October 2022

 Life is crazy as always! 

Treyson continues to heal while resting (un)comfortably on our couch. For the record, all of our furniture is much too small for him so he hangs over the edges of each recliner that we have. The boy (man) is 6' 6" tall and while I'm sure they make furniture for his size, I surely don't own any. He hopes to be able to return to work next week but we'll see. He can't return until he is full weight-bearing so he's been working on that. The doctor doesn't want him to rush it so it's slow progress. He's frustrated but will get through this chapter too. 

We made a family trip to Roca. This is our annual event that we always do as a family. While we missed those that could not make it, it was fun adding a baby to the adventure. My work hosted us and it was a good time with roasted hot dogs and s'mores. My absolutely favorite part is riding the hayrack and going out to pick out pumpkins. We made a rule when the kids were little that they could only pick pumpkins that they could carry. Tiny Human knew exactly which one she wanted and she took me on a hike to pick it out. She carried that thing all the way back and was very proud of herself. We will carve next weekend and roast up all the pumpkin seeds. Yummy!

Baby Boy continues to grow and keep mom and dad on their toes! He hasn't figured out yet that he's supposed to sleep alone or at night but he's getting there. They are doing great with him and we've only gotten to watch him a couple of short times so they can have dinner or go to the store. Poppa and Grammy are very much looking forward to having him more and more the bigger he gets. Seriously though, I cannot express how proud I am of these "kids" and the way they work together to get through the newborn madness! They are a truly beautiful team.

Gordon is half-way done with his first semester of school! Yay! It's been hard. I know there have been moments where he's thought "wtf?!" but he keeps going and keeps fighting. I know this will get easier for him. He just will continue to focus on the end goal. Oh, and he misses my cooking and that makes me feel AMAZING! We will host him and his friends for Thanksgiving this year because it's a short break and not all his buddies can get home. 

Ariez is home for good. While it's sad that he won't be able to continue his program with JobCorps, I believe that he learned a lot. JC was where he needed to be and grow and now home is where that needs to be. He has been applying for jobs and has 2 interviews soon. He and Trey have plans to become roommates and Trey has even been helping him with the job application process. I love them both and while they are always welcome home, it will be nice to see them spread their wings and be out together. 

Rey just keep pushing along with plans to graduate a year early. She has worked super hard to get where she is concerning credits and we are super proud of her for doing so. Even if she decides not to graduate in May, she'll have done a lot of work to get where she wants to go. 

Well...this was supposed to be a short little update but I never want to leave anyone out so it became long! Thanks for being on this journey with us!