Summer is almost here.....

It has been several months since my last post so I am sure you can appreciate that there is a lot to catch everyone up on. First, it is beautiful here and the trees are starting to fill out. I love seeing everything turn green. It has been such a long cold winter and it felt like Spring would never get here.

Yancey and I plan to spend the weekend working in the yard as we only have a couple of weekends off from Annie's softball tournaments. His task - to refinish our back deck. Mine - to plant all of my flowers. Keep your fingers crossed for good weather.

Jackson has been doing great with Scouts and continues to be an excellent student. He made the Principle's Honor roll again and has made great strides with his Trumpet skills. He has been on several boy scouts camp outs throughout the winter. He has another one in a couple of weeks and is looking forward to his week long camp in June.

As for Annie. Softball has started and her team is in the 14A classification. They have chosen to compete primarily in the tournaments for 16 year olds. They are doing pretty well and facing new challenges this year. We are planning our Memorial Day trip to Rio Rancho, NM for her next tournament. It will be good to see how they compete there. She is still catching and playing outfield and is a killer at the plate! School is going great for Annie as well but unlike her brother she is on the count down to her last day on May 26th. Watch out, next stop...high school!

Then there is little Emmy! Not so little anymore. 22 months and counting until her 2nd birthday. She is signing, talking, running, jumping and much, much more. She has become a bit more curious and developing her stubborn side nicely:) We hope the "terrible two's" are short lived here. She is still a wonderful baby with a smile that inspires me! We took her to Sesame Street Live (her first trip to the theater) and she loved every minute. She goes through phases, her favorite characters range from Elmo and Zoe to now she is in love with Toy Story. Buzz and Woody are her recent favorites.

We are adapting nicely to having grandma here. Every once in awhile the family will take her for a few days to give all of us a break. Her heart has strengthened and the doctor gave us the okay to let her travel. She will be leaving for the summer to go stay with my aunt in Myrtle Beach, SC. They will bring her back at the end of August. Grandma is always cold, so I am sure she will appreciate the warm weather. Nothing better then watching the waves roll in on the beach. She has been making blankets and we are trying to get her comfortable with email. That one is not so easy.

As for Yancey and I, we are doing great. I still love my job and I have become more actively involved in some community organizations. I am planning my second charity golf tournament and I have been selected to be a Starbucks Ambassador to America Scores Denver. Perfect charity for me as it is an organization that works with kids and soccer. I currently am busy with 12 stores and helping to cover 14 more while I train a new DM. I will need a vacation soon!

Yancey received some bad news about the closure of his company. He has been looking for his next opportunity. On the bright side it has been nice having him home this last week! One thing I know about him is that he is such an amazing person and he is so positive. I know he will find something soon and be great at it. He always lands on his feet!

Well that is all for now. I will include more pictures next time.