Happy Birthday to the sweetest baby ever for sleeping through the night. She also caused me the worst pain ever but we will not go into that. I still can't believe one year ago daddy delivered her in our bathtub without any midwifes around just the boys hiding behind the couch afraid for my life and braeley comforting me while I died. She always knows when I need someone. Actually Alex I don't think realized I was going to die he was making a fort out of his work papers all over the floor 5 minutes before. love you all we leave in two weeks for our trip Riley made Kylar some home made doughnuts because I never celebrate baby birthdays because they dont care just the older kids do.

a little baby she wont show off for me.

Garen has not been talking and just gibberish I found out about www.nacd.org which specializes in brain development with all kids and adults. Garen reacted to the mercury in the shots and would be considered autistic if I were to label him but now after just listening the the tapes and applying part of what they teach in the beginning tapes he is doing this yes reading and hes three. I am planning on taking him in for the full scan where they tailor a program just for him. We want all are kids in. Check them out and make sure to tell them emily referred you I am hoping they will give a discount if people refer so more people can afford to put all there kids in not just one. But oh my gosh you have to check out there website and listen to the video section. ok love you emily ps kylar is doing it also. (the reading part)

IVE GOT THE PERFECT MAN!!!!

I know when you're apart you realize what you have. But Id just like to say he has always been perfect for me. From the first moment I saw him it was like FIRE!! And I know we have had alot of good and bad fires in our marriage. I would not take any of them back. My husband has been such a support for me. He has never discouraged me from any of my crazy ideas. He was my biggest fan when I met him, he was the only guy who didn't try to compete with me. I love that he would rather hang out with me then a bunch of guys. He loves having kids and who knows how many we will have. He is sooo humble and doesnt do the whole ego thing alot of men have. In fact that is usually is problem he is too nice but I love that about him. He wants to take care of me and make me happy and that is truly what makes him happy. I always say hes my biggest child but that is what makes him sooo good and so great at what he does, everyone trusts him. He is my hero for letting me stay home always and support 7 kids and never making me feel I should work. He thinks my job is 100 times harder than his and he will cook me what ever I want. Ps. I miss that he is a wonderful cook He is a very passionate man and I am grateful he helped me become more affectionate. He also makes the cutest kids . He says I make them the hairiest but I love a huge head of dark hair on a baby. I miss our weekly dates and is beautiful hands. I love to watch him with our children and they are his biggest fans. I love that he tries to teach me how to dance and although I step on his toes he still holds me close. (HE CAN DANCE)
He is good to say he is sorry and forgives all my moods, power kicks, dumping of the crud in the house, pregnancy stuff. He cleans and give massages ok well I miss you alex and Im sorry that I live in my pjs(athletic wear)come home and I will change into something more comfortable, love emily

chaos without daddy or was daddy the chaos the kids miss wrestling with you. I love you

kids miss you too!!!

we miss you alex

ok well sorry I never write those really interesting comments. Well Im always busy I seem to get my life easy and then I really make myself busy. But I think that is just me I like to be busy I stress and then I resolve it and then Im over it. Some days are bad but its more like a moment in my day. So overall I am realllyyyy reallllyyyy happy but I miss my family. Alex has been gone for a month fixing our house that our renters trashed but Its weird but normally that would have stressed me but I actually am at peace. Heavenly Father has truly blessed me with peace lately. This place "Texas" just is very peaceful but I know my husband has truly taken things off my shoulders and taken care of me. I have prayed for peace and Heavenly Father threw it over to Alex and he stepped up and he is soooo great with pressure people problems everything. I am just good at kids or at least making them. Homeschooling is so rewarding..even though I swear I mess it up a million ways it just can't go wrong when you are depending on Heavenly Father and the holy ghost to be their eternal teacher. This just gives me sooo much peace in what to do next or what not to stress about. When I read my scriptures daily I am at peace when I am off(alex being gone) things get a little stressed but my kids are so dang good. If I want a day off my kids would cook clean let me nap massage me degut the house and they are always forgiving my yo-yo moods( alex gone) We plan to start our long drive the first week of march and arrive in utah around the 8th stay a couple days go to logan stay a couple more days
head to washington stop over at Nathan's(haven't told him yet) go to spokane middle march then down to battleground and then down to Cali then back to utah for another week. And then cry the whole way home. ps. this is Kylar walking alex has not seen her walk yet.

