just an everyday update

Zak- Zak has another week of school and then he will be done with first grade. This year has flown by for him and it is crazy to think how big he is. Big is right...this kid is big and solid. He eats a ton and is super strong. I can't even imagine the food bill in the future. He has made lots of friends at school...Lucas and Jackson and we hear about them daily. His strongest subjects are writing, reading, and spelling. (He never has to practice and the words are huge. Half the time I have to see if they are spelled right because I don't know.) He has to give more effort with his math, and thus doesn't enjoy it as well. Zak started baseball for the first time this year and he is loving it!! I was worried he would be bored or wouldn't want to practice but he loves it and is learning a lot. He gets better and better. He has played first base both games so that has been exciting for him. He is getting better and hitting the ball and he can hit it hard!

Makelle-I only have a week left with her by herself and then it will be summer and then she will leave me to go to Kindergarten all day. I don't know if I will survive without her. All of a sudden she has turned into the biggest helper. She babysits Karlee for me most of the day while I wander around the house doing things. She LOVES her sister and loves to hold and talk to her. She is a great help and is practicing hard to be a mom. She just finished dance for the second time and she still just loves it!

Lantz-What do I say about this kid. He makes us smile all the time. He is so funny. After lots of appointments we were finally able to test his hearing and realize that he is walking around like he has ear plugs in. Poor guy. The good news is that it is all reversible and due to fluid in his ears. He goes in a couple of weeks to get tubes put in and then hopefully he can hear good. Poor guy has been getting in trouble for not listening to me.....whoops!

Karlee-Gets more fun and cuter everyday. I love this stage when her face just lights up when I talk to her. She still sleeps great and even slept 8 hours straight a couple of nights and for Mother's day she went 12! Now that was a great gift! She is super chunky with lots of rolls everywhere. She looks more like 6 months instead of 3! She is happy and easy going. She gets tons of love and attention from all of the kids. She is getting ticklish and now we can make her laugh!

John-Is officially a senior. We have less than 365 days left before he is a dentist. That's right the big day is May 11, 2013 and we can't believe it is almost here. Our time here has flown by as well as school. CRAZY! Now our prayer is that his car can just make it that long.

Me-Same old same old. I stay busy with my calling and all the good and bad that comes with it. I get to play with and referee my kids at home all day! I just learned how to index and how to can black and chili beans for the first time so that is exciting. I rediscovered my like (not love) of sewing and have been doing that.

Life is fantastic...we are so blessed!