A New Kind of Winter Season

I got some pretty cute pictures of EmmaLynn. She now comes into the bathroom when I am getting ready and climbs on the toilet and says "pretties" in the cute little high pitched voice of hers. So I sit her on the counter and proceed. she tries to put the little clip in her hair all by her self. There is only so much we can do with it still cause it is so short still. It is just long enough for us to clip a little brett in her hair and she looks super cute. 

Here she is trying to putt the brett in her hair by her self.  getting into the clip drawer. 
smiling for the camera. 

We have been so excited to be almost to October and we are still super warm here. I can't believe it. It doesn't even seem like it is winter coming on. 

Here she is showing off her shades, and her cute sundress
this one is out on the front deck of our apartment. 

here is a pretty one of her beautiful eyes. 

Now that we are finished with summer. Dan got a job at the same call center I am working at. We work opposite schedules and that way EmmaLynn doesn't have to go to daycare. I love it. I just got finished training  my 3 rd class, and Dan was trained and finish this week with a different trainer of course. So now we have started on this journey to see where we end up in the long run. 

We went to our new ward on Sunday and they are very friendly and welcoming. There are not a lot of young couples in the ward from what I could tell but EmmaLynn loved the nursery, and for the first time in a long time we didn't have to have an overflow to fit everyone in for sacrament meeting. It was quite a change from everywhere else we have lived.  

Today was by far the most comfortable day in Tampa I have ever had as far as weather is concerned. It was about 82 degrees and felt like it too.  The humidity was very low. I could have played outside all day long, unfortunately I was stuck in work for most of the day. 

My new project for the week is to find some good quick and healthy recipes for dinners. I am trying to be more organized about my grocery shopping and I have not been successful. So if anyone has any good healthy quick dinners, I would love to hear about them and have the recipes.

Pictures Updates and More

Some pictures and updates for everyone. 

Above was what EmmaLynn had done in our old apartment just before we left. She was trying to put diapers on her animals. Cute little stinker. 
Above is at our new apartment. there is a lake/pond thing right out back and there are ducks there.. so we can just go right outside and feed the ducks. 
Here she is with a rash she got it right after we moved into  our new apartment. I don't know what it came from.  Some ideas we had are carpet, or the water. We are not sure.. so when it is completely gone we are going to give her another bath and see if it is the water or not. So weird. It could be something different all together.  

And now for the stories and updates. 

The other night I had made Lasagna for dinner. We were all starving by the time it was finished cooking. So I was holding EmmaLynn in the kitchen while Dan pulled the lasagna out of the oven. He set it on top of the stove and immediately EmmaLynn gasps and says " Oh Look at THAT........... Yummy"  It was clear and she said it perfectly she had Dan and I laughing soooo hard.  She is talking more and more everyday, it is so much fun. The things she says are so cute and funny. 

Also since we were able to get settled into our new apartment, we went to a movie together... we took EmmaLynn with us. She was actually really good too. We saw House Bunny... It was a really funny movie. We enjoyed our time there. 

EmmaLynn is now officially 18 months so we can take her to Nursery and leave her. She loves it didn't even frown when I dropped her off last week.  She loves to play with toys and other kids.  She loves every part of Nursery.  I finally got to go to relief society and really pay attention. We had a really great lesson last week. 

Our lesson was about strengthening family relationships though meal, scripture, prayer, and quality time with each other.  Growing up our family didn't really do these things. I didn't have that example to learn from.  I did, however, have the opportunity to live near my sister Eleasha and spend a lot of time over at her house. She has been such a great example to me of all the things we talked about. Spending time eating meals as a family, praying together, reading scriptures together.  I have learned much from sister in laws and sisters alike. I am so grateful to have such great friends in them all.  

Food Face

we gave EmmaLynn a pickle.. She doesn't like it at all! I love the face! It wasn't the best video but it works. Read below for update on what is going on with us here in lovely Tampa Florida!

Park Days and More.

Well this week has been quite the crazy week. Dan finished working for Platinum and got a job where I am working. He wont start till the 15th.  So he gets to spend some good time with EmmaLynn. 

We have been in a mad rush to find a new apartment to live in. We have been very spoiled in the apartment we have now.  We would stay where we are if it were not so expensive and far from work. So we began our search. It took a while to figure out where were good areas to live and where to avoid. We looked on craigslist and called and drove around all week long and finally made a decision and applied. With our lack of money we were forced to go with where ever had the best move in special.. We had to sign a 12 month lease, so who knows we might end up staying for 12 months. Yikes, never imagined that. Hopefully we get to move in tomorrow.

