So, I haven't really felt like blogging the last couple of months. We've been up to things and having fun, I just haven't really felt like chronicling it much. But, now it seems like I should probably just buckle down and play catch-up.
Zach: After five long years of working towards a doctorate, Zach is finally about to become a for reallsy Ph D. Very, very exciting. Of course, after a year or so of serious thoughts and prayers, we've decided to go to law school at BYU. It's scary and exciting and crazy, but we're doing it anyway. We say goodbye to California in two weeks.
Katie: Since we've known since January that we were going to be leaving, I've been going a little crazy going through our stuff and trimming the fat, so to speak. On Saturday we had a yard sale where I sold the contents of 9 trash bags filled with stuff we don't really need. I'm trying to simplify the house as much as I can before we move, partially to make the process easier, but mostly just to make our lives easier. I've got a lot of things packed up already and have a good start, but with two weeks to go, I'm going a little bit crazy.
Ben and Sam: Have been having great fun as usual. They did a great job in their Spanish immersion preschool which ended last month and will now proudly answer "Si!" to most of Zach's Spanish-spoken inquiries. They are starting school next year and I'm pretty terrified of that, but they seem pretty cool with it, though they say they don't want to leave Charlotte for that long. Oh, and they had their two bottom teeth pulled by the dentist the other day! Take a look for yourself.
Ben
Sam
Charlotte: The sweetest, cutest, most loved little girl probably ever. She's keeping herself busy being ridiculously happy one minute and terribly upset the next. She is walking and even running around all over the place. She is very independent and will wander all over the playground by herself if I let her. She's starting to say little words like Mom, Da (Dad), bir (bird), and that's all I can think of right now. But what she really does to communicate is scream and sing. She's learned the Star Wars theme, Harry Potter theme, Jingle Bells, an a few others. She'll just go around singing to herself. Ridiculously cute.
Things we've done in the last few months
- Neighborhood Carnival
- Visit from Zach's family
- Trip up to San Fransisco
- Charlotte's Birthday
- Katie's Birthday
- Garden walks
- Yard Sale
- Lots of playing around and good times
And that's the update for now. Hopefully I'll feel like updating on a more regular basis. We'll see.
