Family update

Blaiden- He turned 5 in January and had a cowboy party.  He is still loving dressing up as a cowboy and recently got a new pair of boots but he doesn't do this everyday like before.  This year he played 2 soccer seasons, a wrestling camp and tournament, and swim lessons.  In August he started Kindergarten and loves going to school.  He has learned so much in the first half of the year.  Math is his favorite but he loves reading and writing too.  A major interest this year has been outer space.  He loves watching youtube videos about the solar system and he knows more then I do about the planets.  The solar eclipse this summer was very exciting for him.

Adilene-  Adilene turned 4 in November and had a Moana party.  She is so fun to be around and is really developing her personality.  She likes to joke with you and play tricks.  She is a real goof ball and loves to make you laugh.  She is in preschool this year with her same teacher she had last year and love school so much.  She also loves to ride the bus home in the afternoon, it might be her favorite part of the day.  She is progressing very well in her treatment.  She should be done in March and so we have the count down going.  She is feeling so much better these days and this year she has only stayed in the hospital about 6 times totaling around 25 days which is much better then the year before. 

Kallie-  She is 6 months old now.  She has fit into our family perfectly.  I am so happy to have another little one around and the older kids just adore her.  Fred is great at putting her to sleep and he does that most nights.  She is a very easy going baby and is just now starting to find her voice to let us know if we are not paying attention to her.  We all love her very much. 

Fred-  He is in his last year of residency and will finish up in June.  After that he will be doing a year long fellowship in orthopedic trauma.   He has gotten to travel quite a bit this year going to different trainings including to Memphis twice and Chicago.  He went to a few Broncos games this year which he loves. 

Jessi-  This year has been a busy one.  The first half of the year I was pregnant but feeling great.  I did a lot of small projects in the house then once it got warmer the kids and I spent as much time outside as we could.  After I had Kallie things got much busier and the summer seemed to disappear quickly.  I stay busy during the school year with the kids in different schools but I also get a few hours a day with just Kallie which had been nice.  I am excited for the year to come!