Update on us

I thought I would do a little update about our family. 

Mike and Shara
Mike got an opportunity to find a new job last October.  This is a nice way of saying he got laid off.  We found lots of nice ways to say it (and a few not so nice ones too!).  He did lots of job searching and landed a new job in Logan in November.  We were really excited that he found one so quick.  He really likes it.  It is with a smaller company and so that has been a good change.  The one thing we don't like is that his schedule is different than we are used to.  He used to work from 6:30 a.m. 'til 4:00 p.m. and have every other Friday off.  Now he works from 8 am 'til 5 pm every weekday.  It's definitely an adjustment, but we're getting used to it. 
I (Shara) have been keeping busy with the kids.  We've had a very flexible schedule since none of the kids are in school.  That will change this fall when Carson starts Kindergarten.  I also work a little from home by writing content for websites.  It earns us a little extra money that we save for our fun trip fund and lets me use my brain a little bit.  Speaking of fun trips, we're planning a trip to San Diego in May!

Carson and Blake
Carson is a great kid.  He is getting ready to do Kindergarten testing and he's very excited to get to go to school.  We'll see if the excitement lasts!  He and Blake love to play together and they usually get along great.  This helps me out a lot because I don't have to follow them around or come up with things for them to do all the time.  Carson is always giving me hugs and saying that he loves me.  He loves to hang out with his dad and help him fix things.  He has loved the winter weather and going outside to play in the snow.  There are probably a lot more things I could say about him--we're so glad he's in our family!
Blake is so funny.  He is talking quite a bit and he has the cutest personality.  He is definitely in the independent "I'm 2 years old" stage.  He often likes to do things by himself like put salt and pepper on his own food and pour his own milk on his cereal. He loves kids that are smaller than he is.  The nursery leaders say he will help the younger kids if they drop a toy or need help with something.  He will always point out the babies that he sees at restaurants or at church.  If he is close enough he sometimes takes their hands and tries to walk them somewhere.  It's pretty cute. He is really going to miss his buddy Carson when Carson goes to Kindergarten.