Tyson Joseph Emig Turns TEN

Tyson, my first baby boy, is now huge, and nearly a man. He had a fun birthday with his buddies. He chose to go down to byu for his birthday...to the byu hall of fame, and then bowling at the Wilkinson Center.
From L to Right, Jason, Jack, Tyson, Tanner, Casey, Robbie, Oli, and Philip:
This awesome guy Robert, could tell he was dealing with some serious BYU fans, and gave us an EXTENSIVE tour of the facility, including taking us back to see the team in a closed practice, and lots of behind the scenes stuff.
The boys, watching the team practicing.
Educating the boys on important BYU stuff:
Then it was off to bowl. On the way to the Wilk, the boys saw Noah Hartsock from the basketball team, and chased him down to say hello. Here are the boys:
Ty and best buddy Casey:
Who loves bowling?
You know your kid is old when he is excited by a present like this:
A quick stop to the creamery and presto: the best birthday EVER! (By the way...Ashley watched my girls so that I could be "in the moment"...which was the best idea ever!!! So much less stressful than usual. Thanks Ashley!)
Tyson loves sports so much and loves to play football, baseball and basketball. He enjoys video games (mostly sports ones) fantasy sports and emailing his cousins and grandma. He is the classic first child, extremely responsible and helpful. He is great with little kids. Things I want to remember: his awesome smile, how good he helps in the morning, his sense of humor, hugginess. Things I would rather forget: some occasional eye rolling, and lots of funny words...ie-tat, whaaaat? saaaa-hick, geek. Tyson is a wonderful person. I am so proud to be his mama.

A Rite of Passage

Okay, so I am on a roll! I am really trying to get all my pictures up from the spring, summer and fall.

In August Joey taught Tyson how to mow the lawn. Ty was none too excited about it. The kids are pretty convinced the only reason we had them was to do our work.

Team "Havin' Fun"

In August, Joey's cousin Cannon came for their annual golf tournament at Riverside. They love to say they got first place in "having fun"...I guess a way to put a positive spin on their not so great golf scores! Cannon brought some team uniforms...great for team unity. I just had to post these priceless pictures.


It was a great weekend, good food and good company.

A Visit to Sam

In June, my sister Sam had a baby, Joslyn Miller. I was so excited to make a visit sans kids, so I could see the new arrival, and actually be semi-helpful for once in my life. Making the trip even more momentous was the fact that my mom would be there too, all the way from Madrid. I knew I had to make this happen!! My mom-in-law donated a airline pass so that I would be able to go. THANKS MOM EMIG!!! Ash went the 2 days before me and so we were there for 1 night together. We took advantage of the opportunity to catch eclipse together as sisters!
Me and my MOM!
Playing beauty parlor with the twins.
I can't remember if it was Kate or Owen who snapped this shot.
We did alot of laughing...which was not great for Samantha's c-section wound!
Love that we are all in pjs most of the time.
I had to include this picture of Kate, because I love the fact that we are watching The Bachelorette. (including Kyle)
Owen with sister.
My mom bought the girls these sweatsuits from Costco...adorable. Also while there, I was able to get 4 church dresses for sixty dollars, and lots of school clothes for the girls. The time went so quickly, as all great times do.

Fall, at a Glance

Fall means flag football, and this year Joey was the coach of Ty's team the "cougars". He took it quite seriously. Tyson's buddies, Casey, Tanner and Jay were on his team. They had so much fun together.

Joey, out coaching with playbook in hand.


Where is that baby's mother??

Nothing means fall like pumpkin carving. Here is a peek at family night the week of Halloween.




Jack was trying to make the same face as his pumpkin.



More to come...

Crazy Hair Day, Dance Class

It was spirit week at school, and I wanted to throw up a picture of crazy hair day. The best quote that morning was when Jack said, feeling uncomfortable with the whole idea of it all: "Mom, I'm just not a crazy hair kinda guy!"

I told them to pose "crazy"...Grace didn't have crazy hair day at her school, but every day is crazy hair for her...until I tame the wild fluffball that is her hair. This entails lots of spray and brushing.
Here is a picture from the girls' dance class, I thought Grandma Connie might enjoy. They were doing sleeping beauty, and the teacher even bought Gracie a special dress in a smaller size...is she short or what?

The girls favorite week was Lion King, and they wanted to pose to show their tails:

These sisters sure love each other!

A random post I know, but I am trying to get my pictures up.

Fall Break

The kids were out of school and my sisters out of town. What's a girl to do? Joey worked and the rest of us "hung out". We played games and watched movies. One night we went up the canyon for a little hiking with the kids. Those of you who know me well are probably gasping right now. We are not big on hiking per se....but it was fun and most importantly, FREE. Here are lots of pictures for the grandmas.
I tried to get pictures of each kid...Ty:


Gigi, all bundled (it was a little chilly, but the leaves were changing and it was beautiful):

FI

Jack

Lina

Baby Fi's first Cheese Puff:

Add Subway sandwiches for an instant party!

Everytime we go up the canyon I am amazed by the beauty and vow to take more advantage of living here in Utah. We'll see how it goes.