Family Update

So now that I have updated with all the pictures in my phone (I still need to blog about our family pictures last year, Garett's first birthday pictures, our goals for the year, and Garett's stats for last year) I can do a Family Update blog...

Garett - Had his 1 year well child check and was only 20 lbs, I swear this kid is the heaviest kid I have ever had at his age. He doesn't compare.  He still eats like a champ.  4 oz formula in the morning, 2 baby foods for breakfast, snacks, 2 baby foods for lunch, snacks, a toddler meal for dinner and usually some of what we are having and then 4 oz formula for dinner.  He also drinks about a sippy cup and a half of milk everyday.  He is in 12 month clothes, 18 month jammies and size 3 diapers, but I think it is time to move him up. He HATES to wear shoes and will cry if you put them on.  He likes the TV for a minute but then goes on playing with toys.  He wants to be with the boys all the time and tries really hard to keep up with them.  He is not completely walking yet, but is getting closer every day.  He loves to play with toys and hates it when mom leaves the room!  He is a mostly happy boy until he doesn't get what he wants.  He can say mom and dad and that is really it.  He has 7 teeth now and is working on his 8th.  He has crazy wicked hair that we need to get cut this weekend.  He loves his bath. We love this boy!

Greyson - Has been doing really good on the Miralax front.  He hasn't needed it for a couple months now, so that is good.  He is in size 3T pants, 4T shirts and Jammies.  He is completely potty trained day and night.  He wears size 7 shoes.  He likes preschool for the most part and says he learns stuff, but then sometimes says he doesn't want to go.  He hates Primary though and has only gone once this whole year (partly because we have been sick).  We have signed him up for Soccer, so we will see how that goes.  He is my bully and if Gavin or Garett are crying, it is usually because Greyson did something to them.  But he is my good boy at the same time. He is also a little daddy and tries to tell people what to do and how to do it.  He is super independant too, has to do everything on his own.  And he will only eat breakfast foods, no matter what. We love Grey!

Gavin - He loves Kindergarten.  He learns so much and is doing so good.  We signed him up for Soccer too so we will be running around a lot this spring.  We have applied for Dual immersion programs for him for Spanish and Chinese as well as a Charter School, so around the middle of March, we should hear from those schools if he got into them.  He is very interested in Spanish, so we will see.  He is in size 5T clothes as well as child SM.  He wears size 10 shoes.  He loves primary and his class and teachers.  He is mostly a good boy.  He does have an attitude at night with us and gets super cranky, but we are trying to work on that and fix it.  He is reading really good.  He is learning so much! We love Gavin!

Mike - Started a new job the end of January.  He now works at Jake's Automotive in American Fork/Pleasant Grove.  It is flat rate so we aren't making exactly what we were before, but hopefully things will start to pick up.  He is still doing the Navy thing, that that is going good for him.  He has a new calling too, he is in the Primary.  He has done that for a couple weeks now and likes his class.  We are starting some home remodeling soon, so he will be busy with that.  We are going to put hardwood flooring in our kitchen and dining room.  Then we will hopefully finish the bedroom in the basement that is close to being done.  We need more room in our tiny house for these 3 growing boys.

Me - I took this semester off to see if I could get into the Dental Hygiene program, but now I don't know if it will work out. So I am just working and hanging out at home. I think my new game plan is to finish my Math class at SLCC and graduate with an Associates.  Then transfer to Western Governors University and take their online program for a Bachelors in Accounting.  That way it can be done all online and I don't have to quit my job to do it. I am still in the Nursery and of course love that calling. I am hoping to help Mike do some stuff around the house to open it up for our growing family.  Other then that, I am just trying to recover from 2 ER visits and my own sicknesses this month.  Excited to see what the next couple months and remodeling will bring us :)