We Are Still Alive

Sorry for the long hiatus of blog inactivity! We are still here in South Jordan, Utah, searching for a home. We are renting a townhome whose lease is up at the end of May. We plan to buy a home in the area for now. Livvy is now 6 months old and pretty much the cutest baby. She does not, however, sleep through the night yet. I really feel bad for my great wife, who also hasn't slept throught the night in a long time. We are hoping that Livvy can soon figure out a bottle, formula, and sleep. None of which she likes right now.

Ellie is 3 and a half and hilarious. The other day she came up with the following song..."I like my hole, I like my hole, I like my whole....family!" We still laugh about it daily! She is taking dance and doing preschool. She is also terrified of drains. It is serious. We have resorted to making her take a shower to avoid the histeria of the water going down the drain, along with anything else she is afraid will go down. And there is no reasoning with her. But she is a good little girl and has a KILLER smile. She likes eating "pocksiddles" (popsicles) at Grandma and "Crampahs" house, and sometimes she "acksolutely" (accidentally) spills her drink. Actually, she speaks extremely well. Just a few words that crack us up!

Gracee is getting too grown up! She is in kindergarten and loves to read. She is a really good older sister to her two younger sisters and always helps mom with the baby. She recently started tennis and LOVES it! She has a powerfull backhand! She is excited to finally have a yard when we buy a home. I just can't get over how grown up she is getting! It makes us a little sad...But we love her to death!

Val is rapidly growing in her knowledge of paying bills! We have a lot of them! Between student loans, business taxes and personal taxes, living expenses, and all of the other little things, I am just glad I have her! She is very good at keeping it all straight and keeping on top of it all! She too is very anxious to get into a home of our own. Hopefully soon! She is looking incredible these days and I can't believe she had a baby 6 months ago, not to mention 3 kids!!! Way to go Babe. You are one hot mama!

I just keep going to work in the morning and coming home at night. I love what I do and feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with people and improve their quality of life a little! I am learning so much from my dad and my other partners in the practice. They have all been so helpful in getting me going in my career. I can't believe that May 14th will mark one year since graduation. Time just never slows down. We miss so many of you and wish we could keep in better contact with all of you, but know that you are all in our thoughts.

-Austen