Preschool

Jaden gets to go to school this year too!

He is so excited to be like his big brother and wanted me to drop him off at the front door like we do with Merik. Before leaving for school Mr. Independent dressed himself, helped pack his lunch, made his bed, and even made my bed so we could be ready faster.

The silly school kid! The supportive little sister!

Sadie and I enjoyed 2 hours of quality girl time cleaning and shopping at our fabulous new mall until the school called to tell me Jaden was running a fever. Maybe next week we'll make it the whole day!

Back to School

Lots of exciting events this summer with the Porter family. Micah had a week off and enjoyed playing with the family in Texas. The kids and I spent a week in Pine Valley with the McMullins. The boys stayed 3 longs weeks in Arizona with grandparents. While they were gone we moved to Frisco, TX. Lindi came for a quick visit. We have spent weeks trying to repair this crazy rental house. Now finally...back to school!

Meet the teacher night!

This is what we came home to. Sadie insisted on wearing her swimming suit.

She is such a girl! Already changing outfits multiple times a day!

First Day

Sole possession of the DS!!!!

Happy Birthday Sadie

Here is the birthday girl on her big day.

Sadie is all girl and loved her purse, phone, bracelets and mirror...

Her brothers think she's pretty cute too!

Quick Trip

Micah had to go to the AAE meeting in Florida a few weeks ago so the kids and I headed to Arizona. Yep that's right me and 3 little kids on an airplane. As soon as we sat down the man across the isle quickly made a call on his cell phone and very loudly repeated over and over "There is a lady sitting by me with three kids. Two boys and a baby girl on her lap. She is alone with three kids!" I don't know if he was impressed or extremely nervous. I must say we managed very well and I might even attempt it again someday.

It's Official!

"He would get these far off looks in his eye and say, 'Life doesn't always turn out the way you plan.' I didn't realize at the time he was talking about my life." (Anyone remember this movie?!)

If you had told me even 6 months ago we would become permanent residence of The Big D I would've called you crazy! As of Monday morning it became official. The contract is all signed and Micah will start working for The Endodontic Group, Inc. on October 1, 2009. (I know the name is so catchy and creative!)

In December Micah had a few job leads in Arizona but as time went by nothing panned out. He decided to send his resume out here in Dallas just to see what would happen. Within a week he had several bites. Really who wouldn't be impressed with a resume listing things like "summa cum laude", "valedictorian" and countless others that actually had to be whittled down because the "awards and accomplishments" section was too long! Most impressive was the way The Endo Group wooed Micah with invitations to their posh offices and expensive steak and seafood dinners. Finally they made an offer we just couldn't refuse.

Micah will start as an associate with the intent to buy in as a partner. Assuming all goes as planned we will be here for the long haul. Yes we are so sad not to move back to Arizona. In fact we don't even think of how much we and especially the kids will miss our families. We are just so thankful to have a job and always add on the thought that 5-10 years from now things could change....maybe...we'll see...who knows...

So to sum it up Micah will FINALLY attend his final graduation on September 30th and start work the next morning. Way to go babe! He will work 2 days a week in the Dallas office and 2 days in the Frisco office. Sometime this summer we'll move up that way and enjoy our first real paycheck in forever!

Micah I'm so proud of all your hard work to get us here and so excited you landed such a great job! Love you lots!

Happy Mother's Day Meisha & B-Day Sadie!

For some time now I have noticed that our family blog is lacking in pictures of my beautiful wife. Here are a couple pictures of Meisha & Sadies we took on Sadie's Birthday. Happy Birthday Sadie & Happy Mother's Day Meisha - my favorite girls! I love you

See what having no teeth does to your smile!

Easter

Hope you had a happy Easter!

The boys had a blast dying and decorating their eggs.

Love the creativity and yes I'm still finding beads on the floor.

Looking good for church...for a few seconds anyway!

We were lucky enough to have friends and family over for Easter dinner. Our neighbors the Thompsons came which was great because they brought the main dish and homemade rolls. That's right Camille we love you for your food..well a few other things too! Plus Micah's cousin Missy just moved to town so her family was able to join in the chaos. Chaos it was with 8 kids and 6 adults in our cozy home eating off of card tables. Maybe next year I'll have a dinning room for a proper dinner...okay give me two years.

Just being cute

Here are some random pictures of Sadie just being cute!

I can't believe she is already 11 months old. She is thinning out a little. Don't worry she's still a shorty, has adorable rolls on her arms, and nice chunky thighs. Plus the cheeks will be around for a few more years if she follows tradition.

Sadie gets to the action as quick as possible. Mostly it's by crawling and sometimes in a downward dog position if she's wearing a long shirt or dress. Get used to it girlie...fashion before function! She can cruse around furniture or walls and has even taken a few steps.

She likes to clap her hands and waves to everyone.

Her first and only real word is banana. Yes all three syllables. I guess you know what her favorite food is!

Best of all she hugs her glow worm and rocks it while the music is playing. There's hope for this girl yet!

Back in Business

We're Back!!!!!

Here is my attempt at a catch up. Enjoy!

One of the boys favorite past times is to build "pillow forts". This involves every single pillow and blanket in the house. For some reason they're more fun to build than to clean up?!

Jaden, Sadie and I joined our neighborhood playgroup for a tour of the Forney City Fire Station! We simply couldn't miss it because I've noticed 90% of our pictures are taken in our house. My poor middle and youngest children have been deprived of all the fun activities Merik was exposed to. Maybe it's because San Francisco had so much to offer or just maybe it's a little harder to get out of the house with three kids.

Good morning Sadie Bug! Micah mentioned the other day that I should decorate Sadie's room with lady bugs. I asked him if he'd been in there lately because that's the way it's been for over a year now.

(Maybe that's where he got such a good idea!)

Thank goodness for friends who share their toys...especially toys my boys will never have! The Kemptons joined us for a BBQ (Micah's on a quest to make the best burger ever...he's getting pretty close!) and brought along their quads. At first Merik was a hesitant driver but by the end he was zipping around turns, standing up and pumping his arms. Let's just say Jessica and I got ourselves uninvited to the next session. It's a good thing our boys have dad's who understand their craziness.

Finally we attempted to take the kids to visit the Dallas Temple. We've been here almost 2 years and they've never seen it. Now we know why...they all fell asleep on the way over, the gates to the temple grounds were locked, Merik was not happy to get woken up, and Jaden couldn't walk around in his flip-flops. It's the thought that counts right?!

This is the best picture we got!

Gotta love him for trying!At least Sadie had fun!

A Picture Says a Thousand Words