2009 has been quite a ride. As for everyone, the down economy has been an unfortunate large part of our lives. The good news is that our business is still in-tact. We did have to down size a bit, but we are feeling good about the changes we've made and are hopeful about the future!
Since the football season ended (for Scottie), he has committed to a healthier lifestyle...gives him something to focus on besides work and money! He's been working out faithfully every morning and trying to eat somewhat better. We all have work to do in that arena! He's feeling good and looking stronger and hotter!!! Haha. The football team that he played for last year just announced that it will be changing to another league, Arena Football 1, which will allow them to play in a bigger arena in Salt Lake City (The E Center). He's excited about his football future and we are excited about attending another great season. It's quite fun!
Shayn started back to school in August, so we have all been running wild since then. Fall thru Spring is soooo busy! I am helping on a few PTA committees this year, and I am also the Room Mom for his 1st grade class. It's fun to be involved, and I actually function better when I am busy. Outside of Mom stuff, I have been busy helping my brother-in-law and his fiance plan their wedding (shout out to Neil and Leslie!!). I took their engagement pics for them, and I am also catering their reception. I now dream about baking!!! I am making approximately 1400 desserts, starting in the next few weeks. It is going to be quite the undertaking, but it has all opened my eyes to a world that I never really considered pursuing as a career. I love photography and to bake, so it's been fun. I also have a few other business ideas brewing, but I will share those another time! If I wasn't busy enough with all of this, I just starting playing on a co-ed soccer team. I've never played in my life, so it will be interesting to see how it turns out. It will be a good break for me though, and it will be a fun way to squeeze some excerise into my life!
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Shayn is growing up too fast! It's amazing how much school life changes them. He is enjoying the first grade and has a great 1st-year teacher. He's doing so well with his reading and spelling, we're really proud of him! He also was one of two students in his class to be chosen for a Star Student award in September, so that was pretty cool! Going to full days of school has been an adjustment for all of us. Once he gets home and completes his homework, the day is almost over! He hasn't been too involved in extra-curricular activities since Spring Soccer. He wanted to play flag football, but we missed the deadline. I thought we should let him adjust to school a bit before we jumped into a bunch of stuff anyhow! He is looking forward to basketball in January. This is the first year he's old enough to play. He's already counting down the days to his 7th birthday...in February! He's such a funny kid.
Jace is coming up on his second birthday at the beginning of January. Time flies!!! He is so fun. He is talking some (mostly words that parents could only understand). He also does some signing, so that's been a great way to communicate. He can also sing the alphabet and count to 10...not perfected, but you can tell that's what he is doing! He loves to kick, EVERYTHING! Balls, rocks, toys, dogs (we're working on that one), etc. The list goes on! He absolutely adores his big brother and is constantly shouting his name, Shayn!!! He copies everything brother does, so Shayn has had to learn to think before acting, so Jace doesn't do something unsafe. He also loves to eat paper. We joke that there's a mouse in the house because we are always finding paper products chewed up (toilet paper, unused of course :), books, boxes, mail...) -- it would be soooooo nice if he would enjoy FOOD as much as he does paper. Gotta love him!
The dogs are doing well. Jazzi is slowing down some, so that's kinda sad to watch. She is middle-aged now! She still keeps up with Max pretty well when she's in the mood. They play really well together. Max is still a puppy, and it's still very apparent! He LOVES to play, and he loves to chew stuff up. Not my favorite thing! I want to beat him sometimes, so it's a good thing I don't have an ounce of violence in my body. Thanks, Mom! Our lives would be very different without them, though. They are definitely a huge part of our family!
I will leave it at this for now. I'm sure we've had some other exciting events going on, but it's still morning, and my brain doesn't seem to really kick in until bed time. Yikes! I will add some pics soon and any other fun stories that come to mind. We will have lots of pics to add soon from the upcoming wedding!!!
TTFN!
