I can hardly believe it has been so long since I have updated our blog. I will try and keep this short and give some highlights. Katie had her lip repair May 13th and did better then the previous surgeries, but it was still very hard for her. She has fully recovered and has come out of her shell big time! Katie is my little girl who will say hi to every person she sees. Every night she turns on her keyboard music and dances for us, and let me say she has some moves. With 6 children we have seen alot of dancing, but seriously, she definitely loves to dance! Which is a good thing since we have bought a dance studio. When I was a little girl I always wanted to take dance classes. Tap specifically. I don't ever remember asking if I could, but oh how I loved Shirley Temple. So when I had my daughter I was so excited to let her take dance classes. My girlfriends daughter is 7 years older then Brooke and had started dancing when she was 2 1/2 and told me about the studio which is in our little downtown, litterally 5 walking minutes from our home. Brooke loved dance class from day one. She joined the competition team at age 6, and this past season danced her 1st solo, and competed with it! She absolutely loves to dance, and has been given a gift by God. To watch her ballet brings tears to our eyes as she is so graceful. So when this past spring we found out that the owner of the studio was going to close, my girlfriend and I bought the studio! Katie of course is too young to take dance classes, as we do not offer a ballet babies class, but next fall she will be 2 1/2 and can start class, assuming she is wanting to that is. We are all doing well, busy busy but well. Our oldest Josh has completed his fire academy, has 2 classes to go to complete his degree in fire science, and is currently in EMT school as well. He continues to work as a paid on call firefighter. Robby will be starting his 2nd year of college next month as well, also continuing for his degree in fire science. He has a bought a jeep and has learned alot about transmissions as he replaced his, with the help of a few friends. He is very knowledgable about car repair, something he loves to do. Bryan is a junior in high school this year, where did the time go. He is leading a bible study at our home this year with students from his public high school. He is in his 7th year of band/marching band and loving it. Aaron is a sophmore this year, on the National Honor Society, Marching band, and pursing advanced classes again this year. Brooke will be in 3rd grade and loving her baby sister! She is reading so much, and having a blast with the summer reading program at the library. Katie is just loving life, and everyone she meets! She is so so smart. She recently starting understanding that when I said at bedtime its time to say your prayers, she folds her little hands. I cannot even imagine life without her. We are so blessed. Praise God!
