Joining the Land of Blog

I've seen a few other blogs and it is nice to keep up with friends and family so we are doing our own blog. Jared turned 6 this year and David is 4. Both of the boys are highly energetic and keep me on my toes. Larry is a Safety Engineer and just got a job on the east side of Washington State. I am a stay-at-home mom and enjoy photography on the side. We lived in Tacoma for the past 2 years, it was a good experience for us just getting out of the Air Force. We miss the health benefits! But the benefits of living over here outweigh the benefits of living in Tacoma. We have had our house up for sale since August and hoping for a sale. We did get a low ball offer, but after counter offering, the buyer pulled out - which is okay by us! We spent 15K on upgrades and improvements so we aren't ready to give it away.

Jared is in the 1st grade, he is struggling with his extra energy. He has a good teacher who is doing her best with him. We are working on a good parent-teacher relationship and I am going to start volunteering to help her out to lighten her load. Jared does seem to enjoy school altogether. He is a very happy boy, his enthusiasm for life shows in his eyes. Everyone says Jared looks just like his daddy, I agree.

David can hardly wait to go to Kindergarten next fall, he is very envious of his older brother and the things he gets to do (mainly, riding the bus). He is more mellow when he is by himself, whereas he suddenly changes personalities when he and Jared are playing. It's fun to watch and sometimes stressful. While they can be great playmates, they can also be the worst kind of trouble together. I guess that is how brothers work. David takes after me with his features, almost everyone tells me he looks like me - I say "almost" because there are always a few odd people who don't see it.