Very very sneaky

This morning Emma discovered that she could crawl under her crib. It's kitty corner so on the other side it's like a little cave. When I peaked at her to make sure that she wasn't getting into mischieve I discovered that, of course, she was. When she wakes up from her nap she sometimes will throw her paci out of her crib, appearantly she had done this earlier and when I saw her she was secretly sucking on it (she only gets her paci when she is going to sleep).

You must be thinking what a terrible picture its just black. Well this was just for affect I wanted you to see what I see right now, its 12:30am and I cant sleep. I have been laying in bed for about 2 hours now trying to fall asleep but just thinking of all that has to be done this week before we can be ready to have our first service at the Strand. I guess that is just the way a womans mind works, as Coy has been asleep since his head hit the pillow (he did wake up @ 3:45 to work at starbucks and I love him for that). Its been fun and I cant wait to see what God does with us here and how many people He brings to our first service, but I also want to make sure that all I am responsible for is taken care of. Well I feel better having vented I think now I will try and count some sheep. Who even came up with that saying and why sheep? I'll be thinking of that for the next 2 hours.
DISCLAIMER....I am not responsible for anything I just said, its way to late to be blogging.

Merry Christmas

We had such a good first Christmas in MT we missed all our family of course, but enjoyed having our own little family time. Last year Emma was only 2 weeks old for Christmas and she didn't do much, but this year she was actually able to participate. She is pretty good at opening presents and when she really likes the gift she makes a noise that sounds like she is hyper ventilating, its really cute. Her dad stuffed her stocking with little rubber duckies, she was so excited she later carried one in her mouth and the others in her hands.

Emma's first Pedicure

Since the first week Emma was born I wanted to polish her nails, the girls (Jennie and Alaina) were over and we all gave ourselves manicures so I figured this was the perfect time for me to polish her toes. She did so good she sat pretty still, although she wanted to touch them the whole time they didn't get ruined. I polished them a bright pretty pink, that no one can see because it is too cold to not have shoes and socks on. I can't wait for the summer when she can display her pretty polished toes.

My birthday present!

Lately I have been into sewing, technically all I have made is two purses that involved almost no sewing, but still. So I was borrowing Alaina's and I realized I just need my own, So that was my birthday wish and I got it thanks to my family. I can't wait to make amazing creations.

My new favorite thing

Since we have gotten home from Abq Emma has picked up two different hobbies. One is hiding behind the curtains and laughing when you find her (it is very cute), her other favorite thing to do is to lay down in different parts of the house and roll over back and forth, or she will just lay there and play with whatever toy she has. Usually it is because she has fallen so sometimes it is in very random places, like on the rug in front of the stove just like a little puppy. Every time it is just as funny as the first time, she entertains me all day.

Emma's First Merry go round

Ginger bread house

This is the ginger bread house my mom, sister in law, and I made. We competed against my aunt and cousins, and had everyone at Emma's party voted for which one was the best. The prize for the winners was only bragging rights but that was all we wanted. They all turned out great, one was little but very cute and detailed, the other was around the size of ours but it was a barn. this one is ours and we won. It took so much work by the time we were all done we didn't care about bragging anymore, they cost too much and took too much time. Still we had fun and I think they were all beautiful. I don't want to make another one right now but Maybe by next year it will sound like fun again.

I can climb

Oh no, just when we thought having a baby that walks was crazy enough Emma decides that she is going to start climbing on things. She is just so ambitious and wants to try everything, I guess thats a good thing. First she got on her toy zebra all by herself and we thought, "that was awesome, she is such a big girl!" Then, today it was a small green table in the children's ministry room, the table is an inch or two taller than the chair she is on. That is when I realized, my life is going to get a lot harder and more stressful, but I guess it is true your children pay you back for what you did to your parents. I started crawling out of my crib when I was around six months, and Coy climbed over a huge chain link fence when he was only two. I think were in trouble!

A Christmas Adventure

On Sunday we had a wonderful Christmas adventure. After church we went to some friends and spent the afternoon searching for Christmas trees. What a great experience! It was so much fun to try to find that perfect tree, something I take very seriously. I took my time, not willing to settle with the first tree that caught my eye. The tree had to pass the rigorous "5 point Trammel inspection" before I would dare let it into my home and give it the lofty title of the Family Christmas Tree. My methods were unusual and maybe even foolish to those who were with me, as I was constantly hassled for the amount of time I was taking and the large distance I was covering, but I was not moved (and I think the results speak for themselves). Christmas is serious business in the Trammel household and the tree is something that you must give the proper attention. In time, we committed to a beautiful little blue spruce and we are thrilled to share the holidays with it.

Big Girl

Emma loves her zebra! She usually stands in front of it and shakes it so the music plays. She understands that you are supposed to sit on the zebra, but never attempted to on her own... until now. It was so cute she was playing in her room, all by herself, and I went to peak on her because it was very quiet. When I looked around the corner, I saw her trying to get on the zebra, after a few tries she finally did it and she was so proud of herself. She is such a big girl.

