Updates

   We're well in to the new year at this point. The family is doing well and we're getting into doctor appointment season. Ari has all of her yearly visits with her doctors coming up. Two in March and one in April. The fourth doctor isn't even taking appointments until June, so who knows when that one will be, but it needs to be sooner that later. The April appointment is for her back. We'll find out when the next surgery will be then. This should just be an adjustment surgery, so everyone keep their fingers crossed and keep Ari in your prayers on that one.

   At this point, as I have time, I'm going to actually start posting here more often. I'm going to use this at the place to post larger amounts of pictures that I have of the family. I'll put links up periodically and I already have a few if you look back at the older posts. I'll try to start off the post title with "Pictures:" so you don't have to go looking over all the posts. I'll try to put a note up on facebook now and then when I put up some pics. Also, I am on Google+ for anyone using that. It is nice, if severely underused. (It also integrates well with this blog, so it makes things easier on me). 

   Here are some updates on the kids.

   Ariana is still going to school every day with mommy. She's in the threes class now and doing generally well. She tends to get very touchy about her back and has her good and bad days. We're trying to keep all of her services going at this point (a Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist and a special teacher to help her with adjusting to school with her back and muscle problems). The problem is she gets her services at school, which is in a different county from where we live. The state has cut the funding that allowed counties to work with each other on this, so once she turns four her services end until we move her in to a school in our county. Of course that means starting over with all new therapists and testing and all that. Plus if we move out of county, that will start over again at that point. So, we're currently weighing all of our options and seeing what we come up with. For now it will most likely mean moving her to a new school...

   Lily is doing well. She's crawling and trying to pull herself up. She'll be ten months old soon. She's going to school with mommy as well. Still in the infants room but she'll probably be moving up to the next room soon enough, once she's mobile enough. Her doctor's expect her to be up and walking very soon. I can wait in that one for now :) She was baptized last month at Amanda's church (which is where Ari was baptized and we were married almost six years ago now). 

   As for us, I just started a new job a few weeks ago. Its going well so far. The only annoyance was having to change insurance. That's almost all taken care of. Just need to find a new doctor for the kids. Amanda is still teaching the three year olds and they are pretty rough this year. Otherwise things are going well. I'll work on getting some more pics up here soon and hopefully remember to add an update periodically for everyone.