Long Time

Wow has it been a long time or what.  I am hoping to keep up with this thing more as I would like to be able to document what is going on in our lives so I/we don't forget all the crazy and wonderful stuff that goes on in our lives. 

Our Monster-Where to begin with him, he is now 2 and has hit those terrible 2's I hear about so much.  He want to know what everything is and is always asking- what's that.  He talks up a storm and we understand him about 75% of the time.  He knows all of his colors, animal names & sounds, most of his shapes, can count to 3 and sometimes higher depending on his mood, and we are starting to work on letters.  He loves to repeat people so we have had to be careful what we say around him.  His latest thing he likes to tell people is "I think your nuts!"  He learned that from Finding Nemo which is one of his favorite movies along with Brave, anything Barney, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins and Agent Oso.  He has also learned how old his is, however this number changes often.  The conversation usually goes something like this:

Mom: "Are you 2?"
Monster: "No, I'm 6!"
Mom: No you are 2
Monster: No I'm six, no 8

We can go on like that for a few minutes and it usually switches between 2, 6 & 8.  He keeps us on our toes but we wouldn't trade him for the world.

Lil K is now in 8th grade and enjoys school.  She doesn't like the actual getting up early and getting there but like most teenage girls she likes the social aspect of school.  She is in the band and also has taken choir since starting school at the junior high.  I think she enjoys both.  This spring she is going to be playing softball and is going to try out lacrosse also.  She makes us laugh everyday with her stories from school.  We are extremely lucky to have her in our home and glad she is part of our family.

Kenny is busy with work.  He is back in the mortgage business working as a processor at one of the local credit unions.  He enjoys his work and his co-workers.  He is also enjoying the short commute.  For most of our marriage he has always had to commute an average of 30 min each way and now he is only a few blocks away.  It's so nice to have him home early and I know the kids enjoy it as well.  We take up most of his time, but if he had some free time he would love to hit the golf course and take a few martial arts classes. 

I still work at our local newspaper, but not full time.  I am back in school getting my degree in elementary education.  I made it through one full semester and decided it wasn't so bad and I wasn't even the oldest student in class :).  Between work, school, kids & a husband they keep me pretty busy. 

Kenny and I also became property managers for 10 properties through the valley.  We enjoy doing that and thankfully we have great renters in all of our properties that don't give us too much grief.  We didn't really know what to expect when we became property managers but we really enjoy it and I feel we have a good system in place.  So if anyone is looking for a property manager give us a call.  We love to help out where we can. 

That's a quick update on us lately.  I hope everyone is doing well, if anyone still reads this, that is.