Lunch Date with Daddy

Earlier this week the kids and I took daddy on a lunch date. We picked him up and headed to the park to eat. There was not much eating involved for the boys because they were too excited to feed the ducks.

There were a lot of ducks this time. The boys loved it!

The ducks got so close they even ate out Sebastien's hand.
The boys hanging out on the dock. Manti said, "Mommy it too bright!"

While the boys were feeding the ducks Emree and I sat on the bench enjoying the pretty trees.

This is one thing I LOVE about Cheyenne. I love to drive around and look at all the leaves changing. They are so pretty. We have to enjoy it while it lasts because before we know it, the snow will be here!

Emree is just too cute! I cannot help but laugh when she smiles so big. She is so much fun.

Before we took daddy back to work we got to have a family picture taken in front of the pretty flowers. It was such a fun lunch date and the boys cannot wait to go feed the ducks again!

Feeding Ducks/Paddle Boat

Emree's had her first trip to the park when she was only one week old. Granted she spent the whole time in the car seat, covered up and won't remember a thing about it. The boys were getting tired of being at home and wanted to do something. We thought feeding the ducks would be low key and we could keep people away from Emree.

Good throw Sebastien! If you look closely, you can see the piece of bread in the air.

The boys had a blast feeding the ducks and snuck a few bites of bread themselves. They got close to the edge of the dock a couple times and about gave me a heart attack.

When the boys ran out of bread to feed the ducks Troy thought it would be fun to take them out on a paddle boat. I wasn't thrilled but went along with it. We got suited up in life jackets then headed out. I sat in the back with Manti and Sebastien sat up front with Troy. I was getting nervous as some clouds started rolling in, I thought for sure we were going to get poured on. Luckily we made it back to the dock before the rain started.

Troy paddled over to the docks and Grandma took a picture of the four of us.

Manti wasn't sure what to think at first. He ended up loving it!

I thought for sure we were going to get rained on.

Sebastien thought it was fun to dip his foot into the water. It totally freaked me out, I thought he was going to fall in.

I think everyone had a good time but I don't know if we will be taking the boys out on the paddle boat again anytime soon.

P.S. We didn't leave Emree alone on the dock, she sat with Grandma on a bench. :)

Accident Prone

After Emree was born I took a few Sunday's off from church. Troy was so sweet to take the boys so I could rest. The first time he took them (after Emree was born) he came walking in the house with blood on his white shirt. As soon as I saw him I knew it must have been an eventful day. I guess Manti decided to start hopping like a frog during sacrament meeting and smacked his face on the bench. He split his lip open and came home with a bloody, fat lip. We didn't get any pictures of this one but it was a doosey.

The next week I needed to get out of the house so we all went to church. Fifteen minutes into the meeting, Manti was trying to get down of the bench and smacked his eye on the corner of the hymn book holder. I saw him hit and just hoped there wasn't going to be any blood. As soon as he fell I picked him up right away. I knew it was a bad fall because of his cry. It was the one where he started to cry and then held his breath forever then screamed even louder. When I first looked at his eye there was a little scratch and an indention from the corner. By the time I got out into the foyer and looked at him again, his eye was swollen and bruised. Keep in mind it had only been about 10-15 seconds. We knew he was going to get a pretty good shiner. We attempted to put ice on his face but he was not about to let us do that. We left after sacrament meeting, I was afraid what could have happened had he gone to nursery.

One of the pictures we got of his eye. (For some reason my computer wouldn't load more then one and it started frustrating me. So, this is it for now.)

A few weeks later, I took the kids to the store by myself. It wasn't the first time we had been out but it was definitely the last time Manti gets to sit in the basket part of the cart. We were picking up a hat for Troy and the boys were taking turns carrying it. Sebastien thought it would be fun to tease Manti, this did NOT end well. Manti ended up reaching for the hat and flipped right out of the cart landing on his back and head! I knew right then I wouldn't be getting a "mother of the year" award. Ha! He hit pretty hard but I think it scared him more then anything.

I don't know what it is about Manti, but he seems to always hit his head or face. I am honestly surprised that we haven't ended up in the emergency room with him. (I hope I didn't just jinx myself.)

Fort D.A. Russell/Frontier Days 2010

The first weekend of Frontier Days the base always has Fort D.A. Russell Days. There is a lot of history involved that is very interesting. Unfortunately the boys didn't think so. They just wanted to see the helicopter, fire trucks and police dogs. We spent about two hours looking at those and then were done. The boys were very excited to sit in the helicopter and pretend to fly.

They also got to pretend to put out a fire. They loved looking at all the gadgets on the fire truck and sitting in the drivers seat. One of the firemen was one of our friends and he turned on the lights and sirens for the boys. Manti was in heaven, he loves fire trucks so that made his day.

