I guess I've gone from once a quarter to every six months. Oh well. We are loving summer. We have a huge job at the college, the branch keeps us super busy! So any left over time we get (which isn't much) we go camping or work in the yard. I wouldn't have it any other way. Emery is getting excited to go to Kindergarten and Josh can't wait for 3rd grade. I can't wait for school either. It's so hard trying to work and find places for your kids to go.

I will do better!

This is going to have to be fast. Kent is coming upstairs, so I will post tomorrow! :) I just wanted to say THANK YOU to Kristin, I love love love the tutu you made Emery. What a perfect present!

Sorry, I'm a slacker I know!

It's time for my quarterly update. :) Josh is back in school in 2nd grade. He loves it. Mrs. Reynolds is his teacher. He loves her so much that he told me he wished school was on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I hope he keeps that attitude for a very long time. I'm so grateful for Mrs. Relyea. Josh was very well prepared for 2nd grade and for moving back to Sanford because of her.

Emery started Pre-K today at Little Treasures. This probably makes me a really bad mom, but I wasn't sad. (Either was Emery) She was really excited to wear her new clothes. I did her hair and she was super mad at me. She said "Mom I don't look like a fashion girl, I look like a grandmudder". Then she wanted make-up so that when she walked in all of the kids in her class would tell her "Emery is so beautiful." I think I have a problem here. She has quite the self image.

I'm worried, I don't have a clue what to do for the Primary Program in October - there are no scripts to be found anywhere on the internet. Any ideas, anyone?

I've finally updated!

Two months later and I've finally updated my blog. Life is pretty much the same. The shop is busy, and we are very grateful. I work everyday, and I still enjoy it. I want to start taking Friday's off, but so far that hasn't panned out. Oh well. Josh and Emery are both in baseball this season. Josh really enjoys it but Emery could care less. They are both in swimming lessons and are doing really well. We are looking forward to camping and the 4th of July. In other big news (to me anyway) we have a yard. A real one!!!! Kent and I put down sod, it took an entire Saturday and a whole lot of help from friends but we did it!!! It makes a huge difference. We celebrated our 11th anniversary on June 5th. I can't believe how lucky I am. I married the only person that could put up with me. I try to remember some very sound advice given by one of my many councilors :) "Make sure you love him more than you need him" I will always need him, but I make sure that I am in this eternal marriage because I love him and not because I need him to take care of my kids and me. I am more in love with him today than ever.

Easter a little bit Late!

Easter was a whole lot of fun this year with the snow! I didn't get pictures of the kids in their new Easter outfits because they looked like wet animals by the time we got to church.




Josh at Papa Kurts and Grandmas



Josh at the Mortensen Grandparents



Emery at the Mortensen Grandparents
She just couldn't find that egg.





Emery in the wishing well.





Loved looking for eggs.

Emery my Prima Ballerina

This is from our production of "Sleeping Beauties" Emery did great in the Dress Rehearsal, but the night of the recital she stood there and just smiled waving her arms. Maybe she needs a new teacher.



Night of the Recital, before it started



Dress Rehearsal



Dress Rehearsal

Curl up and Dye

So Emery is on this kick where she really really wants to dye her hair! She wants all but her bangs to be pink and she wants her bangs to be purple. This hair piece has made her happy for a little while, but what am I going to do with her when she turns 16?