 Dan and I will be working opposite schedules so one of us is always with EmmaLynn. We will miss time spent together but being so close to work we will be able to meet up for lunch and dinner at work as a family. I look forward to having more time to spend with Dan and EmmaLynn.  We are planning a day to the zoo once we both get paid again! 

 So our plan has worked out pretty well so far. We have met some great people here in Brandon, I am sure there are more people to meet, and friends to make. We will see what our next 12 months brings us. In the meantime here are some of our adventures with EmmaLynn since we have finally had some time to spend together.  we took her to the park last weekend, and watched movies with her.  We let her have oreo's (her favorite cookie!)  We are so blessed to have such a beautiful and entertaining little girl! 

I love her little smile.
The Park peeking through the toy at Daddy
going through the little tube
We ask her to get a diaper and she comes running out with diaper in hand saying "daiper"

swinging is her favorite thing to do at the park we discovered. She would not let us take her out to do anything else. When we did get her to the other things she ran over to the swing again.. saying "swing" 
she loved to be in this position too.. we tried to sit her up and she wouldn't let us sit her up... 
Her favorite bucket and her oreo cookie. 

 

What a performance!!!

She rarely sits down in the tub, but she was dancing and I ran to get my camera cause it was sooo funny! I will get a better one with clothes on.. Her little naked tush dancing was just too cute to not post! 

And yet another cute performance from sweet EmmaLynn

50 Things About US

Ok So I saw this idea for a post on a couple other blogs of friends. I thought it was a really cute idea, and I learned things I didn't know before! So I am going to attempt the same thing! Here it goes 50 things you might or might not have known about Dan and Naomi!

1. We enjoy playing games very much. Dan's favorites being Settlers and Ticket to Ride. Mine being Skipbo and Yatzee.

2. When we play games just the 2 of us we make up our own rules and cheat to both win... It is fun! Mostly cause I like to win and he doesn't want me to be sad! :) 

3. We have lived in 5 different places since we have been married.. almost 4 years. ( Post Falls ID , Boise ID, Meridian ID, Coeur D' Alene ID, and Tampa FL) 

4. I absolutely love to move, and Dan would rather stay in one place for a very long time. I enjoy being able to throw things away I haven't used in a while and find things I forgot I had! 

5. So far the only tradition around christmas time is to go home for christmas. We have never actually bought a christmas tree or really decorated for Christmas in the almost 4 years we have been married. (sad, yet true) maybe this year will be the year we buy and decorate our first.

6. We love to go out to eat favorite places are Texas Roadhouse, and Olive Garden. Favorite pizza is Pappa Murpheys(they don't have any here in FL ) 

7. Our First Kiss was on our 2nd date! Although he really tried on the first... 

8. I love the twilight series and just finished the last book. 

 

9. Dan isn't much of a reader would rather watch a movie

10. My first time ever going to the ocean was with Dan and it was where he proposed to me in a very crazy way! 

11. We met first at Carisa's wedding ( my sister) in January.. I was there with 3 of my guy friends he was there with a girl.. but checking me out. 

12. When I first met him I thought he was married and a 30 year old married man checking me out! ( my thoughts were 'creepy') lol.. It must have been the balding hair and the suit...  Then I saw him at a singles dance not looking so old and being very sweet. 

13. So far out of all our immediate family (brothers and sisters) we have moved the farthest away from " home "  (Florida)

14. After we were married 2 years we had our first baby EmmaLynn, she is a character and a fighter and a little love all wrapped up in the cutest package there is! 

15. I didn't get an Epidural when I had her. She weighed 9lbs 4oz 

16. We love to hang out with people and play games, talk and watch movies. 

17. My favorite snack is anything with chips... salsa, guacamole, hummus, nacho cheese.... Dan's favorite is anything sweet.. more specifically cookies and milk or anything like that with milk.

18. Dan would love to sky dive and bungee jump... I am not to thrilled about the idea.

19. Between both our families we have 23 nieces and nephews. 5 on my side and 18 on Dan's side. 

20. I have become more outgoing over the last few months, due to working with a lot of different people as a trainer at my job. I know just about everyone there and they seem to like me too! A great boost to my self esteem.

21. I don't think the average scary movie is scary really. Just jumpy rather.. The only scary movies are the ones that are devilish such as movies like the exorcist ( which I refuse to watch at all ) 

22. I love roller coasters and other scary rides like them! secure yet such a rush! 

23. Dan gets car sick if he does anything besides look out the window or sleep or drive himself.

24. I have never got car sick my whole life (all though being pregnant probably came really close to what that might feel like)

26. I have only been outside of the USA 2 times in my life and both times went to Canada. 

27. Dan has been outside the USA 4 times which also includes Canada, Mexico and Venezuela 2 times. 

28. I love shopping for my daughter and husband. I know exactly what to get for everyone but myself.

29. When I do try to go shopping for myself it takes me a very very long time to decide and I go back several times till the last time I go with out trying it on then just buy it. 

