January

Things from January....

Clark and I went skiing on New Years Day.  It was sunny and warm and not crowded at all.  A great ski day if you ask me.  My coat and pants barely fit over my belly so sadly that was my one and only time skiing this season.  Since the snow hasn't been all that great, I'm not too disappointed.  

Fun day skiing with my cute husband.

 My dad turned the big 6-0 on January 10th.  My step mom Lorie planned a little surprise party for him.  We met at my sister Allison's house and when my Dad showed up we all jumped out and yelled surprise.  My little sister Katie had told my Dad she needed to babysit for Allison and when my Dad came to pick her up he honked for her but she never came out so he had to come to the door.  I don't think he suspected anything because he said he had left all the lights on at home, the door unlocked and the dog just roaming free.  

Lorie and baby Campbell waiting for Grandpa Bill to show up

The birthday boy holding one of his gifts.  Clark made him the magnet board and designed the picture collage in the shape of a 60!  Yes my husband is very talented I know.  (The idea was Lorie's but Clark knew how to make it happen)

Grandma Norda telling a story about my Dad.  I think she was talking about how she made her children an ice skating rink in the backyard one winter by going out in the middle of the night and spraying the grass down with water.  What a great mom she was!  

We came up with a little Trivia game and asked people different questions about my Dad to see how much people knew.  It was quite entertaining!  Here is the list of questions we asked... I wrote in some of the answers if I could remember them.  Oh and #25 is real, but I won't put her name just in case.  

1. How many pets did Bill have as a child and what were their names? There were lots... even a goat.
2. Where is Bill favorite place to ski? Snowbasin first then Alta
3. What age did Bill learn to ski?
4. Where did Bill learn to ski? College Hill (aka Old Main Hill at USU)
5. Where did Bill go on his mission? Kentucky/Tennessee, and even Navoo for awhile
6. Where was Bill born? Salt Lake City
7. How much did it cost Grandpa and Grandma to have Bill in 1952? I don't remember the exact amount but it was like $.50 because my Grandma needed iron pills.  Everything else was covered.  Lucky!
8. Where did Bill live when he had to pass a HUGE FEROCIOUS CHILD EATING dog going to school? And what grade was he in? California somewhere and he was in Kindergarten.
9. How old was Bill when he finally slept through the night? And what made him sleep through the night? 3 days old and his Grandpa said "if he is my grandson he will sleep through the night, and he did. My dad was the perfect child apparently.  
10. Where did Bill first learn to ice skate? In his backyard.  *see above story from Grandma Norda.
11. How many times has Bill hiked and skied the Wellsvilles? I don't remember... like 3 or 4
12. How many times has Bill hiked the Tetons?
13. How old was Bill when he spent a night on Logan Peak during a thunder / lightning storm?
14. What was Bill’s first job? Mowing lawns
15. What instrument did Bill play in Logan High School’s Band? The clarinet.  He was super cool!
16. What instruments has Bill played or attempted to play in his lifetime? Guitar, banjo, piano, harmonica, clarinet, and I think there were a few more.  He really does play the piano quite well still!
17. What was Bill’s first car? 
18. Who was Bill babysitting when they all threw up and Bill covered the throw up with a towel? I believe his brothers Bob, Chad & Jake and maybe sister Mary. 
19. Can you name all the places Bill has lived?
20. How many marathons has Bill completed? Or almost completed? A lot... It was over 30 I know that
21. What age did Bill start teaching? And where was his first job? I believe he was around 26 and it was at a junior high in Ogden
22. What song would Bill sing when he got his hair cut? Davey Crockett.... This was when he was about 3 or 4 years old.  He would sing it to the barber and everyone in the barber shop!
23. How did Bill break his leg and what kind of break was it? Skiing and it was a spiral fracture.  Ouch!
24. Who were the co-producers in a film Bill made in High School? What was the film about? Some movie they did for Seminary about not ditching church to go skiing because you will die.... I would really like to see this movie!  There were actually other movies he made as well.  

25. And last but not least...Which one of Bill’s girlfriends is STILL IN LOVE with him and wishes she were here right now? 

There now you know a little bit more about William Roland Emmett!

I don't have a picture but I (with the help of Clark of course) made a little DVD for my dad with pictures.  At the end we had video of his grand kids singing happy birthday to him.  It was really cute!

Jack enjoying Papa's balloons after the party.  

 Pregnancy Picture!

I am about 30 weeks here.  Tomorrow I will be 31 weeks.  I know.  9 more weeks.  I'm just a little nervous.  I want him to be here because I'm anxious to see him and hold him, but I'm not quite ready for everything else.... Like being really tired!  I know it will be worth it though.

Cute onsie my mother in law bought!  Our baby really will be Mr. Fix It in training.  Clark can't wait to teach him all of his super skills!

December Things

I'm getting behind on blogging.  Good thing we have 1 o'clock church, now I can update my blog.  We had a great Holiday Season this year (although the lack of snow made it feel less like Christmas).  

