Picture Update

So I know it's been forever since I've posted, but I've decided to let it not reach a year.  So I'm going to start slowly updating on what I can remember over the past year, but for now here's just some pictures of a few things we've been up to and how much the kids have grown.

A few big items:
 - We bought a house!  It has needed a lot of work and cleaning, but we are learning how to do several things and Patrick is becoming a regular handy man.  We completely redid the kitchen when we moved in and he learned how to tile among other things.  And we've slowly been repainting, only a few more rooms to go.  We are taking a break for the summer on house projects and trying to focus on the yard (because it needs a lot of work too).  The yard looks pretty bad compared to the rest of the neighborhood.  But overall we love it.  It fits us perfectly and met all my requirements.  It's a four bedroom, all brick, all one level, on a little over a 1/2 acre lot.

-Baby Girl is due June 20th!  We are getting anxious to meet the new addition to our family.  Alden and Leigh are very excited and seem to understand what is happening especially as I get bigger and bigger.  Still trying to pull things together for her arrival, but counting down the days.  I'm ready to have a lap back and hopefully get a little energy back. 

-Patrick has recently changed job titles and is now an environmental engineer for the same company.  He stays busy, but I think he is enjoying it as he tries to get an understanding of the new roles.  He has been traveling more for training, but it home for the next few months for baby and then will have a few more conferences.  He was also made Young Men's president about 6 months ago and has stayed extra busy with the youth in the ward.  He loves working with them and has a good time.  We just miss seeing him several times a week when he's busy with meetings or other things.  This summer especially is already starting to fill up with camps and other activities, but I think he enjoys it almost as much the boys.

-Alden and Leigh seem to have a limitless amount of energy.  They are good friends and they run and play all day long.  I have no idea how to keep up with them, but they keep me going and laughing all day.  Alden is learning to express his independence as a three year old, which is causing Leigh to reveal her own independence and attitude as a 20 month old.  The only difference is Alden can actually do things for himself and Leigh can't always do what she wants to do.  She's just starting to talk which is a little more helpful, but we are all learning a lot of patience.