A little taste of Fall :)

Sometimes I forget what a beautiful place I live in, but that was completely impossible today! You see Em and I took a little drive up Provo Canyon today, and it was unbelievably beautiful! Autumn is most definitely here, which is hands down, my favorite time of year! And I love that all of what you are about to see, is literally minutes from where we live...which makes me think, we really should be taking advantage of it more often.

So here's some pictures that we got, wish we had gotten more, but this is just a small bit of what I want. Because really I want my best friend, Lacey to come back with us and take more pictures, since she is the professional, and she can get both of us!

It's amazing that 2 weeks ago I drove up here and hardly any leaves had changed, and now....... And this is just at Bridal Veil, which is just at the mouth of the canyon.

And a look at the Bridal Veil Falls (we walked from Upper Falls to here, and then back)

And my little "Autumn Princess" :)

Don't think she was "ready" for this one ;)

Love this one! With the sunbeam and everything, shows her as the angel that she is!

These next few were fun, but a little hard to keep Em's attention with all the skateboarders, bikers and people walking on the trail nearby

See this one she is looking toward the trail *sigh* but still really cute!

Haha, just love the look on her face here! And really noticing how disproportionate her feet are beginning to look ;)

Last picture, just had to capture the sunset at the end of this day!! I found out why it looked so amazing though, apparently it's due to a bad fire......well, we'll take it anyway!

Happy Fall everybody!!

Coming to a close!!

Just wanted to remind you all that I will be needing your orders for the fundraiser by no later than Monday. Some of you have placed orders but still haven't paid, or else expressed an interest in wanting to order, but haven't yet. So, I will be needing EVERYTHING by Monday the 21st. If you want to write a check, it most likely won't be cashed until the 30th, so if you like, you may post-date it.

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Thank you to all of you who have supported this! It means more to my family and me than you could ever know!!

Well, for NAME'S sake!

Today is September 13, 2010. Well, exactly 16 years ago to this day, is the day I lost my sister. 

Now, today seems as though the best day to do this post, although I thought of it weeks ago. Specifically when I read this post on a rather famous blog. After reading this post, it hit me like a ton of bricks. You should read it as well, and then you will understand. 

You see Emarie is named after my sister, her middle name is Breanne, which was my sister's first name. There was never much thought in that, other than, she is a girl and I want my sister to be a part of her name. However, after reading this post, I saw that there was really much more to it than that. Like the fact that my sister, I am certain, had a great deal to do with sending me this wonderful gift that I call Emarie Breanne. 

So today I remember you Breanne, and the legacy that you are living on in my daughter. Not that I don't remember you every day of my life in some way or another. But today is different, more magnified, in every breath I take and every time I close my eyes......there you are.

Thank you Breanne for sending me the most precious gift I could ever hope to receive. For giving me the inspiration that no one could deserve to carry on your name like she can. For the knowledge that even though I've never seen the two of you together, I know you know each other.

Thank you for her.

By the way, this is Em's unofficial fashion show in the clothes I barely got her from the giveaway I won, now that she's finally able to wear them!

And for those of you that didn't read before, I put together a memorandum of Breanne on her birthday this past year. So you can read and see more about her on this post.

And here's how it looks!

Thought I'd give you all some pictures from the day the cast came off......and now, I just took some more today, so that is about 3 days later! 

Enjoy!!

Just getting out of the car and ready to go in!

Anxiously, though patiently and happily waiting to get out of the dang thing!

And the process..........

Which took FOREVER!!

With the result

Yuck! Told you her skin would be bad!! And the smell about killed me, in fact, I had to step out of the room it was so overpowering at one point!

But the kid couldn't have been happier!

Need proof??

Love, love, LOVE this girl!!!!


And here's what the incision on her right leg looks like 3 days after said cast removal

Skin really is doing a lot better, but we're still working on the "perfect factor":) Each scar is about a good 6 or 7 inches long (and I thought I had bad ones!)

Hope I didn't gross you out too much ;)

My Mommy and Me

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