Our Divine Days at "THE DELL"

Friend: Have a great time at "The Dell"!

Greg and Tammy: WHA? The what?

Friend: You know... cool/hip/trendy lingo for "The Del Coronado Hotel" in San Diego.

Greg and Tammy: Oh. Right. Guess we are not cool/hip/trendy YET. We better go and stay at the resort so that we can aspire to use nicknames for this beloved establishment.

Greg had a THRILLING "water law" conference at "The Dell" last week in San Diego. I know you'll all want to rush out and sign up for that amazing topic. :) Emma and I tagged along for the resort and beach time. Head to San Diego to NOT sit in a boring conference all day? I'm in.

The resort was HUGE and BEAUTIFUL. Really a city in itself. I've decided I really really really LOVE all inclusive resorts, where you never have to get in your car to go ANYWHERE. Everything is right there, just waiting for you. How convenient. Really, my idea of vacation. Here is Emma trying desperately to study the map of the hotel grounds. How could she possibly think we all those stifling clothes on?


We had so much fun exploring the resort, the beach and all the shops. When she napped in the afternoon, I had all the time in the WORLD to read, read, read. Which was amazing. If you were to ask me what a "true vacation" is to me... it would include having all the time in the world to READ. No designated activities, no obligatory people to visit, just me and a book. AAAAAAHHH.

Oh right. The guy who brought us here. He made some photo appearances here and there.

After Greg's conference was over, we spent Saturday morning at Legoland's new aquarium. It was really great, but a little over priced for the amount of fish we saw. We were in and out in an HOUR... and I was left wanting MORE. For $20 a pop, I'd like something to entertain me all day, please. Regardless, we had a great time with the fish that were there. Greg is pictured below with his LEGO Mistress. I don't mind, because I could just rip her to pieces if I wanted. :)

The aquarium is GENIUS and puts all of the fish tank glass at LOW levels so that children can easily see. Emma really enjoyed seeing all the fish swim by. When a huge shark came swimming toward her, she didn't even flinch. Guess we better work on "water safety" for our next FHE.

A wonderful trip to "The Dell". The trip went very well. Thank goodness for portable DVD players used to mesmerize fidgety passengers on car trips.

Emma's Photo Shoot

Emma had her pictures taken for her first birthday... HUGE front teeth and all. :) Here is a slide show of them. Please note that this slide show cuts off portions of the pictures to fit in the screen. The second half of the slide show are the same pictures, just in color. We are fully aware that watching all SIX MINUTES of photos is an honor reserved for grandparents. :) If you like the photography, you can check out: http://embraceyourcreativity.blogspot.com/ She is very reasonably priced and will travel to a location of your choice.

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Love is in the air!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

Greg and I enjoyed a FANTABULOUS day together. We helped his brother and wife move into their new, beautiful home. Delivered homemade chocolates (a new Adams V-day tradition) to family. Did a temple session. Put Emma to bed, made super tasty lasagna and enjoyed a nice, peaceful evening at home. Greg bought me flowers and is taking me to San Diego with him next week while he attends a legal conference at the Del Coronado Hotel. Can't Wait!!
The balloons were really for Greg... but I bet you can't guess who has kinda sorta COMMANDEERED them.


These next videos are so great! The Krebs family has a tradition of teaching the babies to go "wacko" and Emma is following in the family heritage just beautifully. The second video is our vain little princess loving on herself in the mirror. Where did she learn such behavior? Greg and I would NEVER EVER EVER kiss ourselves in the mirror. Well, maybe I do on an occasionally "bad hair day" or "fat jeans day" or "crap, I shouldn't have eaten all that chocolate day" or "I seriously have to change another poopy diaper? day". HEY. It makes a girl feel better about herself. :)

Ra ra ra ra ra... Ra ra ra ra ra... Ra ra ra ra ra GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COUGARS!

This brother of mine is the THIRTEENTH of FOURTEEN* Krebs to get accepted to Brigham Young University (BYU). GO COUGARS and GO JOHN! We are so excited for you and the amazing opportunities and experiences that await you.

He will attend his Freshman Year in 2009/2010 and will be there with Chuck who will be home from his mission in Fiji. I'm envious of all the wonderful memories they will have together. My years with Matt, Jeff, Sean and Laura are some of the BEST. I swore LOUDLY when Greg took me back to Provo for law school... but without those three extra years we would not have had the hysterically great times with siblings.

GO COUGARS!

* counting in-laws, parents and adopted siblings. As another side note, 11 of those 13 have graduated from BYU.

Daddy's Little Girl

Greg left for work this morning, like he has done for the last THIRTEEN MONTHS since Emma has been in our home. But this morning, she screamed when he left and clamored at the door for his return. It was during this lovely dramatic moment that I knew it was time for this post. You see, my daughter is a "Daddy's Girl". Really, she has been since the beginning, but it has become more pronounced the older she gets. How have I come to this conclusion, you ask? Below are the reasons...

1. She looks like him. Cute eyes. Long lashes. Big Head. Adorable cheeks. HUGE two front teeth with a gap. It's all there. (See picture above)
2. She sleeps long and hard, just like her Dad. So grateful for this similarity!!
3. She loves mandarin oranges, just like her Dad. When I say LOVE, I mean they could down an entire can in one sitting.
4. When she is hurt, she crawls straight for him.
5. When she is in a room with the two of us, she only wants him.
6. She eats better for him.
7. When he leaves for work, she gets noticeable sad and when she wakes up from her nap she looks around for him.
8. She has a very laid back, easy going personality, just like her Dad. We'll see what happens when she hits her teen years... the "Tammy" genes may kick in. Let's hope they don't.
9. She likes to sing when he sings and gets OOBER excited when she sees him singing on stage or at the pulpit.
10. She HATES the cold. I think they both believe they could DIE in temperatures below 60.

How blessed I am to have a husband that can pass on wonderful traits and characteristics to our daughter and love her so much.

Greg is getting IMPLANTS!

DENTAL implants that is. And BOY are they expensive! I'd say I could get me a set of implants (NON-DENTAL-TYPE) for about the same price. Crazy that teeth cost so much.

Unfortunately, Greg and I both have "bad teeth"... whatever that means. It probably means we ate too much candy as children and then followed the sugar coating up with NOT brushing. In any case, we have spent a small fortune taking care of these "bad teeth" and the PRICES just keep getting higher. Greg now has to get a dental implant for a tooth on the right side of his mouth. He got it pulled last month and in slow stages will work up to the actual new tooth.

And nothin' like a RETAINER to bring back memories of Middle School. YUCK.

Last Sunday, Greg looked at me as serious as could be, and said, "Tam, have you seen my tooth?" To which I kindly and sensitively BUSTED up laughing and then promptly pulled out my best Kentucky accent while saying, "Woman, where in tarnation did ya' put my toof?"

Oh and why not throw in a little ray of sunshine amidst the dark clouds of expensive teeth? We go to a ward playgroup every week on Thursday mornings and Emma has become the "swing hog". You all know the type. Won't get out without throwing a fit? That's my girl.

We are THOROUGHLY enjoying our 70 degree weather while my family's home in Kentucky is slowly chipped away by ice storms. I think it is a sign from God that they NEED TO MOVE TO ARIZONA! Ain't no ice storms here Ma and Pa!