Sorry for the lack of updates everyone. I've been yelled at too many times so I can't continue to procrastinate anymore. Here it is!
Mikayl - We took Mikayl ice skating for the first time with our friends Jenny & Amaiya. The girls were so scared at first, but by the end they were skating on their own without holding onto any hands or walls. It was a blast! We were all really proud of them. Mikayl had such a good time we decided to go again and she did great then too. She is really changing. In this past year she has really matured and is growing up to be a godly young girl. It's been amazing to watch her grow. She is not as timid about trying new things now. She has made new friends and had sleepovers almost every other weekend at our house. She has befriended my former student Megan. They became best friends after knowing each other for a whole hour! They are so hysterical to listen to. We all sing kareoke together and make movies on our video camera. They crack us up. Amaiya comes over for sleepovers often too. Mikayl loves taking care of her like a little sister. They are very sweet together.
Jefferson - He has been working like crazy. He's mostly gone 6 days a week 10-12 hrs a day. When he gets a day off, it's such a gift. We try to spend the whole day together becasue it's so rare. Over the past 3-4 months we've been trying to get pregnant and have run into some expected fertility issues. Jefferson is scheduled for surgery Wed Feb 27th to help with those issues. It will be a pretty simple 2 surgeries performed at the same time, just an outpatient procedure. He is being told to rest for about a week (no working). Then he has to be careful not to lift anything too heavy for about a month. We may not see any real results from the surgery for about 3 months. Please keep us in your prayers.
Jen - I've been busy working full time in Real Estate. I've been enjoying my move to Keller Williams and their amazing training. I've also been enjoying being a wife and step mom. I love taking care of my family and spending time together. Mikayl is excited about the thought of us having a baby and she is going to be a wonderful big sister. Jefferson talks about it everyday too. I seem to be the most reserved about the idea. I guess I just can't excited until I know it's reality. I know there's still a chance we can't conceive and that's fine too. As Mikayl reminds us, we can just adopt! We'll see.
We also were able to finally finish remodeling our kitchen before we hopefully move into a house later this year. Mikayl and Jefferson spent MLK day painting our cupboard doors and then he and I finished hanging them a few days later. It was pretty difficult living in our little condo with painted cupboards sprawled out all over our living room. But we made the best of it. Jeff Harper did a great job on our backsplash tile, and we jazzed up the hardware on the doors too.
We celebrated our 1st anniversary in January (our first meeting and date). It's funny but we don't really celebrate Valentine's Day because of those anniversaries and I just think the whole holiday is lame and meaningless (I know I'm weird!) It just doesn't hold meaning for us as a couple. But the one thing my husband promised to always give me on that day was a song sung to me by him of my choosing, a tradition he started last year. Last year was "Brighter than Sunshine", this year it was "Everything" by Michael Buble (he sings his songs so well!!) A tradition I'm happy he's keeping:)
