Emma

I am amazed at how much we laugh at our house.  Emma is so amazing and changes everyday.  Andy loves attacking her for the "hug machine".  This isn't a picture of it but it's close.  She loves it.  When she finally can get out of it, she'll act like she's trying to get away, but tease him by staying close.  It's funny that she still acts surprised when he catches her and does it again.  How can someone so small be so smart?  I'll tell her to do something that I'm pretty sure I've never told her before and she'll end up doing it.  How can that happen?  Isn't sad that we can't catch on like that when we're older?  I can't even imagine what we would be able to accomplish.  Cancer would be taken care of for sure.

First week in Arizona

I don't know why I would put this picture after it being so long ago but it makes me laugh.  This was the first week we were in Arizona.  We had NO furniture so we had to pull the backseat out of the back of the Tahoe to have a couch or anything to sit on until we had something.  Emma loved it since she was able to get up and down without problems.  We had to get that phonebook from a woman that we kept asking questions.  We needed to get so many numbers to even get the internet to start putting things together.  It was amazing how much we enjoyed everything since we didn't have anything.  Plus Andy didn't have school for that first week we were here so it was a lot of fun.    

My resolve to do better

So I see everyone is better at this than I am so I'm going to get better at this even though my skills are insufficient.  Andy has been so busy since getting here but we have been able to get out and make some great memories that I can share.  My first is when we went and explored the Mesa Temple.  It is so beautiful and majestic.  My grandparents were married there so that was something that we could link to it and associate our lives to.  Both Emma and I are in the world because of this temple.   Emma loved running around the grounds while Andy and I are still amazed at the huge assortment of cactus that even the temple landscaping has utilized with their palm trees.  It seems like it is mocking the colder regions it has something they don't.  I know that isn't the case but we're terrified of living in the cold weather again.  It is beautiful.  We had the opportunity to spend 3 years of our lives in paradise for what is going to be the hardest part of Andy's life.  It could be a lot worse.  If we could figure out how to move this weather and beauty to Idaho, we'd be set.