Here comes the holidays!

Oh so much going on in our lives right now! We have got into a pretty good routine lately with all the things going on. We don't see each other much right now since everyone is involved with so many different activities, but it should slow down some towards Thanksgiving. Julie has a job now working 2 days a week as a mother's helper. She had her first volleyball games this past Thursday, and she did a great job! I am so proud of that little girl watching her grow into a young woman. Her art is going really well also, and she will be working on some new techniques at home soon also. She moved up to the youth room at church this year, and she is really active in her group. Her school work has been awesome this year! She had a slight hiccup with math, but was back on track within a couple of days. She is over all doing really well, and growing up fast! Seth is about to start basketball again next month. He is enjoying park days every Friday, and is doing well in school. Church is his favorite place to be! He loves his Sunday classes as well as AWANA's on Wednesdays. He is doing great health wise right now also. Paige has one more dance class before she takes a 2 month break for the holidays. She will continue in dance at a new studio starting in January. She recently took an art class, and did just beautifully. Everyone double checks that we said that she was the one that painted the pumpkin hanging in the living room. She is doing well in her church classes, and has made many new friends this year. Interacting with her you can definitely see that she is the youngest child so we are working on that lately. Peter is going strong in school this semester. I have been really happy how he has been staying on top of all his work, and still being very involved with the family. Peter shared his testimony with our small group this Sunday. I am just so proud of him, and glad to be his wife and life partner. I have been playing chauffeur most of my time recently. Everyone has to be here there and the other place! Everyone is so busy so I spend a lot of time just trying to coordinate time as a family. All the kids are developing a strong personality, and becoming their own little person. I am just really happy with how life is going right now with my family. Our van however is not my favorite thing right now. The transmission has started slipping so we should find out this week how much it will cost to fix. Then its just the small matter of coming up with the money for it... I am sure it will all work out fine, but it sure gets stressful having issues with the car! I guess that is all for now.