update

Wow, I guess I need to get this blog updated... So much has happened since I last updated.
Hmm... Where should I start.
In late December, we found out that Paul was getting a promotion to the new GM at the Plant he works for. He is still with Western Container. He is on a probationary period for 6 months which is up in June. I am so proud of him and all the work he puts in to support our family. He has taken well to the new challengese at work and loves his job. I have not seen Paul this happy in I don't know when... He has really taken to learning all he can about the people he works with! I am just really proud of him!

Xander turned 6 at the end of January! He was so excited to finally be a six year old. He had a great little party here at the house and some of our most precious and dearest friends came to celebrate with us. We did balloon pinatas and has several little games we played. He had so much fun and asks me all the time when it was going to be his birthday again. Hmm.... Other things going on in Xanders world... He just had surgery about 3 weeks ago. He had tubes put in his ears and his tonsilles removed. He did amazing! The nurse said that when he woke up he was smiling and asked if he had his tonsilles out yet. He recovered quickly and was back in school 9 days after surgery. We just got his report card and he is in the advance levels for kindergarden. WOW... I didn't think he would have patience for school, but he has suprised me!!! What a great little kid he is!

Haven is well... Haven. She is in a class all her own. She is for sure the Diva of the house and thinks that she is the boss of everything. She loves the babies that we watch and loves to help me out. She is a baby feen. She is going to be starting Kindergarten this year! YEAH!

Zach has had a crazy few months... He developed new sysmptoms and we were able to get him reffered to an infectious disease specialist. What a blessing that was. She was able to take all the information we had and all the symptoms and put them together. She had TONS of labs run and lots of results. His ESR level was a little elevated but not to much so she was not as concerned with that. All really checked out ok and she said that it is next to impossible to believe that any of his symptoms could be cause from cancer. She has reffered us to an Endocranologist and also a Gastroinuerologist. She belives that the symptoms that has plagued him for the last 4 years is due to a growth hormone issue and a rare abdominal migraine disorder. What a relief to have some answers after 4 years of searching. WoW what a relief to know what has plaqued my son for so long now.
Zach just got glasses and is to cute in them. He is still at the top of his class and love to do his school work. He has been placed in advance reading and math classes which there are only 7 kids allowed in the program from 1st grade. He has just really developed a love for math. He is totally his daddy's boy.

Well I guess we are down to me... Well I am somehow keeping myself from going completely crazy. We have had so many things going on. Miriam, Pauls baby sister, came to stay with us for a while. She was here for just over a month and I loved having her. She is pregnant and it was so fun to watch her change over the time she was here. It was great to have time to grow an even deeper bond with her. My nephew, Chandler also came to visit for a week. We did so many activities when they were here so I will seperate those out in different posts with pictures.
Overall Life is great! I am thankful for being who I am and somehow being able to cope with the daily life. I am still baby sitting 2 little guys and I don't know what I would so with out them.
so for now we are living, loving and laughing every day!