We're in the thick-of-it now!

For some reason, the last time I updated this blog was during tax season. Hmmmm. I have to break this tradition! I've thought about updated before now, but we put a new program to download our digital pictures to and I haven't figured it out yet. :) Good excuse, huh.
We have had a good year and continue to keep busy. All the kids are growing, and they won't slow down!

Jonathan turned 12 in January and received the priesthood! He has been so excited about it. He was a bit nervous passing the sacrament for the first time, but did just fine. It's just so crazy thinking he's in YM now! He still has a great smile and can be so helpful and sweet. Being in middle school has come with excitement about growing up, and challenges with keeping grades up. He is determined to work on those grades because he wants to enjoy his summer break! When talking about girls with him one day (I found out that he has actually noticed a couple in his class!!!!), Shayden and I were quizzing him on their hair and eye color. When asked about their eye color he said, "I didn't think I was supposed to get close enough to see that yet." What a good boy I have!!
Shayden just turned 10 and is excited to be in Webelos now. He enjoys going to cub scouts and likes to play basketball and football with the other boys in the gym. I have been teaching he and Jonathan the piano and both are making good progress. Shayden loves to play all the time and is good at trying new things, even if they are hard. Shayden likes being the big brother to Kolby at school, since they are in the same charter school. He is good about checking on Kolby and playing with him at recess if they see one another. He has made many new friends this year and enjoys going to school.
Kolby will be 7 in one month and can't wait. :) He has begun excelling in reading and math as he has adjusted to the new program at the charter school. He has also made a lot of new friends and loves to play at recess. Kolby does well at a lot of sports and will play coach-pitch baseball this year. He is a good boy and reminds me to have family scriptures when I think it's too late. :) He and Isaac play together well and will just be silly and laugh together sometimes. It makes me laugh because they are so cute!! What fun boys I have!
Isaac is my buddy. He turned 4 in October and loves that he is out of Sunbeams and in CTR 4! He has been growing lately and seems so much bigger. The difference between 3 and 4 is huge. We have a lot of fun together while everyone else is gone. We build train tracks, play with his trucks and trailers, do laundry (it is more fun with a 4 year old pushing the clothes into the dryer!), practice the alphabet, read stories, do shape games, do dishes, etc. He is a good helper. Isaac likes to visit his cousin, Dillon, and his new baby sister, Hazel. Isaac also enjoys playing with his friend, Aiden, each Wednesday. He is excited to go to school but will have to be patient since he has an October birthday. Kindergarten won't happen until the fall of 2012, so I will have to get another preschool group together for his coming year. :)

I think I'd better get some pictures on here so all this writing is worth reading! Hopefully I will post sooner than next year!