Count Down or Count Up?

Are we counting down or up?

The Count Down for the end of school left me wanting to do a couple of things before the 2 big kids would be home. Taking my niece Erica to the zoo, was on the list. She is way into animals and the Animal Planet channel and being 3 years old all this makes her a good companion for the zoo. I happen to love the zoo, and will still take my kids this summer, but I thought it would be fun to capitalize on not having all the kids and take her, and Esaias, and I invited my sister and my nephew Lafai to come too. It was kind of reminiscent of when my sister and I only had Isaac and Lilli. It was a great hot and busy day to go. Aside from the mile walk to and from the front entrance (not exaggerating-it was the farthest away I have ever had to park) we had a blast. Actually, they even handled the walking like troopers. Esaias seemed to enjoy his first trip to the zoo also, but it sure was awfully hot.


Count Up for Esaias he just keeps getting older. At six eeks old, he had his blessing on Sunday, June 6, 2010. We were hoping for a big turn out from family and friends, but it quickly dwindle in numbers when Danny's sister couldn't make it from Utah, his old missionary companion was called out of town on business, and Melissa went into labor on Friday and had her baby. I guess we could say count them out. But then we quickly added back in Tiffany and Mable who were here visiting from Texas. So, all in all it worked out nicely. Danny gave the blessing while Marcus and Grandpa Mortensen were there to stand in with him. It spoke a lot about serving others, and having faith, hope and charity. And after all, we did have a good turn out for hamburgers and hot dogs after church. Thanks Luke and kids, Chris, Joe & Ben, Cory, Tiffany & Mabel, Jeannie, Marisa, Marcus & Kids, and Grandma & Grandpa Mortensen for coming. We appreciate your love and support.

Count Down to the end of the school year included going back to work informally, to pack up my classroom and helping my students get ready for and doing their 5th grade Continuation. It was a little stressful, but it all went off without a hitch. It was nice to see them and say goodbye. My 5th graders

Whether it be up or down, it has been busy.
We're glad to have summer here!