Not much new.

Hi everyone! There is not very much to report. Still very busy, trying to juggle our hectic schedule. Everything is going very well though. I am finally getting adjusted to my job.  It was hard to get in the swing of things after a year and half hiatus. I am starting to finally meet people in this town. In fact, on one of my first few days of training, one of my high school classmates walked in to Starbucks. We haven't seen each other since graduation. He too just moved to Great Falls. It was very nice to see a familar face, even if it has been 9 years. He comes into the store at least once a week so we get to catch up.

Jim is doing very well in his job. In fact he has done so well, that they are sending him to Orlando in December to go to a trade show. They only send employees that have high sales. He didn't think that he was going to get to go because he didn't fit the timeline of employment but he has gone so far above and beyond last years sales that they wanted to send him. I am so proud of him!

The boys are good. They are your typical 1 1/2 yr old an 4 yr old. They are into everything, they are climbing on everything, and they seem to always be dirty! Oh little boys! But they are best friends. It is so cute. Charlie looks up to Christopher so much! Chris has finally made a little friend here in our apartment complex. They are both big Broncos fans, so they are outside playing football all the time. When it's cold they still play it indoors. Charlie doesn't like being left behind. They had a great Halloween! This was the first time we went Trick or Treating. We all had a great time (Jim and I had just as much fun as the boys)! It is great family memory!.

That's about all I have to report for now. Hope everyone is well!

So apparently we can't keep up!

We did not realize how long it has been since we posted anything. Sorry Aunt Jackie! We have been keeping extremely busy! We seem to be gone every weekend whether it be fishing, going back to Missoula, or visiting our friends in Judith Gap. Hopefully it will be settling down soon! I decided that it was time to go back to work. I don't have much of an outlet to meet people so this is one way to get out there. I have been hired on at Starbucks. I orginally got hired to work as barista but they asked if I would be interested in Assistant Manager or a Shift Supervisor. I am very flattered but after thinking long and hard about I have decided to just be a Barista. I am happy with this decision and feel that it will work best with my family and school life.
Jim is busy busy busy with work. He is enjoying his job very much. I am very proud of him. He is doing very well and has settled into his position nicely. The company is wanting to open a second store here in the next year or so. Jim has a very excellent chance and running that store.
The boys are a handful and keep us on our toes. We love every second of it! Charlie is quite the mimic especially if it involves his older brother. He is picking up vocabulary very quickly these days. And he is very aware of what is going on around him. Christopher blows us away. He is a very smart child. His grandma Gail summed it up nicely is he a unique boy in a very good way. We are very interested to see how he fairs in school. He is very busy watching his favorite football player Marc Mariani play in the NFL. If you ask him he will give you all the info!

A beautiful celebration and a little head trauma

We spent the weekend up on Flathead lake for the wedding of our friends Rajiem and Jayne Seabrook. Rajiem and Jim became friends through the Missoula Raptors. They have been very close ever since. We had an amazing time! They had the perfect setting for their ceremony and reception. Rajiem's family came in from New York and Jayne's from Utah. We met some very nice people. Jim was one of the groomsmen and Chris was the ring bearer. They were both very handsome! Christopher and Charlie both danced the night away! Chris danced until Daddy picked him up and then he fell asleep on Dad's shoulders. An exact repeat for our friends Kristi and Tim's wedding a year ago. Chris had to bust out his break dancing skills. The entire crowd and DJ got a kick out of it. They made quite the impression on everyone.  I had many people ask if they could take the boys home with them. Chris made himself a little girlfriend with the flower girl. Actually with all of the bridesmaids too! Quite the ladies man he is. Charlie is too! He also won over the bridesmaids and a little girl that was the same age as him. Right before we headed home she walked over and puckered her lips and what do you know Charlie leaned in and kissed her. Jim and I are in trouble with guys! Gonna have to fight the girls off of them!

Charlie too had a little adventure this weekend.

We were out on the basketball court and he tripped over his own feet. His head met the basketball pole and the pole won. He got quite the gash above his eyebrow. He didn't cry for very long. It is a pretty intense wound. Thank god he has all that baby fat there or we think it could have been a lot worse. We drove him to the ER in Kalispell. Luckily he had no other head injuries (thankfully he didnt hit the pole much harder or we would be dealing with more head trauma) and did not have to get stitches. They just glued the wound shut. He even flirted with the nurses. The only part that he did not like was when we had to restrain him so the doc could glue him up. The wound looks good now. He will have a very nasty scar though. It hasn't even phased him that anything is wrong. Our poor baby has had a rough 1st year of life!

Lots to come in the weeks ahead!

