It's been a while :)

So here I am trying to get back into the blogging game. It has been a very long time. With 4 kids now, who has time for blogging? I guess I must because I am attempting once more. I really want my kids to have something to look back on and see how much they were loved and cared about and truthfully I don't have a lot of time to write in baby books. So here is a quick update on each child.

Emmaleigh:
She is in the first grade this year at Creative Connections Arts Academy, which is a charter school through the Twin Rivers Unified School District. Her teacher is Mrs. Smith and she has been teaching for over 18 years. Dane and I love Mrs. Smith because she sees Emmaleigh's potential and has been pushing her, primarily in her reading, to do her very best in all things.

At this time Emmaleigh is obsessed with The Powerpuff Girls, her favourite being Bubbles. She loves anything "Rockstar" and all of her clothing must be "Rockstar". She has finally joined the "Sillybandz" craze and wears them to school all the time so she can be popular. No amount of talking to can convince her that she is popular without the sillybandz. She has also recently joined the iCarly and Suite Life phase. I am not ready for all this growing up but it was bound to happen sooner or later. Also, she is playing basketball with Upward Basketball. She loves AWANA and is working steadily on her Sparks book. She is appx: 49" tall and weighs about 48 lbs.

Koen:

He is being homeschooled for preschool. He knows all of his shapes and can identify most of his letters. I should really be working with him more but life is crazy around here :)! His favourite things are playing with his cars and trio's. Koen loves to go Cubbies at church right now but he is struggling with structure. I know I need to work with him on having scheduled time. Right now he is perfectly content in just wandering around the house. He likes to play his games on the computer and is quite literate. His favourite TV show right now is Batman. He has really become a boy as where 3 months ago he was perfectly content playing with the girls. Now he gets upset if I give him anything girly. He still hates meat but will eat it in some situations. He mostly is sustaining life on Peanut Butter Sandwiches. He is a good boy overall, just sneaky :)! He is approximately 38" and 30 lbs.

Elizabeth:

Ellie is into all things princess. She is the sweetest little thing and is always aiming to please. However, she is also my most defiant and difficult girl because she just wants what she wants. My favourite thing about Ellie right now is when she doesn't get what she wants she tips her head to the side and says "pease, pease" completely adorable. She loves the colour pink and hates vegetables and beans. Elizabeth's favourite shows are Dora the Explorer, Sesame Street, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I can't believe how fast she is growing and changing. Ellie is approximately 36" tall and 29 lbs.

Keagan:

CAN YOU BELIEVE HE IS 3 MONTHS? I know I can't. My baby is growing fast. Keagan has been smiling since about 8weeks and had his first baby food 12/29/2010. He had bananas and seemed to like them okay. He makes good eye contact and likes to babble when I talk to him. He has started to get some stranger anxiety when he hasn't seen me or daddy for a little while. He is a good boy but does have some problems with fussiness and gas. Right now we have been blessed with expensive formula from some really good friends, it seems to help a little bit and so we continue giving it to him. I think he is just around the corner to start laughing. He seems to be a smiler and when you tickle him he starts to wiggle and smile. Keagan's last check up was when he was just 2 months and he weighed 10.6 lbs and was 24"

Overall, we are doing well. The kids are growing and changing and so are Dane and I. We have settled in nicely at Antelope Springs and are starting up a small group for Married Couples with kids. We also are heading up a Family Fun Night program with another couple at the church. Our hope is that we will be able to build a program to meet the majourity of young couples in our church. This will hopefully lead to authentic relationships and lasting friendships. God must have a hand in it all because it is coming together :)! We know that this will be a great year!