Breaking the Silence

Long time without updating.

Olympia has been good to us this past year. We moved in the last two days of September 2010. Our ward is wonderful! Great people, great friends.

Jake has been able to work 4-10s... but now tomorrow is his last day, he will get 6 days off before he will have full time training. I'm dreading it... can't wait for it to be over, but it will still never be the same. The girls and I have looked forward to our meals we take him nearly everyday he worked the past year, we won't get that anymore, and his shifts are probably going to be crazy. Sorry, am I complaining?

I'm so proud of his success and all that he has accomplished so far. I know the Lord is behind him in every step. Jake knows how to work... at work. :) And takes such pride in what he does... everything has to be just right. He can be very particular, but I'm sure that is what is work is expecting.

I know it's all getting close, Jake spoils us on a regular basis, but it has increased greatly within the last couple weeks. I can tell he's starting to miss us without being gone yet. I'm trying to absorb it, and I'm trying to think of a way to have him leave every week without the girls seeing him. They cry when he leaves to go to the gym everyday for just an hour or so... but he usually takes them everywhere else and so they don't understand why they can't go to the gym too.

Spoil, spoil, spoil. He needs a boy, all these girls make him a softy. :)

This was right when we moved to Olympia.

The girls love to swing.

Cute pic of Jake and Kayla, just had to share.

Remembering August 23, 2003. I can't believe it has been 8 years now.

Kayla...