Trying to Make a Comeback

I am going to give blogging another try. It is amazing how busy we have been as a family. We sold our house in Oklahoma in April 2012 and the kids and I moved into a hotel. We lived there for a month. Please Lord, help us find alternatives to that next time. Our son turned 8 and we had a swimming party for him in May. The same month we went to Dumas to stay with my mom for 3 weeks. We intended to stay with her the entire summer, but my 10 year old's soccer team requested she be at practice on July 1. We moved in with my husband's parents for the rest of the summer. July 7 our precious baby turned 2. She is so wonderful, fun, and energetic. Baby K loved being the center of attention on her birthday and felt like a princess. In August, our oldest turned 10. Our house was ready in August and the kids started school 3 days later. Our oldest is now in Middle School and has flourished. K plays soccer (practices 3 days a week and games 2 days a week.) She also was selected Rock Star of her Middle School in October and tried out for a play in November. The performance will be in February and she had to sing a solo and memorize a one minute monologue for the audition. Our son is making great grades and has made so many friends. In fact, one boy also moved here from Okalahoma and moved into our neighborhood. J is also playing basketball. Baby K has decided she is a climber. She held on to the spindles and walked out on the 2 inch ledge on our stairs. She was about 8-10 feet in the air with nothing but stairs under her. J noticed and screamed for us. I got there and could not decide whether to run upstairs and pull her over the rail or stand under her and catch her if she fell. Fortunately B came in soon and could reach up and grab her by standing on the stairs. A few weeks later baby K was climbing into her stroller and the brakes weren't on so it rolled out from under her. She fell backward and hit her head on the kitchen island. She had to get a staple put in her head. It is hard to blieve that B has been with his new company nearly a year now. He loves his job and feels that he made the right move. That wraps up our crazy, busy year. I hope and pray that all of our family and friends are happy and healthy and loving this wonderful time of year where we celebrate our Savior, Jesus!