Oops, March did come without an update.

In my last post (January) I said I would do an update before March. Oops. I swear time gets away from us! We have been keeping busy, as always. Instead of doing one loooonnnnggg post, I did a small post on each of us and what's been going on. I am going to try to be better at this and update once every 2 weeks instead of once every couple months. Don't hold me to it, though. Below are 6 small posts and a quick update on each of us.

Chad

Big news for Chad: he sadly left his firm that he'd been at for nearly 8 years to work for another firm. He really likes this new firm (H+L Architects). It's in a beautiful building (downtown, 2 stories, concierge, parking-$200 a month, but it's parking!, and it was designed so beautifully with great architectural detail) At his old firm, which he does miss sometimes because it was small and they were all pretty close, he did a lot of design and drawing. He also was able to see projects through from start to finish and was involved in nearly every aspect so he gained a lot of valuable experience. At this new firm, he is not doing any drawing because he is in meetings all day. He is going to sites, meeting with contractors, doctors, and consultants. He is getting a ton of experience there and really loves it. This firm also seems to take the extra step to please their employees. It's a really good firm.

Chad has finished up most of our basement and it turned out really nice! He has also started to work out-although it's pretty sporadic so far. Not too much to report for Chad other than his firm change. Life is a little boring right now, but who can complain!

Kindra

Life is busy with these 4 kiddos. I am thankful for getting to spend each day with them. We just celebrated Creighton's 4th birthday and I thought about how lucky I have been to stay at home with all of them and remember every milestone from the past 4 years. It's a blessing. Nothing to exciting in my life. I am going to be leaving my position at our church shortly to become more active in the congregation. One of our good friends just became the head pastor at our church and we are excited about that. We are so thankful for our church here. They have really become like family to us. I am getting ready to start decorating the basement. I have been waiting for it to be finished so that I could start painting, but now I am dreading the work. O'well. Pinterest has given me some great ideas and I am excited for it to be done soon! The picture above is all 6 of us in our 80's gear a couple months ago. We went to a bowling party a while back for a friend of ours and the theme was "a decade from her life". She turned 40, so we had a few decades to choose from (Sorry, Niki). It was hilarious to see all the costumes.

Kiley, 10 1/2

Well, I don't have any pics of Kiley. I have made plans to take her picture, but something always comes up. She keeps busy with dance and her friends. She is definitely a pre-teen now, but is generally in a good mood and fun to be around. She loves dance, although after her recital we may look into a different studio. We have a studio within walking distance (about 1/2 mile) from our house and we were thinking if she sticks with it, it will be nice if she can walk straight there after school for dance. I always say we live in the best location with everything at our fingertips. Kiley will have a blast when she is old enough to walk or ride her bike places with friends. We do have everything close, but things that she would like that are less than a mile from our house are the Movie Tavern (dine while watching the movie), several ice cream/yogurt shops, cafes, Kohls, dance studio, 24 hour fitness, tanning (although I will discourage this), several spas and salons and sooo much more. We have a great park with bike trail in our neighborhood and Kiley just got a new bike for her birthday, so Chad and I will be getting a bike this year so that we can take the older kids on bike rides in the evenings. I will try to get some pics of Kiley soon. I know she has her dance pics coming up, so at least we'll have those!

Creighton, 4 years old

Time out is not his favorite place

At Chuck E Cheese

His dinosaur birthday cake

He loves his new bike

Creighton had his 4th birthday on March 12. It's hard to believe he is already 4. It's a fun age though. For his birthday, we went to the dinosaur museum, Chuck E Cheese, and had a little party at home for him. He requested a dinosaur cake, which I didn't have time to make and felt terrible even though this one turned out nice (even though they spelled his name wrong). I took him to the store to pick out a new bike and helmet as his birthday gift. He was given dinosaur everything from his grandparents and loves all his new toys. The weather is nice now and my little worker is back out there "building" things from sun up to sun down. He also loves to sit in the front window and look out at the kids playing in the street. He's not quiet old enough to venture out front on his own, but in a couple years. He is a little lover. He is always telling me "I lub you mom" and when I said once to him "Creighton, I am not very happy with you right now" he stomped his foot and yelled "You are happy with me! I lub you and you lub me!" and then stormed upstairs to his room. I couldn't help but laugh and in fact, Chad and I spend most of our time laughing at the things that come out of his mouth. 4 is a fun age so far. Creighton will be heading off to preschool this next school year and starting soccer very soon. He's a great little athlete and excels at nearly every sport so far (just like daddy) so it'll be exciting to watch him in the coming years.

Cort, 2 1/2

Well, "baby Cort" is not so much a baby any more, even though he is still so tiny (97% for height, but only 10% for weight). He embodies every stereotype for the "terrible two's". Cort throws tantrums, jumps off furniture, takes off all his clothes...all the time!, destroys his room and anything in his path, opens every drawer and cupboard and clears them out, colors on everything, and does any other thing that you would find annoying. Despite all the extra work he makes for me, I am so in love with him. He is sweet, cuddly, loving, kisses me all the time, loves for me to lay in his bed with him and read, and is a total mommy's boy.

Cheyenne 9 months

Cheyenne: 9 months

This little girl is so sweet. She is saying "dada", "mama" and "baba". She is walking around furniture and standing on her own. No steps yet though! She spends her day playing, sleeping, stealing from her brother, Cort, climbing, and crawling under the table to see what crumbs she can find to snack on. She is eating soft foods and her favorites are: bananas, cheese, tortillas, crackers, cheerios, and yogurt. I can't believe she is 9 months already! I think it's time to start planning her 1st birthday party!!