Wedding Fun!

My brother Joe and his fiance Shannon were married over the weekend in Boise. It was a ton of fun! I just love weddings. It was a beautiful ceremony. EmmaLee was one of their flower girls and she got to wear a very cute purple dress, which she just loved! However, she only made it half way down the aisle, before she got too embarrassed with all of the people looking at her! It was fun to see lots of family that I don't normally get to see. We had such a great time. Joe and Shannon did an amazing job at planning the whole thing! It was a short trip, but a very fun one! Here are a few pictures, out of the thousand I took! The picture above is with all of my sisters except for one that was unable to make it. (we sure miss and love you, Joleen) From L to R: Jana, Jill, JaNeal, Jennifer, Jodie, Shannon (our new sister-in law!) Joe, Jean, Janet and Judy.

Here are a few of my sisters. L to R, Jill, JaNeal, Jana, Jennifer and Jodie. They all had just arrived at the hotel and we were waiting for every one else to come into town.

EmmaLee's cousin's Alex and Erynn. She had so much fun playing with them!

Just something to make you smile!

Here is Carter laughing at EmmaLee. I wish I would have caught this on video a little bit earlier, but it's still hilarious! Why is it when babies laugh, it's so darn cute?

Birthday/Easter

This past week we celebrated my 27th Birthday (I know you were thinking it, so I'll go ahead and say it for you.. I am getting old!) Birthdays just aren't quite what they used to be. I wish that I was excited about my birthday like I used to be when I was a little kid. It makes it more fun that way! But with that said, I did have a great birthday. Everyone was so sweet and kind. My sister Jennifer let me borrow her carpet cleaner (thank you so much and for all of the other amazing things you brought over, so sweet of you!) and Neil's family came over and cleaned my house for me as my gift! I don't think my windows/carpet/walls/baseboards have been that clean since we moved in! Thank you so much! Neil made me go on an egg/scavenger hunt to find my gift! He was pretty creative. For my gift he turned my BLOG into a book. I was so excited because I have been using my blog as my journal and it was nice to have it all printed and have it on paper for forever. With the help of his sister Heidi, they did it pretty cheap and it looks great! We also celebrated Easter with my family and my Birthday on Sunday with a yummy ham and potatoes dinner. It's so fun to get together! Thanks to everyone who made my birthday and Easter so special!


This is the first year that EmmaLee really has understood Easter. (well as much as a three year old can take in!)

Carter and EmmaLee posing in their Easter out fits.

Neil and I posing in our Easter out fits, although they weren't new!

Ben and Chad cleaning the windows!

Jill and EmmaLee cleaning all of my pictures from the wall.

Erica vacuuming all of the doors and carpet.

Elener washing walls.

Kites and Mr. Trouble...

Last Saturday we flew kites and it was perfect kite flying weather! I've never flown a kite before when you didn't have to run a ways to get the kite up. We just lifted the kite in the air and it flew. It was a ton of fun! (Except for when our kite broke! Thanks a lot Joel!)

Do I have to say any more? I find Carter in many different places! He is always into something! This is what I get when I leave him alone for 5 seconds! And each time I find him, he just laughs at me. I think I have a mischievous little boy on my hands, (Thanks a lot Neil! Like Father, like son!) However, although he does get into things he is the biggest sweetheart! Seriously, he is such a sweet boy.

EmmaLee is Three!

I told EmmaLee to say "Cheese" and this is what she did! She really is a Cheeser!

Here is EmmaLee with a few of her cousins! She loves playing with them.

EmmaLee HAD to have a princess cake, so this is what I came up with. I know, I should go into the cake business right! (ha ha!)

Em got a princess dress-up dress from her Grandma and she had to try it on!

EmmaLee just turned three, I can't believe it! She has been the best thing that happened to us, along with Carter, of course! I just love how happy she is, and even though she brings lots of DRAMA into our lives, she is more than we could have ever hoped for! She is a very good helper and wants to do everything that I do. EmmaLee is so sweet to Carter, and loves him very much. She has been waiting to turn three for so long! She has talked about going to preschool and doing lots of activities. We just love her so much! Happy Birthday EmmaLee!

Lots in March

My Nephew Tyrell just came home from his mission. This is all of us at the Airport. Welcome Home Tyrell!

