WAY over due...

I realize I am way, way, WAY overdue for a blog post. But cut me a little slack....We've had our hands very full! Since Christmas Eve we haven't been the healthiest family on the block. Jalyn started with a nasty cold! Really, really, really nasty...couldn't even sleep laying down cause she couldn't breath and would cough so hard she would throw up! Then that turned into an ear infection and landed us in urgent care on New Years day.....where we believe she picked up the FLU! In between her ear infection and the flu Bradyn caught her cold and cough (along with the pukes and runs) and I got a sinus infection. Jalyn had the flu and a high fever for about 4 days....once we thought the kids were healthy we discovered that B had an ear infection and pink eye....which seems to be clearing up now. But guess what! Jalyn has come down with another cold. The doctor says she is picking up all the germs from school and it is OK. We either deal with it now or deal with it when she heads to kindergarten. And maybe when she heads to kindergarten I will finally get a good night of sleep!! I can only dream of a quality night of sleep these days....

In between all the sickness I have been fixin' up the old resume, job hunting, and interviewing like crazy. I accepted a job on Friday with a company called DataSphere. Seems like a cool company, smart people and lots of growth potential. It is a small company and the atmosphere reminds me of the good ol' Zango days. I start on February 8th. I am gonna miss my babies like crazy but they will be in great hands with Nana. Nobody loves them more....well, except me and Kyle, but since God only knows how much tuition will be when they head to college I must go back to work and start savin' some money....its too bad moms aren't paid the big bucks they deserve (or even if teachers were paid the amount they deserve then maybe I could stay home a bit longer)....

Anyway, enough rambling from me. I put together a slideshow highlighting the past month of our lives.

A few of the top highlights from December:

• #1 It's been a tradition for the past couple years to go to dinner and Snowflake lane with Brie, Riley, Lauren, Jalyn and myself. Last year at our dinner I surprised the girls by telling them I was expecting. This year when we sat down at dinner Brie pulled out the camera to take a picture of us. When she was about to snap the picture Brie said 'Everyone say Lauren is 7 weeks Pregnant!' I was SOOO excited. Lauren and Ryan are expecting baby Carlton July 21st! We couldn't be more excited for our dear friends. In the slideshow you will see a picture of Lauren throwing her hands up in the air.....this is what Brie caught on camera. So...in order to keep the tradition alive, next year it is Bries turn! ;) Congrats Lauren and Ryan! This little angel is so blessed to have the two of you as parents.
• #2 Our friends Brent and Emily gave birth to a sweet baby boy- Owen Bradly- Born December 18, weighing in at a whopping 5 pounds 4 ounces!! Tiny little guy....wait until you see the picture of him next to B! So funny....
• #3 Bradyn opened his very first Christmas present...a pair of Air Jordans. Now...as much as I'd love for him to be a basketball player, I have a feeling that isn't in the cards for him. Coming in at 90th percentile for weight and 30th for height seems more like a lineman or linebacker than a shooting guard....but I'll keep praying. :)
• #4 Jalyn got her first MP3 player with huge Hello Kitty headphones. She listens to Michael Jacksons 'Beat It' over and over and over again. which works out nicely for me because it means I can give her the headphones in the car and not have to listen to 'Beat It' on repeat for hours every week.
  

Enjoy...