Wow, I'm not sure what just happened, but I haven't blogged since June. Well, I guess I do know what happened, we added a 7 year old Mandarin speaking girl to our family and moved from Alabama to Las Vegas, NV.
So much has happened and I'll come back and fill in the gaps but, here's a general update on everyone.
Andy's job is awesome. His boss is a great, Christian, family man and he and Andy get along very well. Andy respects him a lot and we're both very thankful that we ended up in Las Vegas again.
I am homeschooling all 3 kids. I absolutely love it and it's one of the best decisions we've made. It's definitely a challenge, but I'm incredibly thankful we have this choice and that I'm physically able to do it. I keep telling Andy it's great except that they never leave during the day. Ha!
Matt is playing soccer and his skills have definitely improved. It's awesome to watch! I love his sense of humor. I kind of am okay with his longish, Beiber hair. Andy is not. He plays with and torments Katelyn like any good big brother. He's adapted really well and we're both very proud of him. He's just a nice kid and I love him dearly.
Nathan is playing soccer as well. We're not so impressed with the coaching, but he's having a blast and that's what matters. He's sort of a beast on the soccer field and it's pretty fun to watch. Games start in a few weeks and I predict at least one yellow card this season. He too has adjusted well to his new sister. He has a really sweet heart and I see it nearly every day when he's helping her with something. He's also hilarious and I can't keep from smiling at his big front teeth and little giggle. It gets me in trouble. I do think at times it's difficult since N and K are the same age and both of them are naturally competitive. I knew we were in trouble when I found them racing to finish their milk and both of them almost got sick. Ah..siblings.
Katelyn is playing soccer as well (yes we live at the soccer fields). She talks smack on the field and races anyone and everyone, and usually wins. We haven't used a translator tool in well over a month. She understands nearly everything, except when she's being funny and she very seriously asks "what's that?" to every. thing. I. say. She's funny, competitive, sweet, and very smart. There are a million things to update on her but you get the idea for now. She's very, very girly and loves to clean...it's obvious we aren't genetically related.
Vegas is treating us well. We found a great (though very large) church. Matt is enjoying the middle school youth group, and we've joined a small group that meets once a week. We're just dipping our feet in the water but so far so good. The people have been very welcoming and they all seem great. And I really, really miss my Alabama peeps. It's hard to walk away from what we had there.
Anyway, that's us in a nutshell. We continue to see blessings in our life every day and time is flying by. :)
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