Hoppy Easter!!!

We had so much fun for Easter. My dad and brother Alex were in Washington DC for a lacrosse tournament so we went down there to visit them. Emmi and Easton LOVED getting spoiled by both of them and loved staying in Grandpa's hotel. We got to go to the zoo and see all the sights in DC. The Easter bunny also came and left Emmi a little basket. She was so excited to open the eggs and find chocolate. Needless to say that is ALL she ate the rest of the day. She also had fun swimming in Alex's pool at his hotel. It was such a fun weekend and we were sad to leave family...AGAIN. But we will see them soon when they come out to help us move to TEXAS!!

Happy Birthday Emmi!

Today is Emmi's birthday. I can't believe that my little girl is already 3. Time has gone by so fast. She is such a sweetheart and one of the loves of our lives. We are so grateful for her being in our family. Here is a little list of some of her favorite things.

Favorite color: Pink...so far

Favorite food: French Toast, melted cheese sandwiches, hot dogs and anything sweet.

Favorite Game/Toy: She just discovered hide-and-seek, playdough and her dolls.

Favorite sayings: "Actually", "see you later guys" and she always clicks her tongue when she talks.

Favorite thing she likes to do herself: get dressed, brush her teeth, put on her shoes and coat, make her bed, buckle her car seat, get in and out of her highchair, bath herself...okay it is pretty much everything.

Favorite movie: UP and Cars

Favorite place in Hershey: Hersheypark and Chocolate World

Favorite OCD: Tags and wearing her jacket in the car...she can't stand either of those things.

Those are just a few things that we love about Emmi. We love her and want her to now how special she is. Happy Birthday Emmi!!!

5 months old

I can't believe that Easton is 5 months old today. It seems like I just had him and every time I look at him he just gets bigger and bigger. He no longer looks like an infant but a little boy. He is such a joy to have in our home. I am so surprised that he is still intact. Emmi loves him a little too much. One day she will get it back, but he is such a good sport about it. He love to laugh and smile. He is definitely a "good self-esteem" baby because he never cries with anyone. He is starting to grab things and loves to grab our faces when we hold hm and plant big slobbery kisses on our cheeks. He loves Emmi...even when she hurts him. He loves to be thrown up in the air. He loves to babble and drool. He loves his binky, fingers and toys. He is growing like a weed and is starting to sit up and can roll over from his tummy to back. I feel like he is a genius because Emmi only did that once until she was 13 months. He is such a sweetheart and I love him SO much. We love you East!!!

Funny things

Emmi has been talking SO much lately. She is finally catching up to where she should be with her speech and she says the funniest things.
~So this morning she was playing with her legos and trying to stack them into a big tower and they kept falling and she kept saying to me.."Mom, I have to practice. I have to practice."
~The other day she was talking to her bunny and I guess bunny was doing something it wasn't supposed to and I heard her saying to bunny "that is un-a-cep-ta-ble" because Clint says that to her sometime. Emmi that is unacceptable.
~She also loves to say "actually". It was bed time so I said for her to go to the bathroom to brush her teeth and she said "Actually mom, I come in 10 more minutes."
~She loves to give us a time on things. "10 more minutes mom", "2 more minutes", "one second mom". It is so funny. She sounds so grown up.
~She has also found the word "stupid" which we are trying to end ASAP.
~She has been hitting Easton lately and so when she does it I tell her I am angry. So of course the other day I did something that she didn't like and she said to me "Mom..you make me so angry". It was in such a mad little voice too. I guess I need to watch how I talk to her.
Anyways, I thought I would post some cute little sayings before I forgot them.

Snowed in

So yesterday and last night we got hit by a REALLY bad snow storm. At 5:00 last night there wasn't anything on the ground and by about 9:00 Clint was out shoveling snow. Then when we woke up this morning there was about a foot of snow. For those of you who know the East coast, there aren't very many storms like this with good snow. It usually turns to ice as soon as it hits the ground. They also cancel/shut the whole city down if it is even forecasted to snow. So you can imagine what is going on. No one is driving and nothing is open. It is really fun though because Emmi has had a blast going out in the snow and climbing on all the snow drifts. It is really beautiful and kind of cozy. But this is about as much as I can handle snow. I am going to be sick of it by this time tomorrow. I am looking forward to Texan winters....50-65 degrees in January!!!! Anyways, I thought I would post some pictures of the kiddos and the snow!!