I got caught eating peanut butter

Emma loves to play in the kitchen and empty the cupboards she particularly likes to carry the peanut butter around, and on this day she was doing just that. I continually check on her to make sure she isn't eating things off the floor, so I glanced down at her and she was biting the lid to the crunchy peanut butter, so I continued to talk to Coy. Not more than 2 minutes passed when I looked down once again to check on her but this time she was sitting on the floor with the peanut butter between her legs she had somehow removed the lid to the jar and she was covered in peanut butter. At first glance you may not notice but her face and hand are covered in peanut butter. I guess we now know she is not allergic to PB.

Is it a horse or a dog?

On my may to the store I say what appeared to be a small horse in the parking lot. After further investigation i realized it was just the biggest dog i have ever seen. He was so large his owners had to tie him to the car while they shopped. I'm not sure but this may be one of the moments where it is appropriate to say "only in Montana."

Little helper

Emma makes messes all day long and I clean them up all day long, but tonight she decide to help. At least thats what she thought she was doing when she empteed one of the kitchen cabinets and then put the clean dishes in the dishwasher. In reality she was making a bigger mess for me but it was so cute.

Working for the Green Mermaid

A few weeks ago i got a job working for a Mermaid, well a siren actually, and for those of you who dont know it loves coffee and it speaks a very complex language. It loves words like breve, machiatto, misto and ristretto. It is a very picky mermaid but once you get to know it it's a lot of fun.

Good Bye Mr. Coffee, Hello Cuisinart!

This coffee pot is just one of the many perks of having your husband work at starbucks. Now when Coy started we talked about getting a new one but in reality our Mr Coffee was working fine and there was just no justifying it even with his discount. Well that was until last week when Coy dropped the coffee pot and shattered it all over the kitchen floor. Now thanks to him (no really thanks!) its good bye Mr Coffee, hello cuisinart metal filter happy cup of coffee. In fact I'm going to enjoy a cup right now.

Cuddle Time

After enjoying dinner in White Fish, Coy and Emma cuddled on the walk back to the car Coy was enjoying this daddy daughter time so much that he didnt want to put her in the car seat.

I give kisses now

Out For A Manly Walk

So, Levi and I decided to enjoy a beautiful Montana evening together by going on a lovely stroll with our daughters. This may sound like an odd thing for two burly men to do but I assure it was not. It was quite possibly the most manly thing I have done all week. For reasons I cannot explain in words, I felt testosterone pulsing through my veins as we pushed the stroller over tree bark and along a flowing stream. It was a riveting experience. 2 men, 2 little girls, and 1 walk to remember.

We stink at blogging

Monday, August 13, 2007

Well its official we stink at blogging, but we decided to break our blogging silence because we love all of you. Our anniversary was yesterday day it has been two years. This second year has gone fast, Coy changed positions at Calvary, we had a baby, we moved several time and ended up in Montana. It was a busy but good year. Were driving to Spokane right now for a little Anniversary bash, we can’t wait to get there. Although for awhile I thought we might have to turn around. July and August are fire season in NW Montana and you feel it. Last night we had to keep the doors and windows shut because if not it smelt like a camp fire, the smoke is so thick in the air that the sun looks red (freaky I know) How do I know its red because you can look directly at it, Yes I know your not supposed to but it is so smoked out that the first time we saw it we thought it was the moon. Anyways back to the road trip so I was driving while Coy studied, and the smoke was so thick that I thought we were going to drive right into the fire, but we didn’t. Finally it cleared up and the drive was beautiful. There are so many cute towns that we have driven through but non that you would really ever want to live in. We are excited to go to a real mall and to just spend time together as a family, we’ll let you know how it goes.

Some Happenings

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Wow we still can’t believe it, WE LIVE IN MONTANA! Things are starting to fall into place, we are pretty much settled in our house, the crusade is coming up on the 15th and we have our first student ministry service on July 19th. Coy taught for Levi this morning about God’s heart for the youth and then after service we had a “Get to Know Coy and Sara Time” with parents and their students. We have been busy but not too busy to miss all of our friends and family, especially as we see Emma grow and learn. She is officially mobile via the army crawl and she gets louder every day, her favorite thing to say is dadada (she doesn’t know what she is saying, but Coy likes to think she does) the best is when she whispers it. We really do love and miss everyone back in NM.

Montana Madness!!!

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

So we have been in Montana for two weeks now! What a journey it has been already.
We have driven a lot, slept very little, blown through car alternators and tires, tipped over in a canoe, and had so much fun. It has been really great getting to know the people of Fresh Life Church, what a amazing group of people. We have really been embraced by this congregation. We are all looking forward to serving these people in the years to come! It has been quite the adjustment living in a small town in northwest Montana, but God has really blessed us and has given us so much grace.

So here we are...IN MONTANA!
Just waiting.... waiting to see what God has in store for us here.