Overdue Update!

I keep meaning to hop on here and write and update and always think....tomorrow....I will do it tomorrow....Well, 4 months worth of tomorrows have gone by and here I am:-) I am anxiously awaiting the start of the Seahawks Super Bowl game and could think of nothing better to do than write about whats been going on around here. Let's start with the kids. Bekah is doing very well. She is getting straight A's in 3rd grade and is a part of her yearbook club at school. She has made a couple of friends at school that she likes to hang out with, but definitely no one who compares with her BFF's back in Yelm. Those friends still hold her heart. She has been playing basketball and is excited about fastpitch season starting soon. JD is becoming a young man right before my very eyes. He has adjusted to the craziness of intermediate school and is making A's & B's. No clubs at school for him, but he is on a fantastic league basketball team that is currently undefeated. They have invited him to be a part of their AAU tournament team, The Hill Country Hawks, and he is excited to start that soon. Bethany is doing so well academically and socially. I've said it before and I'll say it again, this move has been fantastic for her. The schools offer so many more things that are up her alley and she has found people that she has things in common with. It's been very fun to watch her grow into a teenager. She is all registered for high school and she is hoping to be in the International Baccalaureate program. Doug's job, which is of course the reason we came down here, is going very well. He has come to be a leader in his group. He has to wear a tie everyday, which is very different, but he looks so nice:-) Right now his job has taken him to Korea for 2 weeks. We knew travel would be part of this position and I am so excited for the experiences it will offer him! As a lot of you know, I began a new adventure of working full time in the office of an elementary school in January. I haven't worked a full time job since Bethany was born, 13 years ago, and it has been quite an adjustment. I really do enjoy it and I'm loving the independence I'm already seeing in the kids. They are packing their lunches at night, getting themselves up in the mornings and making their own breakfasts. The best part of being at a school is that I'll have all their same vacations, so I really feel like I get the best of both worlds! I am not at Bekah's current elementary school, but she has said that she would like to come to my school next year, so that will be fun. The house is definitely coming along. I continue to feel so blessed to have such a beautiful home. It isn't quite what we imagined as far as having more space outside, but it's more than we could have imagined on the inside. So far we've been able to host Doug's dad and my mom and are looking forward to having Doug's mom and stepdad come in a couple weeks. We have lots of space for visitors, so just remember that our door is always open! As with any move, some things have been hard. The biggest thing for me is my nutrition and fitness. As a lot of you know, last year I made a huge leap in my personal nutrition and fitness and by July was in the best shape of my life. I had decided that I wanted to become a personal trainer and that is still a life goal that I have. Moving here, I still have yet to find my routine for working out. It might seem crazy, but it is a big point of sadness for me . I am absolutely determined to get back on track!!! I will have to keep you updated:-) We continue to miss our friends and family back in Washington tremendously!!! We love you all!!!