This is how Emery spent his time on Tuesday while Lindsay was at preschool.
In between asking where Lindsay was every 5 minutes he made us tea and rode his horse while drinking, hopping off every so often to offer me a sip.
He’s certainly blossoming into his own as a two year old, and now takes after his father in the fact that any time he’s doing anything, he’s also singing some made up song about completely random things. He and Barney find this utterly hilarious. While Barney’s songs consist of subjects I wont write on here, Emery’s go more along the lines of “Popcorn popcorn popcorn … I love BATS!” or “Chainsaw says MOO … stinky little POOP!”
By the way, Emery would like everyone to know that any sentence that ends in the word “bat” or “poop” is the funniest thing ever. That’s all for now. 
I just got the news that one of my cousins was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident. He was only 25, and had two small children. He lived in California, and I hadn’t talked to him for about 10 years, but we had just recently gotten back in touch through MySpace. What’s really sad is that I have been meaning to write back to him again after he wrote a couple weeks ago and asked what was taking so long for me to write back… I kept putting it aside, and seeing it in my inbox, and vowing to do it later. Now I feel horrible because it’s too late.
Well, here’s to Nicholas. I wish I had had the chance to get to know you better as an adult, but I’ll always have my memories of our times together as kids.
Nicholas. Lived Hard, Fast, And For Far Too Short A Time.
I just uploaded a new gallery, mostly of a recent trip to the zoo with Auntie Chloe and Grandma Gail (who had to buy the kiddos new Oregon Zoo sweatshirts. Thanks Grandma!), and a few of the kids playing at the park. We’re trying to squeeze as much out of these last few weeks of summer as we possibly can!
I can’t believe how quickly this summer has passed. Lindsay had her first day of preschool on Tuesday and loved it. Her teacher said she must be used to being the star pupil, and that she’s VERY ready to learn. Woman, you have NO idea. 
Emery and I spent our first hours of “just us” time reading books at the library, strolling through old town Sherwood, and painting and hand-stamping a tile at a paint your own pottery place, which he thoroughly enjoyed. I think he likes the one on one, undivided attention just a little bit… I’ll try to remember to post a pic of his masterpiece when we pick it up on Friday.
I’ve finally gotten around to uploading all of my pictures I’ve been storing up in Picasa for the past month!
There were over 600, so it took a while! I think I just uploaded 7 new galleries, starting with “Family Reunion Random“, so you’ll have to go check them all out one by one. There are some left over from our family reunion last month, including a bunch that Michaela took and loaded onto my laptop. There are then three galleries from activities in August, including Emery’s birthday, a day at the local park, a day at Pump It Up (a bouncy play place), a day at the County Fair, fun at Bill’s Cabin in the woods, etc. Then there’s a gallery with Lindsay’s new hairstyle, and another from Labor Day Weekend activities. The slideshow button should come in very handy.
Good luck with that.