Catching Up....

Why hello there!!!  I'm not sure if I have any followers left....I guess that's what happens when you take over a two year blogging break.  But, I thought I'd give a little update on our little family.

I'll start with Evan...So, he's a sophomore in high school now!  A sophomore!!!!  How did that happen?  As you can see, he plays the baritone in the marching band.  (Actually, this isn't a baritone.  It's a special horn for marching.  And if we are worried about being technically correct, Evan actually plays the Euphonium.)  He's also plays the trombone in the jazz band.  Aside from all of the fun he's having in band, he's also in debate and on the varsity academic team.

Here's Miss Payton with Natalie.  I love this picture of the two of them!  So, this was the night of Payton's first Junior High band concert.  Payton is a very talented flute player.  She also plays volleyball and just recently became a part of Winter Color Guard.  This girl is always busy!!!

Addi and Karsyn are both doing great too!  Addi is a 4th grader now!  She has a special job at her school.  She does the announcements every afternoon with her principal.  When I dropped her off last week, he told me that she's going to be a news caster some day!  Karsyn is now a second grader!  She finished up a basketball season not too long ago and was quite the little player.  She could sink some shots in.  After about a year long break from dance, she just started taking ballet class last week.  She's super excited!!!

There's been a lot of changes for Jason and myself too!  As you may remember, Jason works in retail.  He started at a new location of his store last week.  He's very excited about this change.  As for me....where should I begin?  When I last blogged, I was a preschool teacher at a church program here in town.  Last year, I decided to go back to college.  I applied to and was accepted into the nursing program.  I was so nervous about applying.  There were over 400 applicants and only 150 got acceptance letters.  It's still so very humbling to think that I was selected.  The program started this week!!!  I'm two days in and so far, it's so good!  I know it's going to get crazy and stressful, but I'm trying to enjoy the ride.  In about two years from now, if all goes well, I'll be a Registered Nurse.  I'm now working at the biggest hospital in our area as a Nurse Tech.  I love my job and the people I work with.

Our little family also expanded since we've last talked.  We now have two little boy tuxedo cats.  Meet Percy and Paris!  These kitties are very special to us!  We are pretty sure that Paris thinks he's a baby.  He loves to be carried around and snuggle!  Percy is also a sweet cat, but he likes a little more personal space than Paris. So much more has happened in the last couple of years!  I'll try to get all caught up very soon!!!!