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Ok so here goes... updates on where each of us are at this moment in time... if there are questions ask them! LOL :)

Jonathan: Working his ass off at two jobs to make sure we have money to pay all the bills and eat! He's been wonderful and even though he is tired and sometimes doesnt see the kids for a day and half he pushes through because he knows he is providing for him family and giving us his best! I know he feels like he is gone a LOT and misses spending time with us but when he is home we try to get the most out of it - so to speak! Oooo and he just lost 17lbs in about 6 weeks I think... something like that! And I'm very proud of him for working on that too!! I think he has 3 more he wants to drop and he will feel good and happy with himself.

Michele: Weight (Surgery) - I'm still hanging on to about 15-20lbs from when I was pregnant/had Tyler and at least I'm maintaining and not gaining anything. I do wish I could get back down to the 150 I want to be! Other than that I'm working my rear off around the house (most of the time) and being run ragged by two kids. Not really much else about me... I'm just here... being me.

Kaitlyn: Kaitlyn is 4yrs old now and will be starting Pre-K in a couple weeks. She will be taking dance again this year and we added Baton to her dance class so that should be fun and interesting! She is just a wonderful super smart little girl who has a few things that need working out. I've kept Kaitlyn's blog going so that her more specific things an go there and the everyday can go here! Let's see she is riding a two wheel bike (with training wheels) and loves to climb to the top of the swing set out back and enjoys learning about everything!

Tyler: Tyler is going to be 16 months old this weekend!!!! He's such a big boy and all of a sudden all of these things are coming out of him. I could go through and list all the things he did when and when he got his fisrt tooth but, honestly, I dont have the energy... so we're going with the now! He's starting to communicate so much more... he has a few words but he is actually pointing now and tries to show us what he is talking about! It's wonderful... at least for me because I was getting pretty sick of the constant "Grumpy old man" he was pretending to be! I think he is liking that we are understanding him more too! He is the little kissing bandit! He's finally getting the puckered lip kiss down and goes around kissing everyone and everything! Today at Barnes and Noble he wa kissing a 3ft tall stand up cardboard cutout of the monster from "Where the Wild Things Are" it was cute as hell!! He loves running around playng chase with his sister and is still always sitting on her if she is on the floor. He's a nut! He loves the cats and tries kissing them too, or laying on them, or petting them, or chasing them around the house! He LOVES Baseall and even says his own little version of the word Baseball and he constantly wants to play the WiiSports!!! We're finally working him into one nap and so far it's a challenge but we're getting there and he is getting a good chunk of sleep now and just about able to make it to 7:30 or 8pm. He is a wonderful sleeper... you take him to bed, put him in and he goes to sleep on his own (been doing that for a LONG time and I LOVE IT!).

As a Family: We started going to church at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Niskyuna back in Dec/Jan and Kaitlyn had a half of a year of Sunday School and loved it... that starts up again in Sept too! We love going to church and sharing our faith with so many new friends and a wonderful community of people! Our Pastor, Pastor Derek, is one of a kind... he is an amazing man with a crap load of passion and just a heart bigger than anyone I've seen!

We recently went berry picking and picked a ton of Strawberries - even Tyler was picking them so we were all in on the action!! :) We plan to go Apple picking at the Farm this year (it has turned into our family tradition now... we go every year, as well as going to the Apple Festival. Much past that we dont really have a lot planned yet... we will see how this all goes with Kaitlyn going to school and the new routine. We're also looking for a car to buy (without a loan) so that I dont have to walk K back and forth to school with Tyler in any cazy weather! Hopefully we can find something tiny, cheap and good on gas so Jon can just take that back and forth to work to save on some gas cost and then I'll have the Sienna when I need it.

Ok I think that about catches us up for the most part. If I missed anything i'm sure it will come up in other posts! My other blogs are listed on the side of this one if anyone is interested in going back and reading old stuff. I welcome comments and questions and I hope somewhere along the lines here you might laugh a little or cry or whatever with us as we go through this wonderful journey!