some more weather

just some weather

Happy Birthday Amy I couldn't buy anything for you so I tried to look like you. Well I miss you and you always were my best friend growing up and I am so glad that we have an awesome relationship you made my childhood so much fun even though I followed you everywhere I always loved you and always will . I feel so blessed to have two wonderful sisters that I love and miss sooooo much I hope you have a great birthday you deserve so much happiness and much much more. love emily

Masen, Happy Bday your were such a wonderful surprise baby truly the peacemaker and so happy and funny. You make everyone light up around you. I always hear from peopld that there is something about Masen that they just love. Your spirit is remarkable I love you. love mom

fun in texas just some photos miss everyone see you in March.

ok so I think Garen is an animal whisperer. He is sooo weird. He wont talk he never ate anything off the floor yet will wipe his poop all over the wall when he was younger. He has nooo fear of animals even Huge barking dogs he walks up and puts his hand right up to their mouth. Well we go to this ranch for a birthday party and their were horses cows etc. Well he climbs right on this horse which he has never seen or ridden and then goes off without anyone holding on. When the lady tried to take him off he wouldn't let her then switched to the next pony. I have no idea how he is going to sunbeams in January he totally does his own thing in nursery. Never really does what they want unless he wants to. Oh well I thought I should hold him back a year. I homeschool so I can do what I want so we will tell him he is 2. We are going to go on a trek thru utah, idaho then Washington and down to California thru the month of march until conference when hopefully we will be back to utah to see the prophet. Ps. Please pray for our President the Lord can change anyones heart even the very wicked. I believe if we pray, all pray we can see a change in heart but it needs to start with our heart softening. Not agree with wrong but praying for right. Ok Love you all emily

we miss you all I will write when I have more time just got some photos taken. love em

just a few more pics. Garen is still mute or verryyy veryyy stubborn. He just turned three and says only "leave me alone" "go away" "excuse me" "eat now" and some other commands. A year ago he at least was calling me mom now he just barks at me and says come on. ps. I wanted to show how different Kylar looks when she smiles her nose crinkles up and her eyebrows lift .

Howdy folks. Well we went through our first hurricane and we got a generator water and lots of gas. And of course no power outage and alex had to go to work. BOOORRRINGGGG(as bevan used to say) so maybe next time. We are having fun here in good ol texas. Gas is cheap or at least cheaper. Jobs are everywhere and the summer has been great. Im still waiting for the terrible summers but so far I think it is great. Yes I am still homeschooling. I am also trying to figure out about every herb(healing and cooking) of course we are in the doughnut castle of the world and only one health store is here so I have to check in books for answers. I miss you all and I plan on nursing till kylar is 5 just to get the stares.

ok sorry about old photo but it was the only one with the
whole family in except the new baby. Kylar is 4 months
alex still looks eighteen. Rileys hair is bigger and hes the only
one who has grown everyone else has the erickson syndrome
where we finally mature at 18. oh ya and this baby put alot more
wrinkles so no close-ups. Love em

Ok dont we just look so cute matching.

I just want mybrothers to know how much I miss them.
It was so much fun to live next to Bevan it reminded me
of when we played when I was younger. I miss chris
terribly because we are the closest in age and I we had
one year of high school together which I loved. I want
to be as close to my brothers as I am now with my
sisters. And well Fenton was the baby so besides
being so funny and looking like an 8 year old when
he was 14 I miss him to and now we are so far away.
Soon I hope we will find a way to be all together.
So lets buy camp nauvoo and live off the land.
Except maybe giving my kids salmonella Im pretty
good in a garden so far. love you sooooo much
emily

kylar with hair and looking like her half mexican which comes from me not albino alex.