Individual updates

I thought it would be good to give an update on what each of us has been up to lately.

Jared-

He has been super busy at work lately. He seems to be happy overall with his job and for that we are very grateful. In his spare time he is usually fixing up something on the house or messing around with his fish tank:)

Here's a picture from when we went on a date to see Jim Gaffigan (a comedian). We had so much fun!

Andrea-

I have been loving taking care of my kids. Some days it's overwhelming to have four kids and try to meet all of their needs but I wouldn't have it any other way. I have also been working hard to be healthy. I did a 90 day health kick with several family members and friends the end of last year and although I'm not participating right now, I am still trying to stick to many of the things I learned. I have been exercising pretty diligently. Usually I run with friends a couple times a week. We have been going 3-4 miles and it feels great! I am always thrilled when I can go running without pushing a stroller though.

Caleb-

Mr. Caleb loves to play sports. He is playing soccer right now. I can't even remember how many seasons he has played but he loves it. His coach is Roxane Ferretti. She was our neighbor in the condos and she is a wonderful coach. Sadly this is going to be her last season coaching so I'm not sure what we will do next. Caleb has also been doing really well in school. He works hard and is a friend to everyone. He aims to please and all of his teachers love him. I'm grateful for his desire to be good. Caleb also started cub scouts when he turned 8 which is fun for him as well. Oh, and Caleb is taking piano lessons from his Aunt Jamie. He doesn't love it yet, but as he learns more, he seems to like it more.

Kyson-

Kyson is doing amazing health wise. It's been about 8 months since we have seen his cardiologist so we will be seeing him soon. Kyson is doing very well in school. He is super smart and has an ability to learn new concepts very quickly. In his spare time, he LOVES anything electronic. He plays the XBOX (Minecraft) as long as possible every Saturday, plays PBS kids and other games on the computer, and begs all of his uncles and Grandma to play their phones/ipads whenever they are around. Recently he has been playing the game Bop-It and is amazing at it! I think he beat all three levels on it (he got to 100 correct in a row). Kyson is also taking piano lessons and seems to be picking it up quickly. 

                                       

Brooklyn-

Our sweet Brooklyn is growing up quickly. January was a big month for her because she learned to go in the potty! She was a tough one and still has accidents on a regular basis. She is getting there though. Brooklyn is also learning to talk a lot more. Her vocabulary has grown a lot recently and she is able to express her needs much better which is nice for Mom and Dad. She also is learning all of her colors and loves to play the guessing game with them. For Christmas she got a MobiGo game system and she loves to play it. She has now been wearing glasses for over 6 months and does very well with that.









Here's a funny video I took of Brooklyn. She obviously watches me work out at home :)

Brayden-
This boy is growing like crazy. He is a very happy boy and we just love to play with him. He got sick the beginning of February for about a week and it was so sad to see him so miserable. He just wanted a lot of snuggles and his happy go lucky personality disappeared. He were very happy when he started feeling better and his adorable personality came back! He is still crawling everywhere but I'm sure with some encouragement he will be walking in a few weeks. He loves when Daddy comes home and always gets to him as fast as he can when he walks through the door! He loves when we build things with the Magna Tiles and let him knock it down. His giggles are the best!




And here's a fun video of Brayden learning to walk!

January 2015

Hello again! It's been a long time. I made a goal to start blogging again and hope to do at least a monthly post.

January was a good month for our family. After the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it was good to get into a routine again.

The first weekend in January Jared decided he wanted to go skiing at Sunrise with his friend/cousin, Reyn. He was going to go by himself but we decided to all take the trip to play in the snow. On our drive up to Show Low, I took this picture of the snow on the mountains (with my camera phone, while we were driving:).  It was really pretty.


























Friday night when we got up there, we went to a family party and it was FREEZING! I was almost wondering if we should have stayed home but Saturday it warmed up and the kids had a lot of fun playing in the snow.  They built snow men and went sledding and just loved it.

I thought Brooklyn would tire of the snow quickly but she loved it just as much as the boys. Even when I decided it was nap time she came in very reluctantly:)






We used most of the snow in my parent's front yard, but I think Mr. Snowman turned out pretty great!

After building a snowman we got a sled and walked out to some hills in front of my parent's house.
























Here's couple of fun videos while we were sledding (sorry for my annoying voice!)

My brother decided to take Caleb and Kyson on a four wheeler ride in the snow so Brooklyn and I went back to the house. She really wanted to build another snowman so we built a miniature one:)

























The boys on the four wheelers ended up tying the sled to the back of the four wheelers and pulled everyone around. I know Caleb and Kyson had a lot of fun doing that! Overall it turned out to be a super fun trip to play in the snow. Jared had fun skiing and the rest of us enjoyed the snow at my parent's house.

A couple weekends later, I participated in the Color Run. It is a 5k that is very low key (as far as the competition) but fun and crazy. At every kilometer they throw color at you. At the yellow kilometer I got it in the face and was COVERED!
























My brother decided it would be fun to do a cartwheel through the red:)



Here's my sister, Jamie, and me at the end. Unfortunately I never got a picture of all of us together. Everyone that participated was, Jamie, me, Natalie, Dallas, Claire, Katie, and Jason.

Good times and fun memories!