We went down to the Festival of Trees one weekend.  Clark's parents had purchased a tree earlier that week so we went to scope it out.  We went on a Saturday and it was very crowded!  It's always a fun way to start off the Christmas Season.

Another way we like to start off the Christmas Season is going to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert (say that 10 times fast).  We took this picture before we left to get a "baby bump" photo.  I don't even remember how many weeks I was in this picture.  I'm so bad at taking pictures and knowing how far along I am.  Anyway, the concert was great and because I'm pregnant I'm more emotional so I'm sure I got teary-eyed multiple times throughout the concert.  Great music has that affect on me!

One really great thing that happened in December was going through the Temple with my Mom!  It was her first time back in about 20 years.  She has been active back to church for about a year and we are so happy and proud of her.  We went to the Bountiful Temple and did a session with lots of family and friends.  

The girls

Clark came and my sister Melissa's husband Adam came as well.  The picture with all of us didn't turn out so well.  They were all from my phone.  You would think we would have taken the time for some good pictures, but I think we were all hungry and Melissa needed to feed baby Elle who was home with Aunty Adrienne and the other kids.  We went out to eat at Robintino's in Bountiful after.  

Christmas Eve was spent in Kaysville with Clark's family.  It was just his parents and his sister Angie and her husband Steve.  It was a nice and relaxing evening.  Clark will hate me for putting up this picture but the other one of us I look hideous and I'm the one blogging so I get to choose the picture, right?  

 We woke up Christmas morning and opened presents.  Clark gave me a new camera!  We had talked about getting a new one that shoots HD video so when the baby comes we can have nice pictures and videos.  We were going to buy it during the Black Friday deals, but I said we could just wait because it would probably go on sale again.  Clark decided to just go buy it and surprise me.  I had no idea!  It is a Sony Alpha A55.  I love it so far, but I need to learn how to use more of the features.  The best feature is the "smile" feature where you can have the camera on someone who is not smiling and as soon as they smile the camera will automatically take a picture!  It's great, especially when you have a little baby and it is hard to get pictures of them smiling.  It works better on adults but we had my nephew try it and he is 6 and it recognized his smile.  We went to church with Clark's parents and then had to head back up to Logan for my family celebration.  Clark's friend Dino and his wife Brandi stopped by to say Hi and let us see their cute little baby girl Averie.  

The cute little family

Max trying out our "smile" feature on the camera

Jack just being cute

We told them to go pose in front of the Christmas Tree and this is what we got....silly boys. 

Had to get a belly photo with my Christmas shirt that says "Santa Baby".

We stopped by my Dad and Lorie's house for a few hours and snacked on yummy food and opened presents.  Then it was over to my sister Allison's house for dinner and presents.  This Christmas seemed so low key and I loved it that way.  I hate being busy and rushed on Christmas.  We were able to see all of our family, and it was great.  

My mother making a salad for Christmas Dinner.

For my birthday my sister Melissa and her cute family came up to Logan for a quick visit.  We all went out to eat at Noodles and Co. my favorite place!  There was my Dad, Lorie, Adrienne, Nick, Melissa, Adam, Merrick, Elle, Allison, Max, Jack, Grandma Norda, and Clark.  I only got pictures of the cute kids though. 

Mr. Merrick being cute and looking so grown up.

Grandma and baby Elle.  Poor little girl had a fever that day and was at the doctors office all day before coming up to Logan.  She is a trooper and helped me celebrate my 26th birthday! I just love her so much.

Blowing out the candles with Max's help.  Good thing there weren't 26 candles or I wouldn't have been able to blow them all out.  12 was hard enough.  

Yummy rainbow chip cupcakes.  They are the best.

 It was a great Birthday and I'm glad all my sisters were there to celebrate with me!  I'm sad we never got a picture of all of us together.  At least I have pictures of their cute kids.  

It's crazy to think that next year we will have a cute little 8 month old to help us celebrate.  Holidays are always better with kids!  I am currently 28 weeks (well as of tomorrow) and only have 84 (ish) more days to go!  That's not very many... I'm in denial that April is quickly approaching.  We really don't have anything for the baby besides a few onesies, a diaper bag I'm borrowing from my sister, and some other random things.  I keep telling Clark he needs to at least start on the baby's cradle since he won't be sleeping in a crib for a couple months.  I found a car seat I want, but of course it's the most expensive one!  It just looks so nice and safe for my little baby.  It is a Peg Perego and I love it.  It's all Black which makes Clark happy and it is really light weight compared to a few other ones I've looked at.  Who wants a 25 pound car seat plus a 7+ pound baby to lug around.  Not me!  I think the reason we are dragging our feet on buying stuff is because we aren't sure where we will be living come April.  It all depends on jobs.  Plus I'm waiting for baby showers too.  I figure there's no rush right?  I've created some registries at Target and Babies R Us but mostly so I can keep track of things I need/want.  Hopefully baby boy won't come early cause I don't think we will be prepared!