A wintery sunday morning!

Good Morning! Well, I guess it is technically afternoon! I am still cozy and warm in my PJ's. The weather is beautiful. It is snowy and cold outside. Church was cancelled today because of the weather. We have a good 8-10 inches of snow piled up in our backyard. The boys are loving all the play time. It has been very relaxing not to have to worry about being anywhere or doing anything. I do have some studying to do for a final on monday--I don't know if I will actually have school tomorrow or not, but, I still need to study. We ventured out last night for pizza with Tim, Michelle and the kids. It was great to hang out with the cousins. We don't get to see them as much when all the kids are in school and have sports and different activities. It has been a nice change of pace this week just to hang out with the family and relax! Stay warm and have a great sunday!

New additions

Well, most of you have heard by now that we have a few more boys in our home! Juan and Enrique moved into our home in september and we are working towards making an adoption finalized. We are quickly adjusting to having 3 energetic boys around! Juan turned 3 in November and is attending preschool while I am at class. Rique turned 5 in August and is going to afternoon kindergarten at the same school that Matt is at. They are both very smart, fun boys. They both have some health issues that we are uncovering and dealing with slowly. For the most part they are just really active boys! I haven't actually sat thru a church meeting since they have moved in-It is a whole different life with a 3 yr old around! Matt is learning to live with other people taking up Mom and Dad's time. He has been pretty lucky to have us all to himself for so long. It is a big change for him to have to share his toys and house and his friends! I need to go put Juan down for his nap. I will try to get back on when he is asleep. I hope you are all staying warm-it has been freezing here all week! (No school today!)

Greetings!

Hello! I know I haven't been great about keeping up to date on our blog-I am sorry! Here is a little update on life over here at the Smith household.

Matt is doing great in first grade. He is reading so well and loves math. Coach-Pitch softball starts soon. This will be his third year on the same team. Matt loves having his daddy as coach. Matt is really into Pokemon-He was so excited to attend his friend's Pokemon birthday party this past weekend.

Rob is busy, busy, as usual. He is teaching Seminary every morning and then commuting to either Bellevue or Seattle for work. His latest project is our master bedroom. He is trimming out the windows and putting in new baseboard. He just got finished painting the walls and I got my new curtains put up (along with a new bed/bedding). I love the spring! Everyone gets so excited to finish projects!

I am attending school to become a Lisenced Massage Practitioner (LMP). I love it. The hours fit perfectly into my schedule. I also run my church's scrapbook group and lead the activity day meetings (8 - 11 year old girls-kinda like girl scouts!). And, I am starting an adoption/infertility support group in our area. We meet once a month for lunch and try to help each other out where possible. I am so excited for spring to finally come!!!!! I have been working in my garden and watching all the bulbs bloom. I love this time of the year.

I am going to try really hard to keep up with my posts here (especially, so my sister Sarah and her friend Jaime will stop bugging me!)

Talk to ya soon!
Colleen

Check out our adoption profile:

http://www.providentliving.org/ses/birthmother/viewsingleprofile/0,12272,2133-1-8229-1-1,00.html