Busy Little Bees

Well, it has been crazy here. Where do I start? The kids are getting bigger and bigger everyday. I can't believe how fast time seems to fly. The last time I wrote Charlie was only about two weeks old. Now he is six months. So much has happened since my last post. Faith had her very first ballet recital in May, and in true post-partum fashion I cried like a baby when she came out on stage. After the crying stopped I was laugh so hard I nearly started crying again. A stage full of three year olds is a very funny thing to see.

In July as you all know we got to go home (thanks Mom and Dad W.). What an experience that was. I will spare you the details and suffice it to say that pretty much everything that could go wrong did. And of course Jason had to tempt fate by saying, "It couldn't get any worse." He was wrong. On the last leg of our trip Faith had a terrible nightmare and Jason put her in his lap to calm her down. Well, she was so scared about waking up on the plane and not knowing where she was that she went to the bathroom all over Jason. Did I mention we didn't have a change of clothes for either one of them. And the icing on the cake, the airline lost our luggage. Once we got to Mom and Dad W's house we started to feel better. We had a wonderful trip home and the girls especially loved camping with Nana and Papa, as well as swimming at Grandma and Grandpa's. The trip was well worth the trouble. One of the many highlights for Jason and I was getting to see the Sacarmento Temple. Even if your not LDS you should check it out. What a beautiful building.

In August we had many wonderful things happening. Sean and his girlfriend Liz (she's a keeper Sean)came out to see us. It was wonderful to get some time to get to know Liz. The girls loved seeing Sean and Liz. Faith was very protective of her Uncle Sean and didn't much care for Liz sitting too close to him or doing much of anything with him. Emma just adored Liz. The best part of all was that the kids were so busy wanting to be with Sean and Liz we kind of got a little break. When are you guys coming again? Then Emma celebrated her second birthday. I can't believe she is two. We had a little party at the house. She loved the giant cupcakes I made. Note to self, don't give a bunch of kids giant chocolate cupcakes with a ton of frosting on them. Can we say "Sugar Rush". The kids we bouncing off the walls till about midnight (we had her party around dinner time). Obviously my Mommy Brain was out of order that day.

The girls started dance class last month. They are about the cutest little things. Faith is doing both Ballet and Tap. Emma is doing Ballet. This year Faith is much more outgoing in class. I'm glad she broke out of her shell. I never had to worry about that with Emma. The first day of class she made a run for the classroom with out even a glance back at me. She really is fearless. She just shines in her class. They both are learing a lot. It is so cute to see them dance together. I can't wait till this years recital.

Charlie is really growing fast. He is now on baby food. He LOVES it. So far his favorite food is Sweet Potatoes. He has just been such a wonderful baby. He hardly ever cries. He is so mellow. What a joy he is in our lives. He loves to play with his sisters (which for him means pulling their hair). I think he'll be the peace maker of the family.

The most exciting thing happening this year though is our Family Sealing next month. We are so EXCITED. The comfort of knowing that our family will be together for time and all eternity is so wonderful. I will post pictures of after the ceremony and of the reception.

I almost forgot, I have started home schooling Faith. She misses the age cut off for the state funded Pre-K by one month. So I had been searching for a private Pre-K program and came to the conclusion that I could pay some one a small fortune to teach her three days a week or I could do it for a fraction of the cost. She really is doing well. She picks things up quickly when she is listening. She will do the state funded Pre-K program next year. I know she will love it.

And lastly, Jason is offically six months out from terminal leave. Which means he is only eight months out from being completely done with the Army. We have enjoyed our time in the Army, but we are ready to take our life down a new path. It would be great to put down roots somewhere. We are hoping he will be able to find a job here so that we can stay. Please keep him in your prayers. Bottom line though, God's will be done. He will send us where we are needed. On that note I bid you good night. We love you all.

P.S.
please ignore the date stamps on the photos. Our camera was having a brain fart.