Residency Match

I can't believe that we have been here in Hershey for almost four years now. It has been such a fun and awesome place to live. We are now just finding out what kind of a doctor Clint wants to be and where we are going to go for residency. Clint decided in August that he was really interested in Ophthalmology...eyes...and we have been interviewing these past few months all around the country (and when I say "we" I mean Clint), and he has liked everywhere he interviewed. After lots of discussions and prayers we decided on our top picks. They are:

1. University of Texas-San Antonio
2. University of Utah
3. University of Nebraska
4. University of Kentucky
5. Wake Forest

This morning was our "match" day and we found out that we are going to....San Antonio Texas!!!! we got into our number 1 choice. We are so excited and can't wait to move and get started out there in Texas. The only thing that stinks in that we have to wait until March to find out if we will be going there for our intern year or if we will be staying here in Hershey for one more year. Hopefully we get accepted to Texas for our intern year and get to move in May but we will just have to wait. But we are so excited and we know that Texas is where we are supposed to be and that we will have a ton of fun there. I am going to have to start working on my Texan accent and start learning Spanish!!! :)

October Festivities

These pictures aren't in order but we have done lots of fun things in October. Grandma and Grandpa came out to help us with Easton, we went to the pumpkin patch and got pumpkins, went and saw Paul and Kristen and Grandma and grandpa Duncan and Brady, carved our pumpkins and then went trick-or-treating yesterday. We were dressed as the Flintstones and I have to brag...I made all the costumes. They aren't the greatest but I am proud of myself. It was really fun and now we are looking forward to heading the Utah for a few months to be with family while Clint is busy interviewing for residency.

The Flintsones

Me and the kiddos
Bam Bam

Pebbles

Grandpa and Easton

The gang...but Easton, he is inside staying warm.

Clint working hard.

At the Pumpkin patch

Easton's fauw hawk

Clint took this picture...so cute huh?!?

Clint looks evil

Emmi's favorite thing to do...put on clothes.

Even if they aren't hers.

Our sweet boy. He looks more and more like Emmi did when she was little

Correction

This is what I get for having Clint do the blog. Easton was 7 lbs.9 oz.. NOT 8 lbs. 9 oz. There is a big difference there. I will update with moe pictures, but right now Easton needs me...if you know what I mean!!! We love him and he is so good. Emmi is such a good older sister too. We love our beautiful children.

Baby Easton!

Baby Easton was born yesterday at 12:03 PM. Everything went well. He was 8 lbs 8 ounces and was 20 inches tall. Easton and Jordan are doing well. Emmi always say "eten" now. Jordan did very well and is the most beautiful mom in the world. We think that Easton is a cutie. I think he looked a little bit like a grandpa, but a cute grandpa. Here are a few photos of Easton, Emmi and us.

My Two Year Old

Emmi has been in the "terrible two" stage lately. Everything is "no" and she doesn't want me to help her do ANYTHING. That includes putting her in her highchair, getting her dressed, putting on her shoes and changing her diaper. And if I try to help her she throws a tantrum for about 15 minutes. It is AWESOME!!! She is miss independent. By the end of the day I want to pull my hair out. Good thing Clint is finishing up his Neurology rotation and getting into his really easy/vacation months. Hopefully Emmi will be okay when the baby comes...(I'm crossing my fingers and toes.)

But even with all of that she does some very cute things. She is still a little snuggler...with me... and she LOVES taking care of her dolls. She dresses them, feeds them, sings and rocks them, and puts them to bed. It is SO cute. She also loves dressing herself. For example today she took off her pjs and put on a different pair. 5 minutes later she decided that she didn't want to wear those anymore so she put on her swimming suit with her underwear over it. Then she thought "why put on one swimming suit??? I have 3 of them." So she put on all of her swimming suits and her little cover up. She wore that for about 30 minutes and then decided that she wanted to get dressed for "real". The picture below is the outfit she FINALLY decided on. I tried to get her to change into different shorts that would match but quickly decided that it doesn't matter. The shirt is also a size 6-12 months ( don't ask me why I still have it in the drawer) but she LOVES it. She was so excited when I told her she could wear the shirt that she started clapping and saying "yeah" and had the biggest smile on her face. How can you say no to that? I love my little Ems.

Don't you just want to eat her?

Nice outfit huh??