30. I clean when I am frustrated. Helps release frustration anger and get my mind off whatever is bothering me. It is kinda a therapy of sorts for me. 

31. I love romantic comedies and comedies. 

32. Dan likes comedies and action movies

33. Dan served his mission in venezuela and speaks spanish fluently still. He actually hasn't stopped speaking spanish since he returned. working at call centers and other jobs w/ spanish.

34. He finds it easier to talk to spanish people and sell them on a product than he does speaking to english people. 

35. Dan also started loosing his hair while he was on his mission at age 19. 

36. We like to go camping and hiking, white water rafting.

37. Dan loves dirt bikes and playing basketball and music

38. Dan had wrecked 3 times in 1 year. 1 nearly fatal, the others just silly. He calls that year his best and worst year. Best because he came home from his mission, saw his family again, met and married me. worst because he had to come home from his mission, and he wrecked 3 cars. 

39. Due to the previous fact, I do most of the driving and he usually just sleeps... not fair... :) 

40. It is really hard to find 50 things. I should have stopped at 20.

41. My dream vacation would be to go to Europe and see germany, Italy, france, and other countries over there! or some nice island like hawaii or a cruise or something fun.. all of which I have never done. 

42. I am a huge cry baby when it comes to music and sentimental stuff. I cry when I hear songs about moms and daughters or dads and daughters or kids... anything like that... or even just really good songs... I cry at movies... 

43. Dan makes the best scrambled eggs in the world. 

44. I love salad and Pizza (pappa murphys take and bake - gourmet vegi). Dan loves candy cookies cake and milk!

45. Dan loves food and will eat anyones meal if they don't want to finish it! 

46. I know Sign Language and used to be fluent in it, some day I want to finish school to be an interpreter. 

47. Dan wants to join the military or work in Border patrol. I would like the military so we could see and experience different places.

48. Every year Dans side of the family has a family reunion with extended family and we go camping and white water rafting in Idaho. We have gone every year with the exception of this year. We missed it soooo much! something over 130 people I think... 

49. Dan is probably the only person I have ever known who truly can not tell a lie. He would never lie at all not even to save his own butt! It is very refreshing and he has made me more honest by his example!

50. It took me a week to finish this silly post that I started. 

Silly Daddy!

Take a close look what is wrong with this picture!?  

When I picked EmmaLynn up from the babysitter. I found that Dan had put her shirt on sideways! both the buttons are supposed to be in the front of the shirt! It was so funny! I couldn't help but laugh. He must have had a crazy morning or something! She wasn't too happy with me taking her picture!

here is our goofy girl! I have posted pictures before of her putting the bucket on her head. Well she got a new bucket from Adventure Islands when we went a couple weeks ago.. and this bucket looks even sillier on her head!  The best part of all is that she will walk around everywhere with this bucket cause she can see better. Dan let her take it to the babysitters when we first got it. When I drove up they were sitting on the sidewalk outside and she had the bucket on her head! I can't tell you how hard I laughed! I wished I had my camera, It was the most perfect picture ever! 

She wanted to play with the umbrella! She has gotten used to us walking around with it. She can say Raining now too! How cute!
Once again being silly. Now she has learned how to climb on things. She got in here all by herself. She likes to climb on the chair and couches now... 
I have so many goofy pictures of her... I got her a little Dora chair cause she was doing this before.. then the other day I saw her climb in this and just sit back.  The only downfall to the Dora chair is that it isn't quite as sturdy as the stroller.. she falls over a lot when she tries to clime in the Dora chair. The first night I got it she probably fell over like 20 times trying to climb into it over and over again. 
This was just too cute.. she never sits down when she is in the bath tub. She is always standing she screams she dances.. I have some videos, they haven't been working to post them for me lately. I will see if I can post some fun videos.  

So incase anyone wondered, Topical Storm Faye hasn't done anything to us here when they thought at first it was  headed straight toward us, I got a little excited. At the last minute it changed course and went to the west of us. We didn't even get a drop of rain.. just a nice breezy couple of days. It has been raining a lot.. pretty much everyday the last couple of days but not as much as the poor people where Faye has been... 

I do have to say I was a little bit disappointed. I was hoping to experience something like that.. Oh well, I guess the downpour rain of everyday will have to do for me!