MAT IS OLD!

Today is Mat's 43rd birthday. Wow he is OLD. He has spent the morning snoozing in the lazy boy, after another sleepless night for us both with Miss Halle. She is so darn cute, we don't really care that she does not sleep. Much.

All well on our home front. We are anxious for Spring time weather to continue. Kids love being outside.

Tanner is doing great in his new area, and really likes his companion. It is amazing to see the growth in him as we read his emails. Admittedly, I am looking forward very much to my Mother's Day phone call. I think Breanne is, too!

Sara is busy wrapping up her graduation plans and requirements. She has done so many great extracirricular activities that it has been a bit of a scramble to make sure she has all the required credits. She loves the Lion House, mostly her boss, Julie Ulrich. But in any case, she likes going to work.

Katie is in Hawaii this week with the Matheson's. I am drawing up adoption papers for Katie and myself if possible. Mathesons are so good to Katie and we are so grateful for their influence on her. I would like to be influenced by anyone in Hawaii, so let me know....

Chloe is as busy as ever. She is a great student and very sensitive to everyone around her, which is good...and bad at times. We are working on ignoring those things that bother her and hurt her tender feelings. Meg is doing ok in school. It's a struggle for her, but she tries so hard. She is so fun to be around and a happy kid. She has a little creative/imaginative side emerging which is so great to watch. Mati is still smart as a whip and doesn't understand why 6 yr olds can't do everything everyone else does. She watches Sara like a hawk and wants to be just like her.

Halle is amazing. She is just so sweet. She loves to be held. Dr. Owens put her on some reflux meds and we hadn't seen much difference til the past few days when we changed it up a little. She loves when her physical therapist, Pat, comes on Thursday mornings. She loves the massage and sleeps the rest of the day. She just gets so relaxed. I think she is just about ready to smile and we are all watching every second for who gets the first grin.

Tonight's our ward party, just how Mat wants to spend his birthday. Chloe signed us up to bring Jello and is very excited to make her appearance with her contribution in hand.

Signing off til the next time I have a few minutes of time, with nothing really to say....