We are back!

Hi to all our friends and family!  We apologize that it has been over a year since we last posted on our blog and would like to get it going again.  We thought we were too busy to keep it up but I think if we keep it short and sweet you will enjoy it more too! So let's get started!


To bring you up to speed:
Ethan
    He is now 2 and a half years old!  He has a ton of energy, loves to play, and is a real joy to have be a part of the family. His interests include: CARS...well anything that you can ride (cars, bikes, boats, trains, airplanes... he just can't get enough of them), playing in the water, making art projects, being read to, watching Caillou, playing with other kids, Peter Piper Pizza, dancing, story time at the library, playing games on the computer and learning new things.
    He is a momma's boy at the moment but loves to play hard and loud with Andrew:)  They wear each other out!

    We have been trying to potty train him since last October (LONG story or course) and are making progress, which is all we can ask for;) He no long throws a tantrum every time we take him and is staying drier for longer and longer periods of time.  This lesson that he is learning may not be looked back upon as a favorite of ours, but we are all growing through the experience.

Andrew
    Andrew has now been working for Harris Corp for 5 years as a Systems Administrator and we are so grateful for his job.  He is taking one seminary class a semester through a branch of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in El Paso, TX and really enjoys it!  This Fall will be his third class through this branch and it is Systematic Theology.  We are unsure what direction he ought to take with obtaining these credits with the seminary but he loves the way the classes challenge his understanding of the Bible and pushes him to know with more clarity why he believes what he believes.  He has also been super busy lately working on home improvements and is very ambitious;)

Cameron
    I have been growing a baby boy for the past 9 months and we are all ready to see him!  At 32 weeks I began to have premature contractions that were coming about every 4 minutes without letting up and was put on medications and a modified bed rest to help keep me from going into labor.  I was also given steroid injections at 34 weeks to help baby's lungs mature. Medications and bed rest were stopped at 36 weeks and we are all just waiting for him to come!  It has been a big lesson in patience and trust in God's timing.  Only He knows when this little man will come:) His due date is June 17th.

    I was only working PRN as a nurse during the pregnancy (about once a week) but then stopped when the premature contractions started.  I really like being home with Ethan full time and we will see how things go after the second little one comes.
    I have been on a big craft making kick lately and made the "going home" outfit for the baby, burp cloths, an owl pillow, baby sling, and odds and ends in the past couple months.  It is unusually satisfying right now to make things!


Here are some recent pictures of our fam:

5 year anniversary in Santa Fe.

Watch it Mr. Twain.  She's taken.

Family/Pregnancy Photo shoot