Ruby had another litter of puppies which is so fun for the kids and a lot of work for mom! (This Mom). But the pups have blessed families and we are happy to do while earning travel money. She is currently pregnant again, and we hope all goes well.
Wes has been busy working remodel jobs, both commercial and residential and has made great improvements in his job and his daily routine. He was able to meet a tight deadline for a restaurant remodel (osaka in ogden) and owes it to a great project manager and a lot of prayer!
He also ran the grand canyon again and did a fun donut race with Morgan.
Morgan snagged a chance to be a background character in a new disney TV show called Andi Mack. He worked about two weeks worth on the set, even I worked two days, since i was there anyway. We had help from gramps chip who was happy to take morgan and sit long hours so he could do his work. Morgan earned about $100 a day, and bought an apple watch with his money. He now wants to go into acting. He also got a chance to visit San Francisco with jim and julie. he had a great time, I love that they did this for him. He loves to babysit his baby sister mckinley, and would rather stay home with her than just about anything. He has a big heart, and teaches her so many funny things .
She is a little parrot and mimics EVERYTHING! She makes me laugh harder than anyone else. She will throw on a backpack, jacket, boots and in just a diaper say she is going to school. She speaks in sentences and gets really upset if someone else rides her bicycle. She rides it round and round singing, "I like to ride my bicycle." She also likes to dress up in anything, but when she puts on a dress she sings, "Let it go, I just want to let it go." She will run to the bathroom to go potty, taking off her diaper and sitting on the toilet. if I walk in on her she will say DONT COME IN! haha. We love her soon much. she is such a loving, fun, tough baby. climbs out and in her crib, jumps off couches and is just plain daring.
Carson has been getting really good on the piano, he is a much needed peacemaker in our family, and has a huge fascination with birds. He is a walking dictionary of knowledge and know birds inside and out. I am glad he has a friend, spencer steevenson from next door, who shares his same passions. Whenever we go on a hike, carson will always go ahead, he is always a dot on the horizon. He is a thinker and a ponderer. He found some dinosaur tracks on our hike in st. george and showed them to us. He found his first fossil last year in Moab at the age of nine. He knows where to look and what to look for. He plays his keyboard and dances to the music. He still loves to play with my hair and is also into mine craft and nitro type. We love his personality and presence in our family.
Malia has enjoyed her ballet class and always tells us her teacher says she is the best one in the class. She still has a lot of rhythm and passion for dancing and music. She is such a good sister to mckinley and takes good care to entertain her and teach her new things and words. She loves technology and dolls. She is pretty good at games that require fast hand eye coordination. She can be really funny and loves watching studio C. We hope she continues to pursue dance, because she would be amazing! She also had the opportunity to come with me to Wisconsin to see Grace get baptized. We had so much fun walking to the donut shop and cheese shop, looking for geocaches, playing at the park, watching movies, and eating good food. The baptism was beautiful, and mckinley fell asleep on the floor and slept through the whole thing. Which was kind of nice because it made it pretty quiet!
I have been quite swallowed up in family life but enjoy the sweet moments. I made the mistake of dropping out of a gym and slowing down my exercise routine to a complete stop. It drags my emotional well being with it too. So i get into a funk and need to get out and start back up, doing something I love. Exercise, and being outside is just ingrained into my being, and I believe it is something I need to function in my life! So I'm trying to come up with a motivating activity to get my butt moving. Its like the life water for my soul.
2017 is going to be better, adjusting to having my mom gone away has been a little bit of change for me, and seeing the changes it has brought to our family has been great, but still an adjustment. We are happy and healthy for the most part and looking forward to the new year.
