Update on The Fam

Aunt Leslie has asked for a quick update on our family, so here goes…

Brandon is 7 months old, but is the size of an 18-month old kid. At least that’s the size of clothes he is wearing. The clothes come right out of Carter’s dresser and into Brandon’s. He is at the stage where he’s trying to crawl, but still can’t quite get it. He ends up scooting backwards a bit, rolls around, and then starts crying because he’s too frustrated. It’s a little sad, but quite funny. He has always been a happy, smiley boy and continues that now.

Carter is 2 ½ and is growing up a ton every day. Unfortunately for his daddy, he hasn’t developed a love for sports quite yet (although we do play ‘kick’ every now and again). He has however developed a love for reading, doing puzzles, watching Cars, and building houses out of the couch cushions. We are working on potty training and he is doing quite well. He loves wearing underwear, especially his ‘Tow Truck Mater’ undies. As for the puzzles, his favorite one now is the ‘United States of America’ puzzle (not American Idol, as he’ll remind you). He knows every state and is working on the capitals.

Emily and I are doing quite well. Emily is still working one night a week and finishing up some school work via BYU-Idaho. This, and raising two youngens, keeps her quite busy. I’m still working for the same company, Vulcan, and am enjoying that quite a bit. The occasional trip down to Portland for Blazers games and other perks have made it even better. We love our ward and the neighborhood we live in, but have been quite frustrated with the weather this winter. Who would’ve thought it would rain this much here? And we miss being closer to family.

Our dog, Chica, has not been with us for 4 years now and is missed dearly.