Just got back from a quick trip to Missoula for a memorial service for a sweet friend of mine. Her name was Tiffani Turner. She passed away at the young age of 31 to cancer. She was one of my supervisors at Finn and Porter. She was a wonderful person. They boys and I took a quick trip over with my dear friend Kristi Mauws. Had a wonderful time being with her. She always brightens my days.
Now we are getting ready to spend the weekend up at Flathead Lake. Our dear friends Reggie and Jayne are getting married up there. Jim is a groomsmen and Christopher is the ring bearer. I will post picture when we get back. They are both going to look very handsome. Christopher has been "practicing" for a dance off that he is planning to have with another friend of ours. Should be quite entertaining!
Then next week our little stinker Chris is turning 4! Cannot get over that! Then 4th of July, another wedding after that, my grandparents 55th wedding anniversary after, and the list just keeps going! Going to be a very crazy but fun summer. I am going to try and be better about keeping this updated. So I will post new pics of the boys when I can. Hope that everyone out there is doing well and is hopefully getting a little bit of sunshine!

Finally!

We are finally settled into Great Falls. We have a cute little 2 bedroom apartment. Finally on a routine. We are loving everyday here. There is a lot to do with the boys. They are still adjusting but are doing very well. Some of our dearest friends live an hour away so we seem quite frequently. One of them has 2 little guys the same ages as our boys. So it is very nice. Jim is really enjoying his job. It has been quite awhile since he has been this happy with a job. He is learning a lot and doing quite well for himself. I am very proud of him.

The boys are getting very big! Lil Charlie just turned 1. Can't believe how fast time is going by! Lil Chris is going to be 4 next week. Not sure which child makes us feel older. Charlie learns something new everyday. Christopher is very good about helping out and teaching his brother things. Chris is vivacious as ever! He really is too smart for his age. And he can remember things like no other. We are so proud of our little guys. We are blessed to have such an amazing little family.

Hope everyone out there is doing well!

A change is coming!

So as most of you know, we are moving to Great Falls. Jim got a job with Fastenal. He is one of their outside sales reps. He is very excited! This job has a lot of potential for him to make some good money to move up  in the company. Something that he has been waiting a long time to do. I am very very proud of him. We are all very excited to make this new journey. We have both friends and family that live in GF's. So there will be lots to keep us busy. I will not be working, at least not right away. We are hoping that this will help the boys adjust to the new life style. We of course are very sad to be moving away from the only place we know but we are not going very far.

Little Chris had to get glasses. We just took him in for a routine check-up since I have bad eyes, we figured it wouldn't hurt to get him checked. Well, low and behold he has one good and one bad eye. The doc said it was good that we caught it early because the problems that he has could create a lazy eye in is bad eye. He looks so stinkin cute!

Charlie is running around like crazy! He gets more talkative and active everyday. He is literally into everything! he is growing up way too fast. We are going to his 1st bday this Saturday so we can get it in before he moves.

Hope everyone is well!

It has been too long! Sorry!!!!!

Ok so I know that it has been months since I have posted anything, Sorry everyone, our lives have been crazy! So lets see...Charlie will 11 months old here in a week or so. It's hard to imagine that my baby is going to be a year old in a month! He started walking at about 9 1/2 months. Now he is full on running! He is trying to keep up with his big brother. He is very animated! He says a few words. The usuals, mama,dada, and my favorite brava (brother). And he waves hello and goodbye. He is getting so big!

Christopher is just as talkative and active as ever! Now that the weather is getting warmer he get more and more energetic! Literally bouncing off the walls at times. He is going to be 4 here in about 2 months! These kids are starting to make us feel old.

Jim has been looking for jobs all over the state. Just needs something that pays a bit more. I only have about a month left this semester. Very excited about that! Jim and I are going to run our first 5K in May. It the Susan G Koman Race For a Cure. It will be held in Helena on May 15th. We are looking for team members and donations. Here is the link to our team website if you are interested in running or making a donation. Susan G Koman Race.

Take care everyone!

The Holidays!

Wowsers! Christmas has come and gone. Things are always busy for us on the holidays but we always have fun.  In fact we did our family gift exchange the night before Christmas Eve just because we had sop much to do! Christmas Eve we went to chruch had a nice dinner and opened presents with Jim's family. His brother Danny came home from Billings. Then Christmas morning we got up nice and early so the kids could open their gifts from Santa. Then we had a big breakfast with my Dad, Step-Mom, Step-Sister, Step-Grandmother, and my grandparents. Of course opened more presents. Then we headed to my Mom's and had dinner and gifts there! Our children are spoiled! My other grandparents, my parents, sister, Jim's family including his grandmother, my aunt, uncle, and cousin from Seattle, and my great uncle and his wife were all there. We played poker and games all night. It was great. Then through out the week Jim and I had more family in. Another aunt and uncle mine came in. So did Jim's aunt and cousin. So we have been busy, busy, busy! But it was so nice to see everyone.

For New Years we did First Night Missoula. Which is an all day event with various acts and activities all over town. We took the kids swimming, rode the carousel, and did various things at UM. Then we headed to our friends house and played some Wii. But we rang in the New Year at home. It was a great evening!

Today Jim and I took Chris and his brother Tim and my step-sister Lydia to Discovery. Charlie stayed home. Chris was tearing up the slopes on his skis. He is pretty good.  Lydia and I hung out on the bunny hill learning and re-learning to snowboard, The weather and snow were awesome! Christopher never wanted to stop! He barely made it to his carseat before he passed out on the way home.

                       

Well hope everyone has a great 2010!