Summertime 2009

Emily is learning to eat and she likes to take baths in the sink.


I told Sam to stop picking his nose the other day because it's yucky. He snapped back, "No it's not! It's creamy!





Seth lost his first tooth. Seth shared with me a sure fire way to know if you are a robot or not. He was wondering if grandpa mitch was a robot because he had such a firm stomach. So he said that by having gramdpa mitch drink a bunch of water it proved he was not a robot! I asked how did he know? seth replied that if he drank the water and he were a robot he would have electrocuted himself.


Hailey had quite a few chigger bites while running throught the tall grass on the farm in Missouri.

New Home in Michigan

A lot has happened! I miss my friends in Tennessee, I couldn't have done it without you! Thanks y'all for your help. It was funny the other day, here in Michigan, the librarian said she could detect my southern accent. June has flown by,we took a trip to Louisville, KY the first of June, while Aaron took the boards the kids and I went to the Kentucky Derby Museum. Aaron Passed! He is now a board certified Radiologist. Then we drove to Michigan and found a house. The next week we spent packing up our rental home in Tennessee. The last night in Tennessee a Tornado blew through and knocked out our power for 12 hours.









We took off the next day for Missouri, we stopped off at the St. Louis zoo, the highlights of our visit to the zoo were the rhinos mating and petting the sting rays. We then went to Aaron's parents home in Macon Mo. We stayed in a 2 story cabin in southern Missouri. Sam tripped over the balcony on the second floor and fell two stories down. Thank goodness Aunt Charity caught him! It was a miracle! Charity is our hero this year, last year Rob saved Sam.

Our moving truck was delayed 2 days in driving up to Michigan so we stayed a couple extra days with Aaron's family. We went and visited grandpa and grandma Ware on the farm. The kids had fun fishing, playing with cousins, picking berries roasting hot dogs on a fire and pulling out ticks.

We have finally arrived in Michigan safe but not quite sound, we are recovering from a few injuries hopefully we will get insurance soon. The Elders quorum and Becky came and rescued us and helped us unload. The church has been nothing but a blessing in my life. I didn't know anyone in Detroit yet we had so many people who were willing to help us.

I love our cute little house, it is tidy and lots of cupboards and custom cabinents and places to organize things. I also love our community, it is one of the top 20 most walkable cities in America. Birmingham is really a cute town, our neighbors as well as the people at church have been very friendly and helpful.

emily's baby blessing

we blessed Emily on Easter Sunday. April 12, 2009. It seemed appropriate celebrating a new birth on the day we celebrate the resurrection. It meant a lot to us that Aaron's parents could come and help bless the baby. I also kept thinking of mom and grandma during the day because Emily wore the baby dress that mom made the lace for and she wore the tatted booties from grandma Cheryl. It was a happy day for our family. Although it was raining outside, it felt warm on the inside :)

Sorry it took so long getting these pictures on!

Craziness

Emily was born Jan. 14,

2 weeks later we put our house on the market,

2 weeks later we sold our home,

2 weeks later we drove to Amarillo, TX for a job interview





Amarillo has a 16 mile canyon the second largest in the US. Seth liked looking for arrowheads. It was really cowboy country.

Goodbye House! We had so many good memories here! It's the end of an era.

Hailey put herself and Emily too sleep.

During all the craziness Emily is growing and getting chubbier!

She is very ticklish and is learning to smile!

I just love this picture!

Emily's Announcement

Announcing the birth of Emily Vicki Elliott

Mom and Dad came and visited, they are spoiling me. It was nice to not have to worry about where to send my kids when I went to the hospital.

Aaron took really good care of me and Emily. He is so thoughtful and I am thankful he was there.

Emily Vicki Elliott was born on Jan. 14th at 10:13 a.m. She weighed 6 lbs 14 oz. She has very dark hair. Hailey has red hair, Seth has brown hair, Sam has blonde and Emily has almost black.

Hailey loves Emily

Sam did not know what to think about Emily. He came into the hospital room and hid behind a chair. He wouldn't come near me or the baby until we came home.

Seth was nervous to hold her but he thinks, "she is so cute and little."

I feel very blessed and I am so thankful for so many friends and family who have done so much for me.

Christmas

Hailey's grow puppy

Seth's I dig for gold treasure island. Seth says he wants to be a gold miner when he grows up.

Sam's Lincoln Log train.

Shepherd- Hailey, Wiseman- Seth, Joseph - Sam, Mary - Cheryl, narrator - Aaron

Sam's Preschool Recital

We were so proud of Sam as he scowled during his whole preschool performance. I was laughing so hard I started to cry.

Thanksgiving trip to Missouri, Chicago and Michigan

We went to a restaurant in Chicago called Ed Deverics which is known for its fifties diner atmosphere and waiters that harrass you the whole time you eat! "Tiger" our waiter harrassed the kids about everything from eating faster to not touching the glass. He riled the kids up so much that it ended in a brawl with Seth and Sam tackling him and Sam punching him in the groin.

We went to the museum of Natural History where the largest T-rex skeleton in the US is located.
The kids were so excited to find out the T-Rex's name was Sue. The same as Grandma's! They fought to be the one to call Grandma and tell her the news.

This is the view of Michigan Street from our condo window.
We went to a restaurant called, "Dicks Last Resort". The waiter made hats for each of the kids. Hailey's said, "I'm surrounded by crazy people." Seth's said, "If found do not return", and Sam's said, "Poop King".
We went to Shedds aquariam, the kids favorite attraction was the giant sea turtle named "Nickel" who had been saved from a tragic motor boat accident. (You can vaguely see her in the back of this picture) We also saw 4-D films of Polar Express and a Whale/ Sea Animal movie, complete with pokes in the back, blowing wind, 3-D images, shaking moving chairs, bubbles and hot chocolate and evergreen smells being blown into the audience.
It snowed the whole time we were there.
We took taxi cabs everywhere, the kids got used to crowding in and out of them.
We went and ate famous Chicago deep dish pizza, Hailey is graffitiing the wall.
The kids loved playing at the childrens museum as well. We had fun while Aaron slaved away at his medical conference, RSNA.
We spent Thanksgiving with Grandma Vicki and Papa Joe in Missouri
We drove out to the farm house and had thanksgiving dinner with Grandma Valeta and Grandpa Clyde. Very delicious.

We made gingerbread houses at Grandma Vicki's house with cousin Donovan
as well at Becky's house with cousins Elijah and Chayim. We drove out to Michigan for a day to see Bek and Teo which proved very useful since I got tons of baby clothes!
I just included the picture below because I thought it was a perfect job description of what Aaron does everyday! :)