Why I ADORE, LOVE and downright LIKE America!!!

*there are soooo many reasons- but here are a few that I've captured!

Jordan and Ems!

wow! this is one of my favorite pics :)

Jordan and Emmy LOVE each other- Ems also loves Jett- but I didn't get pics of them together- there will be some VERY cute Christmas ones :)

kisses kisses!

two little blondies!

going in for the smoochie...

we LOVE LOVE LOVE SeaWorld!!!

Amber, Emmy and I at SEAWORLD (obviously)

Mom and I- we had fun and then Mom left early to get Josh

and Ems, Amber and I stayed and played until the park closed

and Shamu went to sleep.

yes- I said we stayed and played and PLAY we did :)

Emmy on her own baby whale!

ok- so I didn't even know this about myself- but, come to find out, I am a WHALE WHISPERER- for real- Shamu loves me and nods when I do and even did a twirl! seriously! Jason made a snide comment that it was because he wanted to eat me- we'll not even address statements like that. PS this isn't the killer killer whale- I suspect he is in his own "punishment" tank somewhere.

Amber and Emmy fed the dolphines-yes you read correctly- Emmy adored the dead fish that the dophins would soon eat- they were her friends- then the evil dolphin ate her friend- she HATES dolphins...

but... she LOVES manatees- of course she does.

She also loved the stingrays- as in she wanted to swim with them- really~

she would pet them and clap and distract us and then pull a "fake out"

and try to shimmy her way into the pool with them.

We also went to the Shark Encounter and ate at the Shark Reef restaurant-

Emmy fell asleep for the WHOLE meal- bless her!

multiple play moments :)

In the Happy Harbour there is a sea creature carosel-

I thought is was appropriate considering Emmy spends

more time in the water than she does on dry land!

there were also steel drums.

Emmy loved Auntie Amber's shamu bar- it was the highlight of the show for her :)

Emmy is a whale whisperer too!

she was so very excited about the whales :)

I just love this face- doesn't she look so proud to be at SeaWorld?

this is how we ended the night- yes- we had a full day!

Emmy talks too much!

I never ever do pictureless posts~ however; I have to do an update on Ems for everyone who is not with her right now...

first Emmy has a HUGE vocab! what? you say- I know! Her words are not always said on command- but here are the constants- meaning she has said them multiple times- not just once like she said hallelujiah (for real- she really did- but no repeats on that beauty)

the LIST:
mama
daddy (dader sometimes)
hot
cold
tiger
bookie
josh
papa
dave
water
ya
ball
down
more
hi
cracker
bubble
done
fish
bye bye
monkey
juice
temple
curly
baby
eyes
nose
teeth
no no no (in threes)
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
stinky
bear

she is very "Pete Repeat" at the moment and she also flushed the toilet on her own for the first time yesterday- yep! she is a grown up and AMAZING!!!

a Day FULL of FRIENDS!

so my day started with my college BEST FRIEND- Amber- moshi moshi.
yes we are still pretty cute even after she has 3, count them, 3 boys and I have Ems.

she was having medical problems during my wedding- so we hadn't seen each other since BEFORE then and so we had to catch up and she had to love my ring- which I love too= hence the best friendship (JK there are so many reasons that we are friends!)

After a HUGE day, we got home and at 10 pm my mom checked her facebook and there was a message from my best friend mission companion Cindy- seriously?! She was at the airport flying out- but I still got to her in time and met her hubby and we had a glorious reunion- it is 1 am here- therefore; I am not as cute-(why does it look like I am retaining water?) but believe me- we have seen MUCH uglier times in Brazil!

We LOVE to see the temple!

Emmy and Papa are best friends!

Emmy and I playing- she loves my teeth- or anyone's for that matter.

such sweet little times :)

more loving~

"hello? can I come in?"

I love this picture.

this one just looks so funny to me- what a little weirdy she is!

smiley temple girl.

DARLING the end.

Sadly... Emmy HaTeS the Easter Bunny!

we started with Emmy and Mom with the Easter Bunny.
(she rejected the sit cutely alone idea)

She still didn't trust him...

I tried to put her alone with the Bunster-

but Emmy FREAKED so Uncle Josh saved her :)

Here is the one alone shot and yes- she is staring him down.

CUTE!

still nervous- even after we had left. :)

playing at the lake and feeding the catfish...

yes- this beautiful little girl loves FL!

enjoying the day ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

We were feeding the catfish and Emmy decided to throw her binkie in to them- a few of them tasted it- but Papa fished it out with a rake before it was swallowed whole!

looking at catfish!

fun little times- we just need Jason in the spot next to us- wa!

RODEO!!! yyeeeee haaaww!

DARLING! yes- again the tu tu :)
the farthest left is her mid moo because she was obsessed with the cows!

and the boots :)

Emmy had a BLAST at the church ranch rodeo :)

She LOVED the pigs (Josh caught one! )

the horseback bukin'!

she also enjoyed finding and eating as many germs as possible :)

oh my cutie patootie :)

a new favorite picture!

and another!

and yet another!