Where is Emma????

It's 10:07 PM on Monday night. I go upstairs to get ready for bed and check in on the kids to make sure they are covered up and ready for a blissful night of sleep. Ethan is sleeping peacefully, Ashlyn is snuggled in bed surrounded by countless stuffed animals, and Emma is...Emma is...not in her bed. She's not in Ashlyn's bed. She's not underneath her bed. She's not in my room. She's not in my bathroom. She's not in the kid's bathroom. She's not in the closet...okay, I'm getting a little panicky now. I solicit Josh's help. She's not in the toy room downstairs, not the kitchen, not the garage, not the living room....where could she be???!!! Back upstairs...there's one place we haven't looked - the toy box. Yes, my friends, Emma had climbed into the toy box, shut the lid, and fallen asleep. What could be more cozy than sleeping in a crammed box on top of your toys? Definitely not your bed.:)

Happy Birthday Molly!

Please note that the parents of the children in the video did not instruct the children to pick their noses during the video.

Easter Eggstravaganza!

I think we took over 100 pictures on Easter Day. I had so many to choose from, I had to do these collages to blog as many pictures as possible.:) We had fun with the Popes doing a little Easter Egg "Pick-up" in the backyard (it wasn't much of a hunt).:) Here are some of my favorite memories from this Easter.

During the Easter Egg Hunt, Ashlyn had found lots of the dyed eggs. When she found her first plastic Easter egg she exclaimed, "Look, there are real eggs, too!"

Emma's magnificent dance moves during the swimsuit fashion show.

Eating the most decadent, rich, chocolate frosting-filled chocolate cake...and officially ODing on chocolate.

Ashlyn, Emma and Ethan being absolute angels during church (truly, a miracle, seeing as it was Stake Conference).

Ashlyn teaching Ethan about the "resseration" of Jesus Christ with the pictures she had colored.

Ethan's sweet smile (but that's every day).

And, last but not least, being able to celebrate this wonderful holiday with family. Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

I was debating about whether to get Easter dresses this year...Cassi talked me into it.:) The girls were so excited to dress-up like princesses (Emma took a little convincing) and Ethan was as handsome as could be. I've decided that it was a nice way to say that this Sunday was special and different from every other Sunday. We hope your Easter was just as special, fun, and filled with gratitude for our Savior, Jesus Christ - who made all of this possible, and so much more.

Happy Easter!

Starting back up....

I decided today that I need to start running again. I think I've done this about 12 times so far in my life. Why not again!? :) Anyhow, I thought I would post my progress so everyone can cheer me on. Here's my first run for 2008. I'll check back in with updates periodically. Anyone else running out there? If so, post away.

My First Haircut

Not even 8 months old, and we need our first haircut. This may seem pretty old to some of you, but this is a rarity in the Dahmer Household. Both Ashlyn and Emma didn't have their first haircuts until at least 18 months.:) Good job, Daddy. We have one handsome son!