Family Update. . .

Looking at other blogs, I decided to give a family update (we're the most interesting people?)

Jody is coming up on 6 years (April 1st) at Stony Hill!! We love our church and know we are where God wants us! He is also driving a bus for the YMCA part-time, not his ideal job, but it has flexible hours! His most recent passion is working on his 1972 Volkswagen Beetle, and is looking forward to a Volkswagen Show the first weekend in April near Winston-Salem! He bought the VW a little over a year ago with the intention of fixing it up the way he wants it! The girls love riding in it, although he can only take them 2 at a time!

Sarah is busy at home. . .recent project has been the girls rooms, a huge undertaking! Next project is our bedroom and the garage. . .lots of stuff to get rid of!!! I am nearing the end of my Daniel bible study and am anxious to begin a new study in the fall! I'm attending the Living Proof Minisitries conference next weekend in Jacksonville, FL with my good friends Jessica who lives in Venice, FL and Katie who lives in Wilmington!!! Excited to get away for the weekend, but I know I'll be crying on the phone talking to my girls while I'm away!

Emma turned 5 in January! For the past 2 years she's been able to go to preschool, but this year we weren't able to pay for her to go :-( She's very much like me and likes to stay busy. She loves activity books with numbers, letters & colors, she's been working on addition this week, so cute to see her try to understand math! She is a great big sister to both Anna & Lizzy and has really become a good helper to mommy! She is in her second year of AWANA Cubbies and is looking forward to joining me in Sparks next year!

Anna, 29 months, is our little (don't call her small) laid back girl. Lately she has become very sassy, but we're working on nipping it! She just hangs out and does (almost) whatever big sister Emma says! She was potty trained for good (this is our 2nd shot) a few months ago! She has recently figured out she is a big sister to Lizzy and tries to help guide her along. . .pretty funny since there is only a couple of inches height difference and a couple of pounds difference! Anna loves going to AWANA and is looking forward to next year where she will actually be in an AWANA class instead of nursery (which she thinks is her class anyway).

Lizzy, 18 months, is our stubborn trouble maker. She loves to get into everything and climbs everywhere! Not scared of anything, knows what she wants and goes and gets it (no matter who has it or in her way). She is our biter, hitter, yeller, etc. She is a tough cookie, but shy around those she doesn't know very well. She is obsessed with shoes these days and is constantly asking me to put "dooshes" on, especially ours!

The girls absolute favorite thing to do is play outside in the backyard or on their bikes & scoooters. Weather permitting they are out there almost every day. I can't wait for the warmer weather to get here and stay. . .I know I'll be saying the opposite in a few months!!! We are gearing up for a busy summer. . .