Here is a cute picture I took with my phone: Oliver and the baby taking a nap together.

It seems as though winter is finally starting to leave us, but being from Upstate New York, I know that he will probably rear his ugly head a few more times before Spring really arrives. All is fine here in Michigan: Oliver continues to study, Hawthorne continues to annoy, Isaiah grows rapidly, and I struggle to lose the last 2 lbs of my pregnancy weight.

Now that March is here, the idea of Oliver graduating is slowly starting to become real to all of us. To be truthful, as much as I am not a fan of the Midwest, our time here did pass quickly. As I have mentioned before, we are part of a really great ward and have made some really good friends. I continue to coach and play basketball on the women's church team despite my Dr.'s admonitions and the pain that I have for days after playing. I just can't help myself; I love sports!

It looks as though Isaiah will have two new cousins in the fall, maybe three if Chris and Summer's adoption goes faster than planned. My sister Maria found out she is pregnant with her fourth child; hopefully Tanner will finally get his boy. And of course, we all found out a short time ago that Jackie is pregnant with her second. We are really happy and excited for those new additions to our family.

I just want to do a quick post to document that Isaiah is scooting. He gets on his little, adorable knees and scoots, but he only goes backwards. It is so funny.

I have been quite negligent when it comes to keeping this blog up to date, but I do have an excuse: we lost the USB cable to our camera, so it's hard to download pictures. But a lot of important events have happened lately, so I thought I would do a quick post. First and foremost, Isaiah is now sitting up! He has been getting there for the past month or so, but now seems to be really getting the hang of it. He is also now eating an array of things, still mushy though. I am too scared to try those little "puffs". When I think about giving him a cheerio, motherly instincts kick in and I feel the urge to chew it up like a bird and then feed it to him. I wonder if he will be grossed out by that when he is a teenager?

Oliver is in the home stretch and we can all "see the light at the end of the cold, dark state in which we reside". He is still as busy as always, despite finishing his duties with the Law Review. His graduation date is the 9th of May. I plan on getting pregnant the 10th of May. Just Kidding.

I am currently coaching the Women's and the Young Women's basketball teams. I also play for the women. It is a ton of fun and makes me realize that despite being out of shape, when you love a sport, you can play it for hours and hours even if you can't breath! :) Ha! It's nice to get back into shape and fit into your pants again.

Well, I believe that covers it. Oh, I am almost done with all the Twilight books. I really did not think I would enjoy them, and although my criticisms of the books are many, I also think they are great pieces of literature, though slightly adolecent for my taste. I still think that The Scarlet Pimpernel is a better love story; however, I am only in the 3rd book currently, so we will see.

It has been miserably cold here for the past week or so. We have received quite a bit of snow, but not nearly as much as my poor parents in Upstate New York. We have managed to stay warm nonetheless. I know we are not the only ones in the country experiencing this bitter cold.

Isaiah is growing so quickly. He has turned into a rolling machine this past week. He is also using his arms to lift his little body off the floor. Slowly, he is becoming more mobile, and hopefully with that will come a little more pleasure with floor-time. He is going through an "I want to be held ALL the time" stage and my back is killing me!

Oliver and I are working hard on our New Year's resolutions: family prayer, family night, exercising and scripture study to mention a few. So far, we are doing well, but it is only January. My exercise goal is to be in shape by the time we move to Utah, for the summer, so I can run in all their 5k and 10k. I don't plan on doing more than that. No marathons for me. We'll see if I can get Oliver to run one or two with me; he may be too busy studying for the bar.

Back in November, Oliver, Isaiah and I went out to Utah for Thanksgiving, and then the baby and I went to Arizona to spend time with Maria and "the babies". While we were there, Tanner had a work party and Santa showed up. So, this is Isaiah's first picture with Santa. He didn't cry, but as you can see, he does not like to sit back. We had a lot of fun out there. Gabby was very sweet to the baby and somewhat possessive. She did not like her other sisters anywhere near him. Alena and Cameron were also great with him. Alena picked him up like a little adult, always supporting his head. It was so adorable. We had a great time and enjoyed the awesome weather out there as well. We can't wait to go back for another visit.

So, although this happened back in Oct, I thought I would give a shout-out to Rich for making the UVU basketball team. We always knew those monster hands of his would serve him well in the sport. He has always been a fine player and even got to polish his skills while serving a mission in Lithuania, a country that has a love for the game as well. We are all very proud of him for making the team. We know it was tough as a walk-on. He is lucky to have a father who worked so diligently with him.