The other day we thought that our other bunny had been put in it's hutch when we let the dogs out to clean their kennel. So...unfortunately, we had to get a new bunny. We got this one last night and love her already!

She is an 8 week old Holland Lop, female (doe). The lady we got her from raises bunnies and shows them nationally, but this one was born with wool instead of fur. So, she just gave her to us for a pet, not to show.

She is the sweetest little thing, and loves snuggling up with Emily!
Emily LOVES her--she's perfect!!

The bunny is so docile, that it lets Emily put bows in it's fur...

and even a dress on! This is only the second day of having the bunny, who knows what Emily will do next!--Too cute!

Yesterday we went to Yellowstone. We can't believe we hadn't gone for a couple of years. It was SO much fun, and SO beautiful!

The flowers were in full bloom.

Emily overlooking the river, after we hiked up a little hill. She said it felt good feeling the cool breeze blow on her.

Jacob was having fun playing down by the river.

Jared was having fun climbing around on some rocks.

I had Ashley sit on this stump during our picnic. She was reluctant to put her sandwich and drink down that she'd been carrying around.

Ryan and Ashley at the Fishing Bridge (when she scrunches up her nose, she's smiling).

This was me after cleaning up our picnic. The mosquitoes were pretty bad and we forgot to bring spray. I went over to the neighboring picnickers and asked to borrow theirs. Let this be a lesson to you!

Our family LOVES being outdoors!

We saw so many beautiful things! Here are pictures of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, and Old Faithful.

It rained for a little while. While we were driving to the next spot we saw a bunch of lily pads.

At one point we thought construction was ahead, because traffic was backed up for miles. Well, it was because people were stopping and looking at a couple of buffalo mamas and their calves. We couldn't believe it! It was neat seeing them so close to the road, but it was a LONG, SLOW two miles!

(we saw the bull on the left earlier that day)

This beaver didn't mind people taking his picture. It was pretty neat watching him!

There was a beautiful rainbow to end our FANTASTIC day!

Emily got baptized by her dad this last Saturday. It was very nice! While Emily was changing her clothes, we played a video I put together with pictures of Emily during the last eight years. It turned out so sweet!

While mom was visiting from Utah, we took the kids up to Billings to spend the day. That morning we took Emily to the Billings, Montana temple grounds and got some beautiful pictures of her in her baptism dress. Then my mom and I were able to go through a session together, which was very nice! It was a great day!

We're proud of Emily's choice.

We love her very much!

Emily is getting baptized this Saturday. We're very happy, and she is excited!

When Emily was one year old, we flew to Ohio to visit my family. She obviously doesn't remember that and always says how she's never flown in an airplane and wants to. Well, for her birthday her Dad made it possible.

Our friend, Todd Simmons, works for Choice Aviation at the Cody Airport. They offer a great deal on a "Discovery Flight", and we were lucky to have him as the pilot.

For the Discovery Flight, either two adults can go or one adult with two children. So, Ryan was able to take Jacob along for the birthday ride too.

Todd was great with the kids! He took them around the plane to check to make sure it was ready for flight. Then he asked if they wanted to help him pull (push) the plane out of the hangar.

Here is the crew before take off.

Emily was able to sit in the pilot's seat during the flight.

And was able to take the wheel and fly for a little while too!

Here are some great views they got to see around the Cody, Wyoming area.

That was a great birthday gift for Emily, she loved it!
Ryan, thanks for being a great dad!
(And thanks to Todd for a great, SAFE flight!)

Today we had a birthday party for Emily, even though her birthday isn't until tomorrow on the 12th. She wanted a Littlest Pet Shop party.

I'm finding out that these cakes, that you decorate by just putting a toy on top, are the easiest and fastest kind to make--simple, yet sweet!

Emily holding Thumper proudly. All the girls spent so much time with the bunny when they came to the party (at our house), that we skipped the games.

All the girls after they got their faces painted.

The birthday girl opening her presents.
Happy 8th Birthday Emily!
We love you SO MUCH!

This morning we let Emily open a present we had gotten her.

It's a pet bunny, and she couldn't believe it! She opened the box, asked if it was a rabbit, then asked if it was REAL. She didn't quite know what to do--it was cute and funny!

After she got a quick lesson on how to pick up a REAL bunny, she tried and did a great job!

It is a mini lop, is 8 weeks old, and might be a male. She named it "Thumper" (for now). She'll raise it this year and it will be her 4-H bunny for the fair next year.

It is SO cute!

When I took the kids down to Utah to visit my mom, I decided to take Emily to get pampered for her birthday. We always dream about going to a spa some day, and I told her this is the closest she'll get to one for a while.

She got her hair cut in a salon, by someone else other than me, for the first time. She LOVED it!

It was so relaxing!

The final product--cute!

Next, we were off to both get a pedicure for the first time. (I've never had one before and I don't know why. I loved it!) The chair was nice as it massaged me during my pedicure. Poor Emily is so small, she couldn't reach it to enjoy it. She needed to have her feet soaking.

These are our pretty toes afterward. Hers turned out SO cute!

Us after a GREAT day together, getting spoiled. Love you!