Catching up

I can't believe it's been like 8 months since I posted last! My bad. :) Anyway, I guess a lot has changed since then: I got a job at Gold's Gym, we bought a house and most recently a puppy named Diesel. Zach was a manager at Macaroni Grill for a short time, but it just wasn't right for our family at that point - long, long shifts, working on his days off - that kind of thing. So, he's back to bartending and serving which is good. He's keeping busy. My job is pretty much the same all of the time except that I finally took my personal training certification test a couple weeks ago and passed. I haven't started training anyone yet - we're not really sure how God wants me to use the certification but I know it will be good. So, for now, I work 4:30 am - 9:30 am Monday through Fri and I've been working Saturday's but we're trying to get me off of that shift.


Gavin is great! He's getting big and strong and fast. He's spitting new words all the time. He can now climb in and out of his crib with ease. Joy. :I He loves having the puppy around. Spring time is rapidly approaching here in Montana. Now, it'll snow for a day or two and then warm up to like 48 and melt it all away within hours (that's what's happening today). The days are getting longer and I'm getting ready for gardening season. We've got a lot of landscaping to do come spring and I'm planning a great big garden! So excited! I went and bought some seeds today and some peat pellets and soil tester. My mother-in-law already has some sprouting plants so I'd better catch up.

In December we drove out to Wyoming and picked up Zach's sister, Summer and her new husband, Fred, and they've been living with us since then. It's taken Fred a long time to find a job but he just started working this week - thank God. They're really great and they've been super helpful with Gavin. Plus, they've got a 2 year old dog that has been a really awesome big sister for Diesel. She wears him out and then he sleeps. It's working for us. He behaves much better after playing all day.

Here are some pics from the last few months: