Just a few more pics

Rolling Along

We are LOVING our new place. I was going to post pictures but than got embarrassed because it is just a rental, but it is a little piece of heaven for us. It has been hard to keep our attitude positive but things are starting to roll along for us. Not in the way we ever expected them to but when does life ever go the way you expect it to? Dan got some part time work that might turn into full time eventually and the marketing gig he has been doing in starting to bring in a little income also. We have got some big plans and ideas we just need time to research them and and get our personal financials more stable.
Blake is our little ray of sunshine. He is a very sweet baby. He is starting to bat at things and LOVES to grab handfuls of my hair. He is starting to giggle now also. His fat little face makes us all smile!!!
Brock is being a real stink lately! He is figuring out how to get what he wants by being a stinker so we are having to buckle down on him a bit which is hard because he really cracks us up.
Shane is doing really awesome. He very impressionable and I can really tell he is struggling with right and wrong. He is seeing kids at school act a certain way than comes home and tries it out on us, when it doesn't fly at home he gets angry and confused. Academically he is blowing us away! He has already met all of the requirements for Kindergarten and is moving into 1st grade stuff. I almost cried in front of his teacher I was so happy when she told me. I think it really goes to show that kids grow and develop at their own pace. As parents we really can be hard on ourselves because our kids should be doing this or that, but eventually they pretty much all catch up and turn out great.
I am up to running 4 miles and have just signed up for my first 5K. I am very excited! I am pushing to work on my times because I am running about an 11 minute mile. I wanted to do a relay race but the people were all running 5-6 minute miles and I am not sure they would want me to be on their team ;) Since I started running I have lost 8 pounds! I have 30 more to go by Tiff's wedding. Good luck to me!
My friend Brittany took these of my kids! She was so kind to do them for free, I love them and think she did so awesome!

3 months

It has gone way too fast already!! I can't believe he is getting so big. We are doing just about the same. Desperately trying to find a job. We have had four interviews since January and nothing yet. We are waiting to hear about another one he had yesterday but we aren't holding our breath.