Mommy's Little Helper

Emma's taking after her mom - loves to clean, or at least follow mommy around "helping" to clean up. She had taken the feather duster, brandishing it like a sword, while wearing a Wii numchuck control around her neck and went to task. Anyone need a housekeeper? Emma works for cheap and she's really cute too!

Greg's Last Command

July 24th marked Greg's last day as Commander of Company B in Logan. It was an emotional day for us all. Logan has a big 24th of July celebration. All soldiers marched in Logan City's parade. Boy, did we cheer for daddy!

After the parade, the Change of Command occured. It is a quick ceremony but very significant. The company flag (guide-on, for us non military speakers) is passed from the company to the commander, the commander passes it to the battalion and the battalion then passes it to the new commander. Greg gave a little farewell speech and was then given a gift from him soldiers - 2 new basketballs (one was camo signed by his soldiers) and a ball bag.

Greg and I are sad to say good-bye to Company B and to Logan. Greg will now be in Draper for drill weekends and will now serve with Headquarters. It will be nice to have him closer and have him back in the evenings. We Love You Major Cassat!

Stephen's Special Day

Stephen was baptized Saturday, June 6 along with 2 other school friends, which made it an even more special morning. We are so proud of Stephen and his committment to follow our Saviour, Jesus Christ. We had such a great support that day. Grandma and Grandpa Cassat made it from Texas, Grandma and Grandpa Price made it back from Hawaii and we had family come join us from Davis County, Utah. We were so excited to celebrate this special day for Stephen we had a BBQ afterwards. The kids played, we all ate, had a talent show and ended with a candy-filled pinata! What a beautiful, fun-filled day. When it was all over, we all crashed for afternoon naps!

It's Great to be 8!

Hard to believe that our boy is now 8! For this most important birthday, Stephen and friends enjoyed an afternoon at the skating rink, scootering, playing video games, working up a sweat at the bounce house and eating cupcakes. On Stephen's official birthday we ate chocolate cake and icecream for breakfast! Now that's the way to start your day. From all the smiles, everyone had a great time. Happy Birthday Stephen!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

This spring Stephen has been enjoying playing baseball, except when the ball is pitched "really fast". Greg & I are lucky enough to be the parent coaches for his team. Greg is a great coach - pushing the kids to do their best and learn about the sport and still have fun. So far, no one has been able to beat Greg running the length of the field, but they are getting close. I do all the administrative work - phone calls, pass out schedules, assign treats, etc. Stephen tries to pay attention to the game while outfield but most kids have a hard time too. They'd rather be up to bat. Emma likes to scoot along the dugout holding on to the chainlink fence. She is also our little cheerleader. This is definetly a family effort. Go Stephen!!!

The Day After

Emma's party was such an over stimulating event, I couldn't wake her up the next morning. She kept rolling over and falling back to sleep with each attemp. "Just 5 more minutes, mom." After her 1 year check-up, she got the OK to sit in the "big girl" seat. She is so excited!

The Big 1

It's hard to believe that our baby has turned the big 1 year old!! Emma had a good time eating cake, opening presents (big brother helped!), and "looking" for Easter eggs all on the same day! She is scooting along anything that will hold her up and once in a while will get brave and lunge for mom in an attempt at walking. She'll get there and then we'll be in big trouble!