I stopped getting complaints about my blog not being updated and that made me realize that NOBODY was checking anymore. I must confess that the main reason why I stopped updating the blog was because it was under Jesse's email, so every time I wanted to post something, I would have to log out of my account and into his. All of the logging in and out and in again was irritating. So, I just stopped messing with it. I know what you all are thinking... "How LAZY!" and you are RIGHT! So, here is the second attempt at having a family blog. I cannot promise that it will be updated weekly, but I am going to try to update at LEAST monthly. We will see.
For those of you who were reading my old blog, I am sorry to say that I will NOT be picking up where I left off. I just looked and my last post was OCTOBER 2009!!! That is way too much to fill in. I am planning on starting fresh. However, here is what is going on with us now:
Mason: Mason is doing well. He is 7 and will be starting the 2nd grade next month. Soccer starts in just a few weeks and this will be his first experience with a team sport. I have a sneaking suspicion that there will be a lot of crying from him. He does not understand the concept of sportsmanship, but that is why we are putting him in soccer. Maybe he will learn something.
Ali: Ali cannot wait to start school . She will be in Kindergarten this year. She has been carrying around her Hello Kitty backpack in preparation. She spent some time in preschool last year, but after Jonah was born, she needed a little bit of mommy/home time. We took her out and I think that helped her quite a bit to prepare for Kindergarten this year. I am going to miss my little girl while she is at school, but I am happy that she has this opportunity to grow and learn.
Wyatt: Wyatt loves nursery at church. He enjoys his leaders and is always excited to go, HOWEVER, he hardly ever speaks to them. They keep asking me if he talks at all. I guess he is like Jesse- he only speaks when he has something to say. At home he is totally different. He sings and talks like a normal child, but at church they can hardly get him to put 3 words together.
Jonah: Jonah is ADORABLE!!! He is growing so fast, I can hardly stand it at all. He is starting to crawl now which is fun. He totally has "the worm" down. So far, he is my pickiest eater. He LOVES fruit and will spit veggies out all over you. He does the cutest thing when he gets excited. He shakes like an excited little puppy. It cracks me up. I've tried to record it, but he doesn't really cooperate. I'll have to keep trying.
Jesse and Leah: So, this past year has been a happy and trying one for Jesse and I. We were hoping and planning on buying a house last year. Right as we were making this decision, Jesse's sister, Lindsey, and her family, moved out of Kathy's house. (Kathy is Jesse's Mom.) Kathy asked that Jesse and I move in to help with Jesse's dad, Jim. For those of you who do not know, Jim has a disease called FTD. Here is a link to find out what that is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP4PoUkVy0U&feature=relmfu The bottom line is that he needs to be cared for during the day when she is at work. We prayed about that and knew that we needed to move in with Kathy. So, we packed up our apartment, and moved it to Folsom. (Most of it is still in the garage.)
Right before (or soon after) we moved, Jesse lost his job and decided to go back to school full-time. Life has NOT been easy, but we realize that this inspiration was just another tender mercy from the Lord. Although watching Jim and living in someone else's home are hard things to do, there are a few things that we could not accomplish otherwise. First Jesse can finish school in a timely manner and without excessive debt. And second, i can still stay at home with our 4 great kids. I am thankful for the inspiration that we received to move here. Sometimes it takes a trial of our faith to realize just how blessed and loved we truly are. By the way things are going, Jesse should be done with school in about a year (maybe a little over). So, Jesse is still doing freelance graphic design work and I still get to be mommy, which is truly a WONDERFUL blessing.
I think that is enough for now. Enjoy the videos of the kids, and I'll post again... when I do.
Leah