The month of March has kept us busy. Neil and I celebrated our 5th anniversary! Neil bought me a new band to go along with my ring, which I love! And we also flew to Las Vegas and spent two days. Neil was on his spring break, so it was our only chance to get a way. (Thank you to Grandma Scott and Aunt Jessie and Uncle Jeremy for taking the kids! We really appreciate it!) This was me inside the Bellagio, there was a beautiful atrium, with gorgeous flowers, and butterflies.

This is us at the Bellagio Fountains. (our favorite part about Las Vegas!)

Here are Neil's hands compared to Shaquille O'Neal's. Just a small difference!

This is Carter's girlfriend, Kensington! Some day, if Carter can catch up to Kenzie, they might go on a long walk together! Right now, they just steal each others Binky's.

This is one of the first times I have gotten them both to smile at the same time!

Here, Carter is posing in his new outfit we bought for him to wear to church! Adorable, what can I say?

Just a few things..

EmmaLee is becoming quite the little photographer! She posed us in the picture and she made sure her baby Sally made it in, along with the purse...

This picture describes so much. I don't even have to say anything, you just have to look at their faces!

Another picture taken by EmmaLee. (p.s. It seems like Carter is always wearing this jacket when I take pictures... I promise it is not the only thing he has in his closet! What can I say, it gets cold in our house, so you do what you gotta do!)

So this past couple of weeks have been, lets just say, not so fun. I think Carter and EmmaLee were sick the whole month of February. Carter is now currently on his second set of antibiotics and his second ear infection. I am now a regular at the pediatrician, and I think all of the nurses know who I am. We had to test both Carter and EmmaLee's oxygen level a couple of times because of a nasty cough which was making, Carter especially, wheeze. I am hoping this past Wednesday was the last time I have to make a trip to the doctor's office for the rest of the month. Our car, also decided to break down, luckily it was just the fuel pump, but it still cost us a bunch to get that fixed. It, of course, decided not to start on the day Neil was super busy with school and stressed out with tests, and the kids were very sick and needed to get checked out. I think that's the way it always happens! The weather here, is also teasing me. It was so nice for a few days and now it is currently snowing. My patience is definitely being tested. It is just hard being confined to one place and not being able to get out much. Anyway, such is life being a mom, I guess. On the flip side, I have to be grateful that I am able to stay home with my beautiful children. It's hard right now with Neil in school, gone a majority of the time. I am sure it is also really hard on him. But this is our life for the next couple of years, and it is something that we must do and overcome. A quote keeps coming to my mind by President Thomas S. Monson who said,
"If you are still in the process of raising children, be aware that the tiny fingerprints that show up on almost every newly cleaned surface, the toys scattered about the house, the piles and piles of laundry to be tackled will disappear all too soon and that you will—to your surprise—miss them profoundly.
Stresses in our lives come regardless of our circumstances. We must deal with them the best we can. But we should not let them get in the way of what is most important—and what is most important almost always involves the people around us. Often we assume that they must know how much we love them. But we should never assume; we should let them know. Wrote William Shakespeare, “They do not love that do not show their love.” We will never regret the kind words spoken or the affection shown. Rather, our regrets will come if such things are omitted from our relationships with those who mean the most to us."

I think about that quote often, and it really helps me to keep my life in focus. Whatever happens, it's something that I know I can deal with and to just move on, but move on with love and gratitude in my heart.

Here is EmmaLee singing Big Girls Don't Cry! She loves listening to my ipod and it is hilarious to hear what she interprets as the words to the song!

February Update

It has been fun to see Carter getting a personality. He is such a sweet boy. He loves watching EmmaLee play, and she can probably make him laugh harder than anyone. However, he doesn't like her to hold him. He just whines and wiggles until she lets him go! I also have a picture of him on my phone and every time I show it to him, he smiles and starts laughing, it's super cute!




Here is EmmaLee on Valentines day. It had snowed all morning, and she wanted to pass out her valentines to all of her friends, so Neil was gracious enough to pull her around in her tube while they went around to the different houses. She was so excited (even though she didn't really know what Valentines day was for!)







Here is a random picture of us hanging out in the hallway. Something we do a lot since Carter has started crawling every where! Everyday I think Carter finds more and more he can get into! This picture captures a good look into our everyday life, because as you can see EmmaLee is holding one of her dolls. If you are ever over at our house, you will always see her with a baby in her arms, or one close by!







