and left the cinnamon one in the freezer! haha. That was funny to discover mid-drive. The actual drive went smoothly except for an hour and a half before camp at Wolf Creek Pass when it started getting blizzardy. Marty and I were both nervous, but "the little versa that could" pulled through for us! The fall colors were stunning! We met Missy and Kyle in town at Sage Eatery for burgers and fries and it was delicious. It was fun to catch...

Emi and I went to one of my YW's cross country meets this morning. I had expected her to be in the top 10, but was shocked when she took 1st place! I think she was too! It was super exciting and fun to watch.  I thought the HS parking lot at the HS where the XC Meet took place was so cute! It looks like they let the students personalize their parking spaces. Such a fun idea! After the race, Emi and I met up with Summer, Ronny, and Jules P. at the pool. Emi and I just walked to Southridge from our house (such a luxury!) and she had the best time. After being in the pool awhile, Emi decided it was time for the "hot tub." Southridge has a big hot tub that's the temperature of a warm bath...which is nice because it's kid friendly. Anyway, Emi decided to jump in the pool after the hot tub, and was freezzzing so she went back over to the hot tub. After sitting in the hot tub for a few minutes, she decided she wanted to jump in the pool again, so I went into the freezing...

I did Team Training in the morning with Summer P., and then we went to the park with the kiddos after. Ronny held Emi's hand all the way to the park, but on the way back, when Ronny (and Jules) tried to hold her hand again she decided she'd had enough of the hand holding. She just wanted her personal space! haha. Emi's always loved her personal space. She's never been able to sleep with Marty and I--she always has to be her crib or pack n play--because she gets touched out. It's so funny how kids come with such distinct personalities and preferences. In the afternoon, Emi and I were coming back to the mailbox, and our neighbors a few doors down were outside. Emi played with Hadley while I talked with her mom Olivia. We've been able to get to know them better over the past month or so and they're so nice. Hadley's getting a baby sister later this month! After Emi went down, I went with Sylvia B. to visit two of our YW. It's always good to get to visit...

Two pictures from recently! It's still wild to me that Marty and I are "dad" and "mom."  Is this not the sweetest? It melts my heart.  Emi's face lol. It looks like I dragged her on the ride! hahah.

Today was busy with church and lots of meetings! In the afternoon, we went on a family walk and enjoyed seeing fall leaves and Halloween decorations. Emi gets so excited about every decoration. Today she enjoyed waving to them. "Hi pumpkin" "Hi skeleton" "Hi jack-o-lantern" She keeps life fun and interesting. Yesterday we were playing tag and Emi was being so cute. Whenever Marty and I play tag with her, we narrate what's happening. "Where's Emi? Could she be hiding in the pantry? Hmmm I wonder where she could be?" Well, she's started to catch on and also narrates what's happening when she is the seeker. During one round of hide and seek, she could see that Marty and I were hiding in the bed and she said "I want to take a nap!" And then when she went to pull the covers up she said "Mommy Daddy?!!" It was so adorable. She also loves saying prayers, and will thank Heavenly Father for everything she sees. Today sh...

Yesterday felt like fall, and today felt like summer. Marty and I both dressed in our flannels to go to Lone Creek Farms (like Cornbelly's but smaller), and within the first few minutes of being there we were roasting. I should've brought sunscreen but that wasn't even on my radar. So fully embracing the October sun burns!  Even with the heat, Lone Creek Farms was such a blast. We went with Ryan, Summer, Ronny, & Jules P. and did the bouncy houses, slides, cow barrel train rides, rat rollers, corn maze, and the pig race ride. We also watched a live pig race with little piggies and experienced the candy cannon...and there were still activities we didn't get to. We ate lunch there and had to try the fried twinkies...so yum. Love this daddy daughter duo. And Emi's little binky-mouth smile. If you look closely Emi's face is priceless in this picture.  Family :) Little girls with their dads. Emi was more excited about the "corn on the cob" than she was ...

Emi had dance this morning and she did so good following the teacher! I love getting to watch her dance. She's so cute! We went to the park with Summer, Ronny, and Jules after. It felt more like fall today. The rest of the day was pretty relaxed. Marty and I watched the Dodger's game in the evening. They won which means they'll go to the semi-finals!