The Birkeland Family Blog

SAY CHEESE!!!! Emmi learned on Brian's birthday to smile hard on the count of 1-2-3- cheese. Hilarious. What a fun day it was. I think this year was all around a good birthday for Brian. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, which Brian swears it always snows on his birthday. We were able to walk to a little sushi place to eat lunch. Emmi enjoyed saying cheese at every moment she could. I tried to make flan per request from Brian. I think it is a mistake to make something for the first time and then invite people over to enjoy what you made. Oh yeah, I invited family over to partake of Brian's flan. But, I failed miserably with the flan, so no one was able to delight in a homemade flan. No kidding I had to literally pour it down the disposal. I sent my brother Jeff to an emergency run to Costco to grab a dozen Dunford chocolate doughnuts to save the day. It was sad, one little candle sitting in a doughnut. Oh well, "the Dunfords" are Brian's addiction right now, s...

Playing the piano at Grandma Birkelands while the cookies are baking Helping Grandma frost the cookies Dad wrote our names on our cookies Here we are showing off our masterpieces

Cafe Rio smile!! loving her ladybug book Oh boy does she love getting into the dishwasher Emmi meeting her new cousin Alexis

Wow.....is she becoming sooooooo busy, but BOY are we having a blast. She is getting quite the personality. She is becoming so social and just plain HAPPY!!

Christmas 2008 This was such a fun time of year. I can't remember when a Christmas was this fun. Emmi loved seeing the twinkling lights on the christmas tree. She especially loved trying to eat the ornaments. We kept having to place the ornaments higher and higher so she couldn't get to them. Emmi loved opening her presents and then playing with the boxes and ribbons. She really could have cared less about the actual present. She did recieve lots of toys and books. Here is Emmi on Christmas day with her cousins who are all so close in age. They all look like they are enjoying all their new toys.

CASTLE VALLEY, MOAB What a view!!!!! Taking a bath in the trailor tub. Making myself at home.....

Brian and I had a goal that when we would have a child we would not give up traveling. When Emmi was 4 months old we applied for a passport and a couple months later we were on a plane to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. What a blast it was. We pretty much just chilled at the resort and ate good food, swam, and read books. Emmi was a dream. She slept well and made fast friends with everyone at the resort. She was a hit! She loved swiming in the ocean. She would taste the salt water and get bitter beer face. Sunsets were absolutely beautiful!! In the evening we would take a taxi into town and walk the boardwalk to see the attractions and the sunsets.