This is a picture of the burger, Neil wanted to have for his Birthday. A grilled cheese sandwich on the bottom, a burger, sauteed onions and mushrooms, bacon, lettuce, tomato, ketchup and mustard and then another grilled cheese sandwich on top! It actually was delicious! Very filling, and not good for the figure, but yummy!

In Neil's family, they started a tradition where instead of giving gifts to each other, they do a type of service project for that person, of their choice. Neil wanted our cars washed, detailed and have the oil changed. It actually has been a lot of fun having everyone working together to complete the task that the Birthday person has asked. (plus this time, I benefited from the task, so it was a bonus!) Needless to say, Neil's car hasn't been that clean in a long time! It was a great gift! Happy Birthday Babe! We also celebrated his birthday, along with three other February birthdays in my family, at my parent's house. (no pictures, I forgot my camera) It was a fun night with everyone. I think Neil's highlight was when he got to take a ride in my sister, Jennifer and Dave's new porsche. He loved that! He talked about it all the way home, letting me know that I should never buy him one due to a problem he would have in accelerating at too high of speeds!

So that's about all we've been doing this month. It's amazing how fast the month of February goes by when they cut out a few days. It's fine with me, I'm just excited for Spring!

Tagged!

Liz tagged me so here it goes...

1. Go to my documents/pictures.
2. Go to my 6th file folder.
3. Go to my 6th picture.
4. Blog about it.
5. Tag 6 people to do the same.



This is a picture of me in Chicago by Oprah's studio the summer of 2007. I didn't get to see a show, it was just one of the landmarks that we wanted to see while we were in Chicago. I just jumped out of the car, while Neil took a couple of pictures and then I jumped back in. It's just outside of the city in a neighborhood that I would have never imagined it to be! Even though I didn't get to see Oprah, it was just cool to say I've been to her studio and I know where it's located.

I tag Amy, Rachael, Jen, Laurisa, Chelsea, Julie. (Mindy, I would tag you, but you've already been tagged! )

Shoes! Who knew it could get this complex!

Another disclaimer: It's not too exciting around the Scott home, so the only thing I could think to write about are shoes. Pretty sad, I know! I really need to get out more! I can't wait for the warmer weather. Seriously, I can't!
I decided to blog about shoes because for some reason they have recently made a big impact on my life. Everyone loves shoes, well I certainly do! Neil and I were out shopping and we both found some great shoes that we really liked, and were pretty reasonable in price, which doesn't happen that often. I also found a cute pair for EmmaLee, but that's a whole other story! Anyway, we not only found one pair each, but two pair! Neil found some great Basketball shoes which he fell in love with the quality and the price, and I found some great dressy shoes with the perfect heel and style! Both of which we have been looking for a while now. So, of course we had to buy those shoes that we found. But of course came the second pair of shoes that neither of us needed, but thought were really great! We both debated and I told Neil that if I don't buy these shoes, then I'll regret it! (we were shopping at Ross, so it is a hit and miss store. If you don't buy it, you'll never see it again) Neil also decided that he would also buy his other pair of shoes. Later that night it was getting late and we hadn't done our exercising/running for the day. Neil decided to jump on the treadmill and run. By the time he was finished I was very comfortable and since it was so late, didn't think I wanted to jump on and run. However, Neil brought up our shoe purchases from earlier in the day. He said to think about the shoes. Shoes? He reminded me that I bought that other pair of shoes because I would have regret it, if I didn't. And if I didn't run, I would wake up the next day and regret it, just like the shoes. He was right. I swear, the only reason I ran that night was because of some silly comment I had made earlier! Of course, I was glad I did. But shoes never solve all problems, they just get you into trouble. Now, a few days later, we have moved on to a new shoe problem. (I don't know what is up with us and shoes, it seems so silly!) Neil and I had a bet a few weeks ago, well I wouldn't say it was a bet maybe just a challenge, that if I could run three miles non-stop that I could get some new running shoes. (the reason for this is because my running shoes I have now are a little too small and I have had them for four years) Of course I couldn't pass that up and I ran, although very bored since I had to run on the treadmill, the three miles! Yea! But now, I have two other pairs sitting in my closet that we just purchased (they are for my Birthday in April, so I have to wait to wear them, Bummer!) Now the dilemma is: is it reasonable to buy me another pair of shoes? I think yes, but there are lots of other better reasons why not too. (mostly financially, I don't know what I was thinking!) It all boils down to this... I probably just need to get a life! My poor husband, he has to put up with me and all of my issues about shoes! What do you think?

