This birthday girl LOVES her ribs!!!! Typically, when it is someone's birthday we give them the choice of what to do for dinner. Some choose to stay home and others choose to go out. Emersyn wanted some ribs... She hasn't had any ribs for a while and I guess she was having a little craving. Texas Roadhouse are her favorite, except for dad's, who will be making ribs on Sunday night. After dinner she did her next favorite thing; SHOPPING!!! This girl loves to shop :) I love how if anyone in the family has a question on what to wear or if something looks good; Emersyn is the one to consult!! We love you Emersyn! Hope you had a fantastic day and we look forward to more birthday celebration this weekend.

Happy Birthday EMERSYN!!!! Emersyn has been talking about her birthday and counting the days. She is so excited!! I remember as a kid being excited for my birthday too. I loved it all; presents, cake, friends over, more presents, spoiled rotten. I would have to guess that these are some of the same reasons Emersyn is excited for her birthday as well. In our kitchen we have this block calendar where you change the date. The other day, I looked at Emersyn and said, "You only have 5 days til your birthday Emersyn." She looked at the block calendar (which we always forget to change) and said, "No, I have 9 days til my birthday." Oh the surprise she had when she discovered there were fewer days than she thought. Yesterday, she made some requests. She wanted brunch. I asked her if she wanted to go out for brunch. She said no, I just want brunch. I had to explain that brunch was eating breakfast late and lunch early. We decided I would make her a big breakfast for her birthday this morning. Pancakes with a candle :) We will go to dinner tonight to celebrate. She wants ribs, so hello Texas Roadhouse!!! Hope you enjoy your day Emersyn!! Can't believe you are 9

I can hardly believe the school year is over!!! At the end of the year I like to get the teachers' a little something to say thank you. Thank you for taking care of my child who at times can be scared of her own shadow. Thank you for wiping the tears away and providing the comfort she needed. Thank you for helping my child improve with her reading skills. Thank you for taking them 6 hours a day, 5 days a week. I do miss my kids, but am grateful they are occupied at the same time. Thank you for helping solve girl drama. (didn't realize it could start so young). Thank you!!!!! Although, I love to thank my teacher's, I also get a little nervous. I have a friend who was a teacher who once told me after school gets out some teachers will get together and trade. I don't want my gift to be traded. I want my gift to be wanted. I hope this year my teachers' want to keep my gift and find the time to relax during the summer. With time going by as fast as it does, we will be starting a new school year in a blink of an eye. See ya next year!!!

We have some crazy busy weeks around here lately!!!! I won't go into much detail, because most of it dealt with school projects and getting the kids to and fro. There is one thing we are all jumping for joy over...... ELLIE WON STUDENT COUNSEL PRESIDENT!!!! Marc and I felt a ton of pressure going into this election and with everything else going on around us... very unprepared!!! We did the "hero" theme for this election. One of her friends at school was running for Executive Board and wanted to campaign with her. The posters were of different hero's around saying "be a hero, vote Ellie Washburn president and Grant Waldron executive board". I have the announcing of her winning and will try to post on here if I can figure out how.

Ellie is a busy girl these days!! She has had a lot going on and I am proud of her for making sure things get done when they are due. Today, she presented her White House Tea Party project. She did all of the work, while Marc helped her with the background of her tri-fold. What a fitting person for Ellie to study :) Up next; Presidential election (more to come soon) and Egg drop. Both have to be done by the end of next week. Looks like we have our week planned out for us again!!!

Ellie had her last strings concert last night. I am glad she tried strings, although, she is VERY relieved it is over. They all did a wonderful job. I left there questioning... does Ellie really want to quit doing strings?? Her answer is Y E S!!! I guess there is no changing her mind... on to the next thing.

Good Luck to our girl Kaelyn!!!! She is trying out today for the Desert Ridge dance team. We all wish you luck!!!

Cameron had his last track meet of the year yesterday down in Queen Creek. It has been a bitter/sweet event for me. He loved it!!!! Getting a break from basketball (although, he didn't really get a break) is what he said he needs. Even though, I know he liked trying something new in the high jump, I think he liked track because it was easy. He did a lot of sitting and goofing around. Being in track did allow us to run into some long time friends. We saw the Clare's at a couple of the meets. Never Seth, but Troy and Jill. It was good to see them and how they are doing. Hard to believe we have known them for 13 years too..... I swear these young men were just little boys yesterday.