A New Tool

Since our family and friends are all over the globe now, I thought I would try this blog thing for keeping people up to date on our family. Here is our latest news:

Laken is too big for his britches!!!!!! He is now 2 and talking up a storm. His favorite movie is The Incredibles (although The Wizard of Oz is a close second), and he loves to read a book called No David. You should hear this boy sing! He has memorized several scriptures through music in the car and Bible classes, and he has memorized some of Daddy's music too, like We Will Rock You by Queen and Down on the Corner by CCR. Laken currently goes to daycare while Leigh Ann and I are working, and he is learning lots of new things like the alphabet, counting, and fighting tooth and nail for toys.

Caden is one smart kid ... and active, too. He is in the first grade (age 7) and is learning to read. He enjoys math and science and came home with a stellar report card from the first six weeks. Caden dressed up like Count Dracula for Halloween, and boy did he look scary. He helped me build a pumpkin launching catapult last year, and after a few modifications for 2007 we launched a pumpkin 133 feet at our church's annual fall carnival. Caden loves playing sports. Lately, he has been playing some tackle football with some of his friends at church gatherings. I like to watch him battle against some of the older kids. Lately he has really been into SSX3 on the playstation. He amazes me at how good he is at these games.

Leigh Ann has been a hard working woman lately. She is taking grad school classes on Wednesday nights while completing her masters in counseling, and she is serving as the counselor at her school. Last Friday her school hosted an awesome Career Day that she planned that included tons of presenters and really cool exhibits for the kids including a helicopter, a harbor patrol boat, exotic birds, and much more. She went straight from that to teaching an abstinence-based sex education class this week called "Worth the Wait". Besides all of that, she takes great care of the three kids (which includes David).

David recently completed his masters in counseling and continues to work as a Marriage and Family Minister. He is in the process of planning marriage enrichment and family events for his church and community for 2008. One of the events is our annual Family Ski Trip over the New Years holiday that will include 30+ people. Since graduating in August '07 he now has the time to play golf a little more often, but surprisingly he has not improved his game any.

We recently moved to a new home that has a little more square footage and is in a better neighborhood. Of course, as soon as we moved in Leigh Ann said we now have room for another child. Yikes! I've mentioned that I thought it would be nice to try for a little girl sometime, but somehow thinking about it in the immediate was scary!!!!! Anyway, the kids love the new house, and it is a great place to raise a family.