August 2022

 So many things happening for our family right now! Words cannot express how proud I am of this little group! 

Tiny Human started 2nd grade. She is such a little social butterfly! She has never met someone who is not her friend. I just adore her little heart and love it when she says, "can we snuggle and watch funny videos?" She loves watching FB videos from America's Funniest Video. Her little belly laughs are the best. 

Reyanne started her Junior year and has plans to graduate this coming May. She has worked super hard to get to the point to be able to graduate. She has taken summer classes 2 years in a row and takes multiple classes as independent study to get more credit hours. She also still works at HyVee and is learning to drive with hopes to have her license by Christmas at the latest. I hear she's saving big money for a car! 

Gordon was off to college this month! We moved him into his dorms on the 18th and he is doing fantastic! The first couple of days were a little rough as there was a lot of student relationship-building activities and he wasn't a super fan but he pushed through and started classes and seems to really enjoy them so far. He was even able to connect with people and has some new friends that we can't wait to get to know better. 

Ariez is still trucking his way through training at JobCorps. He ALSO decided that he needed a job to earn some extra spending cash and is now working at Papa John's. He told me the other day that it doesn't even seem like work because he's having such a good time. I was nervous that he'd eat all the pepperoni profit because the boy seriously LOVES pepperoni pizza! He told me last week that he likes working there so much that it doesn't even feel like work! 

Trey is about to start a new adventure! He will be working in a meat processing center. He has so enjoyed the time he spent in the kitchen at Brewsky's but needed something that paid a little better with a more set schedule and guaranteed hours. Super excited for him! 

Tai and Jake are getting closer and closer to having that wonderful little bundle of joy! But the big news for them this month is that THEY GOT MARRIED! I'll make a whole new post about that because it was all very sudden but it turned out to be an absolutely beautiful ceremony and we are SO excited to have a new addition to the family! 

Steve has been so busy with work as all of the new student loan forgiveness comes down the line. The other night, they had over 1,400 calls waiting and so he has been working some extra hours to help his team best serve their clients. The bigger news for him is that he has started his internship for his Master's program! We are so proud of him as he continues to get closer and closer to graduating! 

My job - keeping up with this crazy crew and all of their activities! Wow - it's sometimes so exhausting but absolutely worth every bit of craziness!