Guess who's back...back again

A combination of life slowing down and me getting more organized over the last few months has made it so that I can start writing again!  Yay!!

I have not written a post in almost a year.  Yikes.

So.......

I have a lot to catch up on.

Which I will probably do in bits.

So you don't get bored.

And my hands don't hurt :)

Us currently:

Neal:  Still being a rockstar at the UCCC.  He's designed several shows, and is still doing the "dj thing" (as many people call it when they ask him about it).  He is an amazing and adorable dad, who is so excited that his boys are getting old enough to actually play with him (in the way that dads play).  He is currently the Executive Secretary (secretary for the bishopric) in our ward, and is enjoying learning, receiving opportunities to serve, and growing.

Amanda: Still a stay-at-home-momma.  Best job in the world, I tell ya.  Learning a lot about being a mom, God's way of parenting, and about who I am and who God needs me to become.  I'm currently learning the organ for church, and enjoying being able to breath a little bit after being Young Women's President during the Cultural Celebration for the temple that was dedicated in Fort Collins in October.  I am still teaching piano, and will have eight students as of next week. 

Joey:  Will be THREE tomorrow!  AH!  He is definitely becoming a little kid instead of a toddler.  He currently loves trains, construction trucks, President Monson, nursery at church, and being outside.  He often tells people that he is going to marry his friend, Lucy, in the temple.  He is very tender-hearted, loving, and compassionate.  He is a fantastic big brother, and currently has a "love-hate" opinion about Hunter getting bigger: he loves that they can wrestle and run around together, but he hates that Hunter can come steal his toys.  He's incredibly inquisitive, and enjoys learning "why" (about everything...until mom gets annoyed).  He is also....*drum roll please*.....POTTY TRAINED.

Hunter:  Turned 1 in March.  Loves knocking over blocks, dancing to music, and anything that he can bang against something else to make noise.  He enjoys running after his brother, and will give almost anything to be outside instead of inside.  EVERYTHING goes in his mouth, so we are on constant watch for little things on the floor.  He has five teeth, a dimple on one side, and a mischievous twinkle in his eye that you can't help but smile at.

As a family:  We have paid off everything except our house, and are working towards that as our next goal.  We bought a van (woo!), and are excited for the amount of space that we have in our car now.  We're working on several home organization projects, putting the next piece in our garden, and strengthening our little family's bonds.

I'm excited to get writing again! 

March 2016

Now that we have two kiddos, I'm going to start doing monthly updates for our whole family.  I'm sure Hunter will give me a hard time about the fact that Joey got special posts each month for his first two years and he didn't, but he'll have to deal with it ;)

March was a really crazy, fun month - mostly because we added a new member to our family!  Hunter was born on March 6th.  To read about that click here.

Neal: Neal has been working incredibly hard.  He started serving at the Candlelight again so that we can eliminate our debt as fast as possible.  He's been a rockstar when he's been home, though.  I've been having a hard time keeping up with housework, and Neal has picked up the slack on that.  

Amanda: I'm doing a lot better postpartum-wise this time around.  Looking back, I realize that after Joey was born I had postpartum anxiety, and that I was borderline postpartum depression.  I was worried about the same thing this time. But I'm doing much better this time - physically, mentally, and emotionally.  Adjusting to two has been rough, but we've had lots of wonderful support.

Joey: Read about Joey here.

Hunter: You can read about Hunter's birth story here. Hunter had a rough start.  Between the bruising on his face from birth and his size, his bilirubin levels were very high, so he ended up on a Bilibed for a few days.  We had to supplement with formula until my milk came in (my milk comes in late, which doesn't help). We called him the "Neon Ninja."  Other than that he's just been eating, sleeping, and peeing!

As a family, we celebrated the Resurrection of our Savior on Easter.  We went to dinner at Neal's aunt's house.  Other than that, we pretty much just spent our entire month adjusting to the new little boy in our family :-)