Rog has been traveling a lot the past 6 weeks. He is usually gone from Tuesday morning to Thursday night and is on several different airplanes in those few days. We would love to go with him, but he isn't in one place for more than a couple of hours. He keeps telling me that it isn't that fun, but I would like to try it out and see, just for a week. In truth I want to do it so I can eat sushi everyday on company money:)
Jaelyn has been playing soccer, dancing and going to school. Each one is just wrapping up for the summer - thank goodness! Soccer was fun. I was the coach of 8, 5-6 year olds that really weren't interested in soccer as much as they were interested in socializing, picking grass, huging each other and hanging from the goal posts. Yes, it was fun. Jaelyn has taken dance this past school year and has had a good time and made a lot of new friends (which she is really good at). Jaelyn doesn't LOVE dance and she doesn't LOVE soccer, she just seems to like to do anything where a friend is involved, whether they are a new friend or an old friend. Preshool graduation is this week and then it is off to kindergarten in the fall, which she is really excited about. Jaelyn continues to be too smart for herself. People in church will complain to me about giving a lesson, then they will say, "I should just have Jaelyn come and give it." Her teachers are the ones that say that she knows more than they do. She loves being at church and reading her scriptures. She knows more scripture stories than I do which comes down to the fact that her memory is unbelievable and mine is long gone. She is also working on memorizing the A of F. She is on number 6 and hopes to have all 13 down by the end of summer.
Mackay has been enjoying the nice weather. He loves to ride his new scooter or his bike. He just figured out how to pedal in the last two weeks. He is constanly jumping on the couch or on his bed, so it has been nice to send him outside to jump on the trampoline with his best buddy, Jack. Jack just moved in last fall and is actually 4 months older than Mackay, and they are the best of friends. But if you ask Mackay who is best friend is, he won't say Jack, he will say, "My daddy". He has missed his Daddy lately. Mackay is growing so fast, as you can see by the picture. I can't keep up with the kids feet. I just bought him a size 11. Yea, really. I didn't know this but most kid shoes stop at 10, so now I am buying the boys sizes - where the adidas cost $40 a pair instead of $20 - ouch. He is going to be one big dude! He is getting more rational about things everyday, but he still tries me with his stubborness. Then on the other hand he is a sweetheart that loves his Mommy. He is very polite and always says, "Excuse me, please and thank you" and, "Excuse you, Daddy".
For those of you that don't know, we are having our 3rd in September, a girl. Jaelyn is thrilled and Roger and Mackay are coming to grips with the fact that they will soon be out numbered. I am just happy that the baby appears to be healthy. It is going to be a long, hot, fat summer. I just wanted to take this minute to apologize to all those women I have teased in the past for having a September baby. I might have said something like, "Couldn't you have planned that any better?" Sorry, apparently this is my payback and nope there wasn't a whole lot of planning on my part. Wow, was I long winded - so sorry!