Why I Love Today...

Disclaimer: This may be lame and super cheesy to others, however I needed to write this down for myself so I can remember in the future!
Sometimes it's hard to be a mom. There are many days when the everyday routine gets to me, and I think to myself.."If I have to clean up another mess, I am going to lose it!" or "Please, let's all just be happy!" But at the end of the night when I am tucked away in my bed with everyone asleep I remember how much I love being a mom, and how lucky I am to have two beautiful children and one handsome husband! I try to ask myself, Why do I love today? Here are some of the things I have come up with: I love how imaginative EmmaLee has been lately. She is so cute with her babies. I think she may even be a better mom to them, then I am to her! She always makes sure that they have a blanket, so they are nice and warm. She puts them to sleep, sings to them, and even cooks for them! She is also learning how to share, thank goodness! Now I did say learning, she isn't perfect but she is starting to understand that if she shares her toys, then other people may share theirs. She loves to sing songs, especially in the car. We can't go anywhere without a song being sung. EmmaLee is starting to get really good at playing the Wii. Tonight she bowled a 134 all by herself! I am new at this whole mom thing, and watching my first child grow up and learn so many things, is amazing to me. Carter is just the sweetest thing right now. He is, for the most part, laid back and calm. He is starting to get his first bottom teeth. He rolls and is so close to crawling! I love when he wakes up in the morning because he tries to show off all of his cute little tricks that he has learned. I think he does it on purpose so I won't be mad at him for waking me up so early. He makes me laugh, and it starts the day off in a perfect way. I love when he smiles, you can see a brightness in his eyes. Neil is a great husband and friend. He is working so hard in school. This may sound funny, but just recently I thought about how much we've changed, since we were first married. I love how we are communicating so much better. I feel like when we criticize each other for something we've done or that we don't agree on, we take it in, and move on. I remember when we first were married, if Neil said anything criticizing me, I would have been so sad and thought about it for weeks. Now, he can say something and we can talk about it right then, and move on, not taking it in such a bad way. (with most things...) I love when we talk about our lives and situations and how we agree on so many things. It's amazing how similar our thought process is. So as days go by and I get down on myself for not having everything I want in life, I try to remember why I love today. It's the small things in life that make it all worth it.

EmmaLee loves to laugh... just watch and you'll see! She does this all of the time when we are in the car, or she wants some attention. I have to say, I don't mind it at all! (even if it is fake!)

Running

So I am in the third week of running and I have to say it actually hasn't been that bad. The worst part is just deciding to run. Once I am running, and I finish, I feel so good and am glad that I decided to run. It has been especially nice to have a treadmill at home so I can run at the moment when I have the motivation. To all of you who are trying to decide if you want to join, it's not too late! And to all of you who have joined.. keep going, because you are helping me to stay motivated!

Here is EmmaLee on the treadmill. She is so cute, she is smiling thinking that I am going to take her picture, not realizing that I have it on video! She always has to run before I do, I love it!

Thanks Jeff and Jill!

Here is a picture of Jeff getting Carter to sleep. Neil and I have been so grateful that Jeff and Jill have moved into our ward, because it seems like every Sunday, one of them has taken Carter and gotten him to sleep! It is really so nice to have a break and have someone take one of our children during sacrament meeting! Jeff always takes it as his challenge! Anyway, just wanted to say thanks!

Crawling and Birthday fun...

EmmaLee with her cousin Ethan.

Grandma Scott and Carter

Here are some pictures taken recently. Carter is in the process of learning how to crawl. He wants to crawl so badly, but he isn’t too sure how to do it. I am a bad mom and I am not showing him how to do it, because I don’t want him to be mobile! I just love the stage where they can sit up and play, but are content to stay where they are. I know that he’ll figure it out soon, so I don’t want to push it! EmmaLee started walking at nine and a half months, and I am not ready for Carter to do that! We are letting him take his time!
We also just celebrated Neil’s mom’s birthday over the weekend; I had my camera with me, so of course I had to take some pictures! She had asked for her birthday to have us do a project in her yard, so we sorted their firewood and put it in a neat pile. It was a cold night, but it was really fun. Happy Birthday Elener!