It's Been a While......

Hey Everyone! No...we didn't fall off the planet! I found the world of Facebook, so that regretfully has taken away my time from Blogging :( Life has caught up with us since April! I guess I'll give a quick update, and some pictures to get us up to this point.

* Isaac and I celebrated 5 years of marriage on June 11th! We took off on Daddy's motorcycle to Vegas for the weekend. It was incredible!
* Charlee had her end of the year dance show in May. Tap to Babyface and Ballet to My Balloon. It was priceless!
* Happy Birthday to Seth, Travis, Nevaeh, Dad, Kristi and Sarah!
* Seth & Fran are having a baby!! Baby Girl- Mackenzie Blythe is due January 16th right after my birthday :) We are going to be Aunties and Uncles!!
* Sarah graduated high school and moved to Missouri!
* Charlee's first trip to Boomers and Knott's Soak City!

Isaac- He passed his EMT class with an A!! 4th in his class! He passed his National Registry class the first shot!! AND he just received his formal State EMT License in the mail! I can't express how much hard work he put into this goal, and how so proud his family is of him! This summer he diligently worked hard on building us a shed to make our house (aka storage unit!) a home :) We now have room to breathe, it's wonderful! The heat was intense (117 degrees one day) but he did it! He also just finished a rigorous 500 calorie/day diet. In 3 weeks he has lost 17 pounds! He's on to the second part of the diet now which requires heavy calorie counting and exercise. I have faith that he will hit his goal of being 180 pounds. (Started at 221) Isaac just started another semester at COD. He's taking Philosophy, Math and Japanese. Continuing his goal to transfer to a UC school (either San Diego or Irvine) to complete his BA in Bio mechanical Engineering. Then onward to Medical School to be an ER Physician. Busy guy, but we have faith in him and his dreams. Still loving cars and drifting. Just went to a drift show with Kris in Vegas for the weekend. Had a blast! He's still an amazing husband and daddy, couldn't ask for anything more :)

Jessi - Nothings changed! lol Still at Islands and Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. Planning a wedding for her friends Ashley & Carlo in December. This fall, I'm hoping to start a Woman's Bible Study on Thursdays so I can start Dance class! My hopes are to take a Jazz class Wednesday nights and Ballet Wednesday mornings. I really need this, so I'm doing everything I can to do it! Other than that, doing my best at being a Mommy and Wife and keeping the house in order, while keeping my sanity!

Charlee- Just started Preschool this morning :) She is getting so big and beautiful, I ask myself everyday if she's really my child?! She is smart beyond her age and is so intelligent! We have (hopefully) gotten past the rough attitude patch we had a few months ago. She is very excited to start dance class next week! This year she will be in Tap and Jazz :) She will also be going to her Sunday School on Wednesdays with Nana :) She's starting to learn how to swim which is a relief! She also is excited about the possibility of having a new baby brother or sister......

Baby- Yes, we are trying for another baby :) We have mutually agreed that it would be great for Charlee to have a sibling and life long best friend! And a family of 4 sounds perfect for us! So far, no luck, but we will keep everyone informed when it happens :)

Nevaeh- started second grade this year and just turned 7!! I can't believe how fast she's grown! She is so smart and a sweetheart underneath all the madness in her life. Please keep her in your prayers as she is going through some major struggles in her Mother's house, and at school. Life isn't looking good for her and she might be going through some major changes soon. Pray also, that we can be ready for any of those changes. That regardless of what is happening, we can keep calm, and be there for Nevaeh no matter how difficult it is. During this time, we are choosing to have visits with her after school every Friday. It keeps her and Charlee balanced as much as possible.

So anywho's here are some recent pics! A lot has happened!