San Diego & Oceanside

We started August by going with Jared to his training in Oceanside, CA.

Megan was able to join us too!

Isn't she cute? We had to leave really early Sunday morning & for some reason my hair dryer would NOT work so I had a nasty wet little ponytail but Megan's beauty made up for me.

Too bad this was what the Temple looked like while we were there.

This ship was grounded by our hotel.

PetCo field looked beautiful. We were sad we weren't able to go to a game there.

A submarine

A ship that would've been fun to tour.

We chose to tour the U.S.S. Midway. An aircraft carrier that is now used as a museum for the public.

We wore head phones that would tell us what we were looking at. Here is where the men slept. I can't remember details but it was a lot of men in a crowded area with no privacy. I could not have lived on this ship.

The store.

You had to step up at each door or they were knee knockers.

Brig (jail)

The different uniforms for the different jobs on the ship. Who's the weird guy on the left?

Some of the airplanes & helicoptors on the ship.

It was amazing & neat knowing this ship was used while George Bush was president. I recommend going here if you ever go to San Diego.

This statue was huge & it is from Alfred Eisenstaedt's black-and-white photograph of an unidentified sailor kissing a nurse in 1945. It became an iconic photo marking the end of WWII.

Here's our first day in Oceanside. Meg & I decided to walk to the beach & it was quite the experience even though it wasn't too long of a walk.

We ate some yummy fish & chips at this harbor & sat next to a really nice family.

We were playing in the water & stopped paying attention & got hit with a wave. Jared says that's what happens when you turn your back to the ocean.

Cute Megan

It was such a pretty evening, I wish we could've stayed longer & also wish my pants weren't soaking wet.

Meg's signature pose.

Looking for shells

Good thing he loves his stroller.

Megan went swimming a few times in the cold pool.

Emmett watched.

Another beach we found along 101.

It was a chilly evening so Emmet & I watched Jared & Megan play in the water.

The other days Megan & I found the outlets in Carlsbad & spent almost all of our day there. We had a great time!

Lake, friends, & cousins

We've had a busy & fun summer. These pictures show some of what has happened.

Austen taking Emmett on an adventure!

Emmett loved chewing on rhubarb.


Here's Emmett & my friend, Alisha's baby Dax.

An evening at the lake.

Luke, Emmett, & Steele. Hottest boys on the beach!

Emmett, & Luke having fun in the tent.

We were able to stay in Rexburg for several days & Emmett loved playing with his cousins. I can't entertain him like they did.

Emmett playing with Robot

A fun sweet shop we went to in Pocatello. They had black licorice ice cream!

My last time wakeboarding this summer.

back to 9 months

Emmett is growing so fast & getting such a fun personality! He is now 10 months but here is how he measured at 9 months.

Head circum : 18 in 63 %tile

Length: 27.75 in. 33 %tile

Weight: 20.5 lb 51 %tile

Thankfully my cousin Joslyn took his 9 month pictures for me while we were in Rexburg. It is sooo hard to choose from over 500 favorites but I put a few on

here. Here is her website. http://joslynleigh.com/blog/

He has quite the temper but thankfully it only came out a few times & we were able to get a lot of happy ones.

Thanks Joslyn for doing this for me!! It was a lot of fun!

Road Trip

The end of June we got in a jam packed SUV with Jared's mom & headed to Boise for the night. We stayed in our FAVORITE hotel (Ameritel Inn) and got to take Emmett swimming before getting back in the car to make our next stop in Walla Walla, WA for the crazy Rose reunion & to celebrate Grandma Rose's 90th birthday!

The actual pool at the campground was FREEZING so Emmett got to sit in the warm kiddy pool.

The Rose reunion happens every year at a place called Camp Kiwanis in Walla Walla. This year there were a TON of people & we had a lot of fun.

They always have a bunch of activities planned & one of them is you get to build any size/type of boat & then we have a race down the river. Emmett's won 2nd place in his division. It's a pretty big deal.


They only send about 5 or so at a time. The water was sooo cold.



I love this boy

If you don't know where Jared gets his craziness from, you learn quickly after spending a weekend with the Rose clan. Here is the Morris gang minus Amy & the kiddos, Matt, London, & Erika.

To celebrate Grandma's 90th, Pat did a "Queen for a day" party. I think it was a tv show or something back in the day.......not sure.

BELOW
Pat, Grandma Rose, me, Jared, & Emmett.

Emmett did great his first time camping. Uncle Roger let us borrow his 3 room tent & his blowup mattress & stand. It was GREAT!! Even though Emmett's hands would be ice cold he seemed to sleep well.

IVAR'S!

I think he was confused by all the noisy seagulls but I know one day he'll really enjoy it. I love his scrunchy face!!

Pushing him through busy Pike's Place was quite the adventure. His head was turning to & fro.

Sideways Johnny holding Grandma Morris's flowers.

"Paris Grocery"

First Mariners hat. When we take him for walks in the stroller he hangs on to his cup holders like this most of the time. It's so cute.

We also got to celebrate Grandma Morris's 90th birthday. She loved Emmett, I'm glad she got to meet him.

London, Zoe, Emmett, & Wyatt on their Great Grandma's porch.

Zoe is always wanting to hold Emmett, it's cute. He's probably half her weight already.

Her house is in a beautiful location in Black Diamond, WA on Lake Sawyer.

We had a fun busy time. Later that night we went back to the house at Tapps & watched the fireworks around the lake. It's like a constant grand finale all around the lake for hours. Next year Emmett will be able to stay up & watch but this year he was sleeping peacefully.

lake time!

You'd never guess from this picture that he hates wearing his life jacket.

Ok, now you can see why he hates it.

He discovered the sand while splashing & of course it goes straight to his mouth.

It was so funny to watch & he got mad when we'd pull his hands out of his mouth.

This picture is funny. I didn't feel like we were that far away from him.

It was a fun first time at the lake. Can't wait for many more before the summer is over.