The Gray Family: November 2014

Emmy says a lot of things. Things that are very hilarious. Some not so understandable, some completely brilliant and mind boggling. And most of them , I forget. I also forget how fast she (we) grow up. And then it's gone. So I return to my blog. I can definitely type up a blog post faster then writing in a journal. Yesterday Emmy said, " Mom if uncle Jake gets any taller I won't be able to marry him..." (for a while she wanted to just marry her cuz Gage. But then he was into the whole 'I'm marrying my mom' and Emmy would have none of that. So who's next in line but uncle Jake.)
It's things like these that can bring a smile. Though not very significant now, it will be in 10 years when she might actually really think getting married, (heaven help us!)
And so I update the blog....
FEBRUARY

Dance stretches on the stairs

At the 'fancy' hotel in Rexburg to see Heidi's Opera Scenes

Heidi was phenomenal!

Took these cute kids (Emmy, Liv, Gav) to Mary Poppins at a local High School.

Then to YOGURTZ for serve yourself fro yo
MARCH

Emmy is almost always in a dress up clothes. Here she is stirring vegetable soup!

Princesses Lucy, Emmy and Jenna

Scooter riding with Grandpa

Practicing her smiles for the camera

Secret Garden rehearsals! ( I was the music director for the Boise Music Week musical this year. These people became family. We spent a lot of time together and had SOOO much fun. If you haven't heard SG music, it is FABULOUS!

Just a cross walk away from the greenbelt. We went on many an adventure finding sticks, animals and brought home loads of rocks!

MAY

Chelsea is pregnant

Fakir (Johnny) and the Ayah from Secret Garden

Albert (Uncle Carl) and some girl who looks really quite awkward

I went to my LAST year of training for Let's Play Music. Emmy and I stayed with cousin April. Emmy still talks about playing with 'those other cousins'. We made an impromptu stop when Emmy asked, " Doesn't Linz live in Utah?" I replied "She did before she went to heaven." Emmy sweetly replies, " Well her SPIRIT is in heaven but her body is still in Utah so let's go visit her" So we did.

Baby Milo!

Wedding planner Livia spruces up Emmy and slicks Gage's hair back for their 'wedding'. Remember, before the big fall out Emmy was going to marry Gage. Here they are walking down the isle.

I probably should have stopped it but I was too busy laughing, taking hilarious pictures. Sorry if kissing cousins offends you.

Post ceremony dance.

Emmy, Riley (the dog) and June Thomas. Our dear friend who Emmy and I used to take to church every Sunday before she went to assisted living. 94 and still kickin'!

JUNE

Emmy LOVES to dance! Thanks to Mrs. Sherri! Best dance teacher EVER!!!!

I ALWAYS look for deals. $1.47 for cute zipper Old Navy pants!

Waiting for the recital to start

Grandma Great

Our new home!!

Riley RARELY let me take pictures of him. Here we are at Luciano's, a local Italian restaurant that is DELICIOUS! We then drove up to Garden Valley and saw Starlight Mountain's theater Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.