Catch Up!!

Well it has been way too long since I have posted, so I will do a recap of what has happened since.

May- We finished school, painted and put carpet in a room upstairs for Brooke and Allyx.  Got them all moved in, they do really well sharing a room.  I think sometimes there is a lot of mischief going on up there!! 

June- I started taking 3 graduate classes.  They were all online,and very useful to my teaching which is not always the case.  Dusty was rodeoing, the girls and I played outside, the girls rode Pepper and just that fast June was gone. We went to Twin Rivers with Danielle's family for a short camping/ fishing trip.  It was really neat there, we stayed in old cabooses.  The weather was nice,  but not hot for swimming.  I think there is a good chance we will go back there again. 

July- My cousin Nina got married in New York.  The girls and I went with my parents, Amanda, Laura, Kevin and Nolan in a roadtrip out east in a large RV!! We had a blast.  On the way out we stopped in Chicago and watched the White Sox play the Minnesota Twins.  Kevin is a big Twins fan.  The wedding was at Beaver Camp so we spent a couple days there, hiking, canoeing, playing games and enjoying wedding festivities.  On the way home we went to Howes Cavern, the Baseball Hall of Fame Museum, and Niagra Falls. We did manage to get to a few rodeos with Dusty, the girls and I like to go along when we get the chance.

August- We went out to Halie's for a few days.  Went to the lake at Burwell, and Halie took pictures of the girls for me.  The kids had a lot of fun, we really need to get out there more often.  I started volleyball, then school started up again.  Brooke is in her 2nd year of Preschool and just loves her new teacher.  Allyx is still going to Deanna's, and made a new friend this year Brynn started coming and is the same age as she is. 

September- The Mid-States Finals were in Madison again, so we got to go watch Dusty and Uncle Kyle.  Aubree came to spend the night one evening, the girls just love to play and giggle, giggle, giggle. 
We got a new cousin!  Halie and Kyle welcomed Whitney Faith into the world on the 29th.  She is such a little doll.  We went out to see her for an afternoon.

October- Allyx was Super Woman and Brooke was Tinkerbell for Halloween.  I had sub-district volleyball so I had to miss the fun, but they went Trick-or-Treating with Dad, Danielle and the boys. 

November- Volleyball came to an end.  And.... more babies.  Danielle and Kevin welcomed Jaxson Daryl into the world on the 4th.  He sure is a cutie and has some very proud big brothers.  On November 8th we were blessed with a baby as well.  Jace Daniel was 7 lbs. 4 oz and 21 inches long.  Brooke was a big helper right away, but it took Allyx a little bit to get used to us in the hospital. 

December-I really enjoyed being at home with my kiddos over my maternity leave, we had such a busy fall it was nice to get to see the girls a lot more.  I got to spend some time at my parents which was great, and we watched Nolan for 2 days.  Although a few mishaps happened I do think Kevin will let me babysit again someday :).  I went back to work for 2 days right before Christmas break.  Lacey and Jacque welcomed Colin Robert into the world on the 16th.  Danielle and I went to see them in the hospital.  Another cutie.  All four babies are here and healthy we have been very blessed and I am thankful everything went well for all of us.  The girls really enjoyed the holiday season.  They are at such a fun age, and enjoy playing with all of their cousins. 

January- Wow, 2012 is here! I am back to work, Dusty is busy working and the kids are all going to daycare (Brooke still has Preschool in the morning).  We are looking forward to all of the wonderful moments and events as 2012 moves along.  I do hope to stay more caught up this year :) !