new laptop!

So we sent our laptop into HP and they fixed everything for free- which was a HUGE relief!!! however, we didn't know how long they would have it and Nate needed one for school so we 'bit the bullet' and bought him a new one for school!! it is a small one, it only weighs 2 lbs!!! which is great for nate as he rides his bike to school everyday now. the funny part is the new laptop came friday afternoon and ours came back on tuesday. so with the long holiday weekend.... nate didn't even have one full day of class with his new laptop before ours came back! however, i am really excited about this purchase because i was totally bummed that he was going to need the laptop everyday and i would be at home without! so now we both have one and if one crashes then we have a back-up for him to take to school! i want to talk about my family for just a minute! they have been such a HUGE support to Nate and i while we've been here. my parents have sent multiple packages to us and Emersyn. Kailey& Shawn sent Emersyn a cute outfit. letters have been coming in, i have been running to the mail box everyday to see what is there! i have gotten some cards (Andrea) from home that make me cry but i love them and appreciate them! Nate has been on the phone a lot with his brother Zach who graduated from law school this spring getting some pointers. it is so hard being away. this past weekend was really hard as my family was going through some sad times-let me tell you i felt every inch of the 1700 miles! it was a surreal feeling and it was terrible but they all called to fill me in and keep me apart of it. Our little nephew Dallin turned 3 on monday- the first birthday we were gone for! again, it was hard but Lindsie did a great job posting pictures! Nate's mom had hip surgery last week and is recovering from that. SOOO many things we wish we could be there to help with!
we are so thankful for our familes and COULD NOT do this with out them! saturday we ventured to the westside market here- super yummy veggies, breads, meats, etc... and on labor day we went to the air show thst was going on downtown and to a BBQ at our friends Crystal and Tyler's house. i will post pictures soon!

P.S. so it's official, we are going with the name we have always wanted. we just wanted a few weeks to call her (in my belly) by the name to make sure it stuck... and it did! our little girl's name is Emersyn-Jayne Lloyd~ e.j. for short :)
our weekly baby update e-mail said that this week the hair on her head is 'sprouting'! we are just dying to know if it is the dark lloyd hair or if she has her mommy and gramps red! i just hope for curls either way! i think she has a pretty good chance at curly hair- nate and i both have natural curl but who knows! i've been wrong about pretty mcuh everything else with this girl!