orange belts, announcements & rifles.....

hello all!! so i have to say, i think i am getting pretty good at this updating thing. i know it may be a little early to toot my own horn, but three weeks in a row! WHOA! that is good for me :) so here are the updates...

sterling graduated from a white belt to an orange belt last week at taekwondo. i have to say, it is adorable to see a bunch of little kids doing karate. the kids that were graduating from yellow to camo belts were adorable in their little sparring gear! and it was so cute to see sterling so excited about getting his new belt. you should have seen his eyes when he was watching the black belts kids do their little demonstrations. he said, "mommy, i want to be a black belt & do the swords like them." and then when the ceremony was over, he made sure to call his papa and tell him how he "gradulated". no that is not a type-o. he said "gradulated".

reagan continues to amaze us with her little developments. we put her in her swing and for about 30 minutes she cooed and giggled at herself in the mirror above her. she is such a strong little girl. she continues to stand for longer periods of time & that little grin she has is enough to melt your heart. she has started to realize when she is in the room alone. for example, when we eat dinner, i usually put her in her swing. well, she started crying recently so now we put her in her boppy bouncer and sit her at the table with us. she is so funny to watch. especially when her big brother is the one making her laugh. i have such wonderful children!

ok- so i am going to save the announcement for last (that way you have to read the entire post...no scrolling to the end). so lets talk about the rifle...on friday i went into work really early for a few hours. around 7 am, i get a call from dave that went something like this..."i just got a reverse 911 call from gilbert pd. apparently there is a man roaming power ranch with a rifle." ok- nicole now goes into panic mode...turn on the alarm, grab the kids & barricade yourself in the room. of course dave tells me he already has the alarm on & the kids in our room, but not to worry because power ranch is big and he probably is no where near our neighborhood....WRONG! turns out he was right down the street from our house!!! for those who don't know what revers 911 is, it is when the police notify people in the surrounding area of where an incident is occurring so they can take precautions to remain safe. needless to say i was a wreck at work until dave called to say they had caught the guy. the only good thing that came of this- dave said sterling & reagan laughed & entertained each other for over an hour! wish i could have seen it. i have such good kids :)

and finally, the big announcement......drum roll please.....no i am not pregnant you crazy people! how could you even think that!! ok- for reals- here it is.....we are moving to utah in september!! i know- don't be sad. you will still have the blog to follow us & of course facebook. and i am sure we will be out here visiting. i have to say, i am a little nervous about the snow. i have never driven in snow...on the other hand, how pretty will it be on christmas morning when we wake up to snow while opening presents!! i can't wait!!!

ta ta for now!!! cole