They also had these fun things to take pictures. The boys looked so cute in them.

I couldn't get Manti to look at me. He was too busy watching all the other people around him.

One of the days Troy's work was in charge of clean up after the rodeo. The boys and I decided to go walk around while he was doing that and Sebastien saw the motorcycle ride. He is obsessed with motorcycles and kept asking to ride them. I told him we needed to wait for daddy to finish cleaning and he about had a meltdown. After a little talk he decided he would be a big boy and patiently wait. Manti was too small for this ride which made for a very sad, unhappy two year old.

This is the only motorcycle ride he will ever have! (As long as I have control anyway.)

One of our absolute favorite things about Frontier Days is the Thunderbirds Air Show. We have never been down to the community college that they fly over but there is a hill right by our house that we go to. From the hill you can see a lot of their cool tricks but I think it would be fun to be right under the action. Two months later, the boys are still talking about it and are always asking if we can go watch the jets.

The boys and I watching the jets. This was the day before Emree was born, I never thought I got that big, obviously I was WRONG!

The final departure. The boys thought it was so cool!

After the air show we went to the fair grounds to walk around. At first we walked by the rodeo queens and waved but then Troy thought it would be cool to have the boys take a picture with a couple of them.

Manti LOVED the girl in blue. After we took the first picture, he walked right over and sat on her lap for about ten minutes while she signed pictures for other people. It was so funny!

We took Grandma Egnew to the Indian Village to listen to them sing and dance. The boys even had a few turns to dance with their friends and at the end got a ring pop for participating. It was so cute to watch all the kids trying out the Indian dances. Thanks Shannon for helping the boys!

There were a ton of rides but only a few Sebastien could do. Last year we talked about letting him do the train ride but I couldn't pay $3 for three laps around the track. This year we gave in and he loved it. Poor Manti couldn't even do this! Maybe next year buddy!

He was very excited and had a blast. It didn't bother him one bit that he was sitting next to some kid he didn't know. Hopefully next year the boys can do rides together. On the other hand that just means more money!

The one thing we didn't get to do this year that we were planning was the Sugarland concert. (It was on Friday the 30th.) Little miss Emree decided to make her arrival the day before, I was NOT gonna be going. I kept telling Troy to just call someone to go with him but he decided to sell the tickets instead and stay at the hospital with us girls. I felt so bad because I knew how excited he was for the concert. We are hoping they come again next year!

Sebastien's Photo's

When Aunt Wendi was in town Labor Day weekend she taught Sebastien how to use a camera. As soon as she showed him how to hold the camera and what button to push, he was hooked. He walked around for a long time taking pictures of everyone and everything.

His self portrait.

His friends chillin' in the backyard.

The fish tank!

I guess he wanted to remember what kind of soda we had that day??

Tried to take a picture of baby sister.


There were about 100 random pictures on Aunt Wendi's camera after Sebastien gave it back. A lot of the floor, grass, hands etc...Thanks Aunt Wendi for being a good sport and letting him take pictures. I hope you didn't have to spend too much time deleting them. :)

Breakfast Prayers

The boys love to say prayers and usually fight over who gets to say them. Yesterday morning it was Sebastien's turn and this was his prayer...

"Heavenly Father, thank you for this day. Thank you for the pancakes. Thank you for the fork.
Thank you for daddy. Thank you for the syrup. Thank you for 'Bastien....What's next daddy?"

It was so sweet! I am still surprised about the things they pick up on on a daily basis. I can't say it enough but Troy and I are truly blessed to have such great kids.

Baby Blessing

Sunday was a special day for our family. We not only had family come visit but we got to do Emree's baby blessing too. It was so sweet to see Troy walk her up to the front of the chapel and give her a sweet little blessing. I am so thankful to have such a wonderful husband who honors his priesthood. I am also very thankful for those who participated and the support they gave to our family. It was an emotional day for me and I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful family and friends.

Daddy and Mommy with baby Emree.

Daddy & Emree Uncle Jeff, Grandpa Egnew, Emree, Daddy, Grandpa Cahoon, Chad J. and Joe L.

Our sweet little family!

The boys wanted to take a picture with sissy.

I think they were all about done taking pictures at this point.

My sweet baby girl was so happy to wear her new special dress.

Mommy and Emree. She was starting to get mad and just wanted to eat.

"Okay mom, enough is enough! Feed me!"

The dress maker with the dress model. :)
Emree's special dress (made by Grandma Egnew), blanket (made by Aunt Peggi) and shoes! Perfect outfit for a perfect little girl on the perfect day!