Ketchup! Mustard!

Yet again another catch-up post. When am I going to learn that it is way easier to just do lot's of short posts then one really long one? We will see how long this really is though. Our life really isn't that interesting. So what have we been up to the last few months?

-Cruz turned 4 in January. He is finally beginning (beginning) to mellow out. He is still full of LOT's of energy, but at least he doesn't have that crazy energy anymore. He is always smiling (except when he is in time-out).

-Beckham is now 23 months. He runs around like he is as big as Cruz (which he almost is). Cruz weighs 32lbs and Beckham weighs 27lbs.

-Brendan turned the big 3-2 in January

-I turned the big 2-9 in March. It's weird to think that I'll be 30 in a year (I hate it when people say that and I just said it). Thirty isn't that old, but to go from 29 to 30 seems like a big jump.

-In December we discovered that Brendan has an eye disease called "Keratoconus". He has gone about 10 years with a number of diagnosis's, but we finally hit the nail on the head. Basically his cornea is thinning causing it to make a cone shape instead of a sphere. He has to wear hard contacts that are about the size of the tip of a pencil eraser. And they cost a whopping $250 per contact (my heart starts beating a little faster every time I think about that). He went from seeing 20/80 with corrected vision to 20/20. He literally was seeing a whole new world when he got his new contacts. I was little afraid that he might have ran for the hills after he finally saw what I really look like.  :)

-Thanks to Daddy's amazing vision, Cruz now get's to wear glasses. They are pretty darn cute on him. They are bright orange.

-We are settling into the place. I still have yet to finish painting. I am a complete slacker. Hence no new posts. :) I love it here. I knew I would like it, but didn't think I would love it. Every time I drive home I am in awe of how beautiful it is where we live now and I can't believe we were so blessed with this house. I actually see myself staying in Olympia for quite some time now.

- We are slowly turning into little mini farmers. Ok, Brendan really is the one turning into the farmer. I just try to support his new found love of working outside. Brendan is friends with a guy who is friends with the largest local fruit producer in our area. We got hooked up with blueberry and raspberry bushes from said fruit producer's personal farm. We will also soon be planting a garden that Brendan plans on being able to feed us all year long on (I don't know if the last part is true, but I sometimes wonder).

-We got chickens today. Ten of them!!

-We got a dog...... for a week. She was a rescue dog and was already 2-years-old. Beckham tried climbing on her one day and she growled and nipped him in the knuckle. Beckham thought it was hilarious, me, not so much. A day later he crawled up to her, put his hand on her thigh and she did it again (minus making contact with the knuckle). Needless to say, she went back. It was a good learning experience though.... I learned that I am not a dog person.

-I started watching a little girl from the ward in October. She is 3 and is a little diva. I don't know if I want any girls now. Just kidding. The first few months were tough with her. It was an adjustment for her and Cruz. They both fought over who was the alpha. But, suddenly one day things changed. Cruz and Jazlyn played all day and there were absolutely no fights. This actually happened on my birthday (it was the best birthday present I could have asked for). I don't watch her for the money (but that is a nice plus), but because I have been in that same position before. As a mother you feel a little less guilty having to leave your child to go to work when you know he/she is in good hands (ok, maybe she isn't in that good of hands with me).

-We are going into our 7th year of business and are still going strong.

-In December, Brendan and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. Man, I have an amazing husband!! I sometimes want to strangle him, but I would be lost without him.

Ok, that has really wracked my brain. I think that is the gist of everything that has been going on here. Hopefully you'll hear back from me soon. But I can't make any promises. :)