Spring 2009

Spring is here! We have been enjoying being outside again. The girls already have their wading pool set-up, Mike has a new grill and we dragged a picnic table over from the covered picnic area. My veggie garden is starting to sprout and my flowers are blooming!

I am starting to plan for Emma's birthday party. All I know is it will probably be sometime in mid-morning on July 18th (a Saturday). She says she wants a monkey party and I finally figured out that she wants us to sing "Happy Birthday to you, you look like a monkey and you smell like one too" from Madagascar! I think it is hilarious that things we used to do in our childhood are fresh and new to my children.

We have a fun and busy summer planned. We will be celebrating the 4th of July at Mike's family reunion in South Dakota near Mt. Rushmore, and then spend almost the rest of July at camp. mike and I are celebrating 10 years of marriage on July 16! We want to go see Casting Crowns at the Missoula fair in August and I want to got to Washington and Oregon sometime around Week of Missions (by the way, does anyone know the dates for that?). We will need a vacation to recover from our summer!

In the fall, Olivia will be attending 2nd grade at Mission Valley Christian Acadamy and Emma will be going to Good Shepherd's Little friends preschool. I will either work as a barista or at Emma's preschool.....BIG changes. I am excited for them, but also wondering how I am going to get up and out of the house by 8:10 5 days a week! And to think I used to work the 7 am shift, and have an hour long commute! I don't miss those days.

Just a quick update on us, it has been since Feb! I enjoy keeping up with my friends on FB now!