Cynthia's Visit

Cynthia and Emma at the Aquarium


Emma walking on the dock at the Aquarium. She though it was so cool.


Emma, Jen, and Cynthia at the Aquarium. This is the Nemo tank.


Emma saying "Hi" to the fishies. She's the only one who could fit under this little tunnel thing, even though Chad really tried.





My sister, Cynthia, came for a visit back in May and I'm just barely getting some pictures up. We had so much fun. She got here on the 10th of May, Mother's Day, and we were able to go over to my Grandparents to eat dinner with them. The Merritt's were there also. Then on Monday we were on-call at the Mortuary, so it was fun to stay home and watch movies and just hang out. Then on Tuesday we went down to Boondocks. That was a lot of fun because we saw Deron Williams there. He plays for the Jazz NBA team. So, you know that was Chad's favorite part of the whole trip. We also went out to eat at Sweet Tomatoes Restaurant. That's one of our favorite places, but it's all the way down at 90th South, so we only go there when we're down there anyway.

On Wednesday we were on-call again, but Cynthia went to the zoo with Aunt Sue. And, guess who she saw AGAIN! Deron Williams. What are the chances? Then on Thursday we went to the Gateway Mall to the Clark Planetarium. We also went to the Aquarium. That was pretty fun. Not as big as the one down in Las Vegas, but for Utah I thought it was great. It's geared more towards little kids. Emma had a blast. We wanted to make it in time for the iMax theater that was showing an Under the Sea adventure thing. I have never seen an iMax film. But, we were a little late so we went to the Dome Theater and saw a space documentary. It was still pretty fun. And, Emma loved it. We were the only ones in the show so we just let Emma say her "ooohhhs" and "aaahhhs" as much as she wanted. That was pretty entertaining.

For Friday Cynthia, Emma, and I went shopping with my Grandparents. Cynthia got some new work clothes and some much-needed jeans because the Merritt kids were playing with her and her old ones ripped. It was funny, but it left her with no pants to wear.
That night we had Emma tended and Cynthia, Chad, and I went to a movie out in Layton. We saw Seventeen Again with Zac Efron. It was pretty good. Before the movie we went to the Olive Garden to eat, another of our favorites, and they don't have it in Alaska so Cynthia really wanted to go.

IT'S A BOY!

Well, it's official. We had our 16 week ultra-sound on Monday and we found out that Emma will have a little brother. Neither of us were very surprised except for the fact that when ABC4 news did that DNA test thing it came out as a girl.

This whole time I've been trying to convince Emma that she's having a sister, but all she says to me is, "No, boy." And, she was right. Maybe this will teach me to listen to her next time instead of science. And, Chad thought it was a boy the whole time, too. In fact, he purposely didn't call the baby a "she" or "her" or "girl" because he didn't want to be calling his little boy a girl. He may have slipped a few times, but he did pretty good. When we "found out" it was a "girl" from the DNA test it took me a little while to get used to. I was always hesitant and never quite sure if it was right. As soon as I finally got used to it then I have to change.

I am so excited to have a little guy running around. And, Emma's not going to be missing out on too much. She'll get a sister one day. She's already surrounded by boys to play with. Her cousins, the neighbor, she can't seem to get away from them. It's a good thing she's so girly to balance everyone out.

Emma loves The Little Mermaid. She probably watches it at least 4-5 times a week. This is her favorite song. It's so cute when she tries to sing along with it. She just says all of the words at the end of the phrase. You have to listen kind of closely. It's pretty cute!

Well, it's been a while since I've been able to post. Here are some more pictures from back in April. I'll get caught up some day. We got this dress in a package from my Mom for Easter and Emma just HAD TO put it on that instant. She even put it over her pajama pants. She loves pretty things and getting dressed up. She loves being a girl.