Hola

For the five of you out there who still check this blog, sorry I've been absent a while. Things have been really crazy this month and it's only going to get busier, but it's exciting busy.

The last couple of days of July we moved to a new house! It's actually a duplex, but it's 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms! We love it. It was a lot of work to move AGAIN, but it was so worth it. Our last house was just not kid friendly, among many other undesirable traits. I'll put up some pictures of the new place as soon as we're totally settled in - it's still a little rough around the edges.

Then, right after moving we went to Omaha to see our good friends Chad and Sara, yay! We have so much fun with them. Then we went to Texas and visited Jason's parents. It was some very good grandparent-grandchild time!

Now, I am coaching the JV volleyball team at Westminster Christian Academy. I coached their 8th grade B team last year. It's quite a leap to JV, but I'm getting into the swing of things and the varsity coach has been helping me a lot. It's a fantastic group of girls and I'm having a lot of fun - and getting in better shape hitting balls at them every day!

Also, as of September I will be taking over the music ministry at our church. I'm really excited about it - overwhelmed at the magnitude of the job - but mostly excited. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love music and leading worship and now to get paid for it?! Fabulous.

So, now you're thinking, what are you going to do with Amelia? Well, it just so happens that Jason will be home in time for volleyball practice every day, so that works out perfectly. And, the church is bringing a babysitter into the office for our staff meetings on Mondays (can you say free childcare?) and the rest of the job I can do from home. How perfect is this?! I'm really excited to work again and I'm hoping the balance will be right with time I'm home and time I'm away.

Speaking of Amelia, she's crawling now. It's awesome. She can entertain herself really well, and she loves being mobile. Unfortunately she's also pulling up on things and she's not too stable yet, so she got her first bruise yesterday and had quite a spill today. They fall so fast, you can't always catch them in time =( But, I swear babies are made partly of rubber, she always bounces back in no time.

So, there's an update. Crazy times, but exciting times. Jason starts school tomorrow and neither of us are ready for that, but, he's gotta go! Here's hoping the second year will be a little easier.

Check out Amelia's blog if you want to see some pictures from our trip