What's happened in the last 7 1/2 months.....
Danielle turned 2 on January 22nd. We had a Dancing Diva birthday party.
Lots of Pink Frosting!
Grant and I finally gave in to God's call and started a life group. We are called "Family Matters" and have been getting together every other Friday night for fellowship and just started a Sunday morning class.
Grant's birthday was April 7 and he turned the big 35 this year!
The biggest news this year was Brigee GRADUATED! Yay! She starts at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Ia in August. She will be studying to be a Radiology Tech.
Ella Ann had her 1st birthday June 30, so of course we had a "Princess Party"!
Mama got a promotion and started a new position at work as Financial Coordinator for Radiation Oncology.
We went on a week long vacation in July. It was supposed to be in Dauphin Island, AL, but due to the oil spill, we went to Osage Beach, MO. We didn't actually see a beach there, but had tons of fun on the lake!
While at the Lake of the Ozarks, we celebrated our 6th Anniversiary, my 37th birthday,
and Brigee's 18th Birthday!!!!
and you'll never guess how Brigee and Katelin celbrated....
Yep, that's them "up in air" as Dani likes to tell us :)
So, that takes us up to the end of July. Of course, that's only the big highlights.
Since August has started...
I have been in EPIC training. Our hospital is converting to an Electronic Medical Record and that means lots and lots and lots of classes! It will be awesome when it "Goes Live"!
Danielle and Ella have both moved up into different classes at daycare. (Ella moved 6 mths early. The child cannot be still for more than 2 seconds! )
Brigette is very excited about starting college in a couple weeks. She is so ready to be on her own. I think she has a bit of my independent streak :). We will get to go see her new dorm next month.
Grant and I will be teaching Timothy Team again this year on Wednesday nights. And then on Sunday mornings Grant will be teaching the same lesson in our Life Group/Sunday School.
We are studying Genesis and he has been reading the whole book! God is getting ready to do mighty things through him, I can just feel it!
Our Life Group started hosting an evening Food Pantry at our church. We will be there the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month and are very excited about getting to serve our community together!
So, I do beleive I have caught up on this blog. I promise the following posts will most definitely not be this long! Hope you continue to follow us as we try to live the "Simply" wonderful life God has planned for us!
