Auntie Natty...

We are having so much fun with Aunt Natty,
she is a good sport.
She hung out with us on card Friday
and humored us!
We went to Cherry Hill today
and we are setting up her blog tomorrow!
It's so much fun to have family in town!

We kept trying to get a picture of Jensy kissing Natty, but she moved away too fast.

Monday Five:
1. Having my sis here. She lives too far away in Boise.
2. Eating fresh blueberries.
3. Cousins with magic tricks. My kids are amazed!
4. "Momma Mia". Natty and I went last Friday night.
It was AWESOME! (although I think Shawn would have killed me if I took him to it)
5. Sports, sports and now dance! It's not letting up!

cotton candy and cousins!

this post is out of order
(8/01/08)
so while Heather was at girls camp,
I took her kids to Cherry Hill...
their favorite part, I think,
was the cotton candy!...

Brayden and Linc

Stratton and Landon

Jensy

Jaxon and Stratton. (they're not really asleep, just posing), too cute!
We had a great time but we missed Ryanna!
I had to take it easy in the shade,
because this was the night
I would stay up all night
reading Breaking Dawn!

When it rains, it pours on my blog...

speaking of which...
Look who got his braces off!!!

Look who showed up to the party...

Lincoln came running outside
wearing this...

nice.
every mother's dream.

I told him "Lincoln, I'm going to take a picture of you and put it on my blog",
which only made matters worse.
Then the show really began...

Unfortunately, he fits in a little too well.

Between this and him being Dora for halloween when he was 3,
I've got some good blackmail material!

I just couldn't resist...

During our fun ballet shoot
I thought these next few pictures
really captured her personality...

Jensyn.
If you only knew.

Jensina Ballerina...

Jensy June started her dance/ballet class today
she couldn't wait to show me what she had learned
and show me her "prettiest" poses...

I think she might be a natural!

Ballet Five...
1. My 6-year-old girl starting ballet!
2. My 6-year-old girl wearing pink and black.
3. Not believing I have a 6-year-old...girl.
4. Being in awe of her.
5. Relishing the moment.

Oh,
and I want to remember
that her teacher taught her to pretend
that she was wearing a beautiful princess crown
and as she danced
she had to hold her head just right
so the crown wouldn't fall off.

odds and ends...

I haven't posted for a week! That's just unacceptable!
This will be a quick update with pics to come later...

I am quite ready for school to start.
I finished "Breaking Dawn",
I am not ready to publicly express my opinion...yet.

Jaxon started football. He is doing GREAT! I am so proud of him.
One day he said he didn't like it, but that he wasn't going to quit.
The next day he was ecstatic about it again!
I told him to wait until after the season to decide.
He also got his braces off! (pic later) it was too dark and
I've recently learned that the flash is the enemy!

Landon is playing comp. soccer.
He has another tournament next week.
Their last tournament was last week.
They won 2 and lost 2.

Lincoln is enjoying his summer.
He has many friends that keep him busy.
He loves the wii (all the boys do)
He loves having "late nights"!

Jensyn starts ballet/creative dance tomorrow!
She is very excited, as am I.
I hope she likes it, but we'll see.
She's all over the neighborhood, just like I was,
from morning 'til night, playing with friends.

Shawn is busy, busy, busy.
He has been helping with a service project in the ward,
painting,
UPSing,
etc.

We're like two ships...


p.s. Don't hate me but...
I've been watching Sheer Genius! lovin it!
I just can't wait for the Olympics and, of course,
the new season of...quiet please...DANCING WITH THE STARS!