Welcome!

Hi family and friends! Well, apparently, these "blog things" are all the rage so here I go! We begin this blog as aunts and uncles of 6 nephews and nieces and parents to 5 animals. I'll add some recent pictures of all so that you can see everyone grow.

So what's going on in our lives right now? Well, we're super busy with fun things. We start our week off right on Sunday nights with a wonderful group of friends from church. There are 6 families in this Bible Study group and while we've only met 2 times so far, we have a great time and look forward to our upcoming 3rd meeting this Sunday night. We're about to tackle a short book by Max Lucado called "A Heart Like Jesus" for the next 4 weeks.

On Tuesday and Friday, I (Chris) get the wonderful pleasure of being with my sister and playing with my nephew and nieces, Ryan, Hayley and Mira. We are anxiously awaiting summer for swimming, the zoo, playgrounds, etc.!

On Wednesday nights, I (Chris), go to church choir practice where I once again have an awesome time praising our Lord with my voice and the wonderful voices of my friends. For those of you that know about my illness, this has been such a terrific therapy for me. I've always known music can change everything, but I think I'd forgotten these past few years. We sound great and perform one weekend every month ... Saturday night and Sunday AM services. I keep hoping Dave will join us, but he has a bit too much on his plate right now. Someday soon!!

On Thursday nights, Dave has joined a bowling league so he gets to show off his bowling skills. I haven't been to see him play as yet, but I know he's really enjoying it! He's been on a league before, but it's been awhile. They bowl 3 games and he keeps having great 2nd games in the 200's, but his second and third games seem to need some help. It will come with more practice I'm sure!

Friday nights, Dave and I are taking our second set of dance classes at our local Parker Rec Center. We took the first class last Nov/Dec in 40's Swing which was fun, but hard! This time is ballroom dancing where we're learning the waltz, tango and one other dance (can't remember which one). Tonight is class 2 of 6. Our dear friends Barb and Tom are going with us which makes it even more fun!

Saturday nights are church service (sometimes Sunday AM if we have plans Saturday night). If it's "choir weekend" as I call it, I have to be there at 3:00 rather than 5:00 due to rehearsal which is fine with me. I LOVE to sing!!

So if you then add visits with friends and family in there, you can see we're leading busy, but fun, lives!

Hmmm ... upcoming events ... Dave and I will celebrate our 7 year wedding anniversary on the 27th of this month. My how time flies! And Dave is going to Boston with Dad Mudron in April as the pit crew for Dad's Boston Marathon run. Additionally, our great friends Mike and Maria are coming out from Virginia and we have tickets to the "Frozen Four" (which is the college hockey equivalent of "March Madness" for those of you that don't know). So that will be tons of fun too!

I think that's it for now. I'll try to stay up to date and you do the same!