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So I realized I haven't been on here in a while......

I didn't realize that I hadn't updated this since last december. Yikes! I'll summarize then. Christmas was spent in SC. The kids had a lot of fun. In January we were told that the owner wanted to sell our house. We were not interested in buying the townhouse however it took them until the end of Feb. to get back to us. Then I started looking for houses. I convinced Heath to buy a house. So as of April 30th we became homeowners for the first time. We found a great little three bedroom house. It's got a great yard and kitchen with lots of storage space. We are really happy with it. I'm excited to have our own place. Heath is doing well at his job and seems to like it. Alexis went through a horrible school year so we've transferred her to a different program in a different school. We've seen a great improvement already. Hunter is doing very well academically, however his teacher keeps reminding me that he's very excuberant. He loves going to school and is very excited about going into first grade. We now also have a new addition to our family. Jacob Benjamin Blanton was born on May 28th. He weighed 7lbs and 13ozs. He's a very healthy baby and only cries when hungry or dirty. We all love him so much. Alexis and Hunter love him a little too much sometimes. So we've had quite the busy spring. Summer has been hot hot hot! I really don't like this kind of weather. You almost need an air mask for when you go outside. What would we do without air conditioning? So that sums everything up, I'm sure I'm leaving out lots of details. I'll see if I can fill them in later.

December 16th.

So I haven't been on here in a while so I thought I'd update eveyone on us. Nothing major has happened, just an update. Alexis had a sleepover for her birthday party the first week in December and the girls had a lot of fun. I went to the doctor and got some very good news that all was well and was looking good. So no more worries. I still feel blah and sleepy and still have a very small appetite which does not include fish of any kind or shrimp. I'm still stuggling with meat, onions, and other smelly foods. No mixed salads like chicken, tuna, or egg. Anyways these are just some of them. We will not continue this list. Both children are very excited for Christmas to come and we are excited for it to be over with. We're struggling for a gift for Alexis from Santa. Hopefully we will figure it out soon. I've been volunteering again at the school for the Santa shop. Alexis got into a new therapy group at the Mea'Alofa Autism Support Center. We are hoping this will help her greatly with school and home of course. We will be going there every Wednesday for two hours after school. She will also start attending a social group on Thursdays. Heath really seems to like his job, and is enjoying working with the scouts. I'm coaching girl's basketball for church again this year, which will be lots of fun. So as you can see we are busy, busy, busy.

9

Happy Birthday to the Girl, who has stood the test of time, and made it to Nine. May she test our patience and grow our love to ten.

New mode of transportation

Sadly We had to replace our beloved Explorer due to complications of the engine. She had valve damage, and now we have found an older Chevy Trailblazer to replace the hole in our hearts.
But on the bright side this particular model is a seven passenger design, so we win one against the other losses.
Our Thanksgiving this year was different, one, because Heath was actually home, and two because Laurel, Nick, the Jules visited from back home. Our attempt at being tour guide was easily accomplished with our new passenger capability. It was lots of fun.

_____Just a LITTLE Update on us.____

June 15th, 2010

How Accurate Is It?

So I finally got to go to the range to test out my Storm Carbine. I had heard that it was really accurate and precise, but I wanted to see it for myself. So I went to zero in my red dot scope, and notice how close a group the three shots are on the first target to the right. This was only at fifteen yards but it was the only range I could get to at the time. The three shots can be covered by a quarter. Thats from a triple tap, with Winchester target ammunition. I set my red dot scope to these two sets of three, and then practiced on the bullseye. For the record, this looks like fairly good shooting but I personally am not this good a shooter. This was all the gun's fault.


To the right, is after my first attempt to zero my scope and fire thirty rounds through it. Needless to say those thirty rounds were near right on top of each other. I corrected the scope and I think I could hit just about whatever I wanted to with it at close ranges. (Its not true, but in my world it is.)

THE COUCH

This is several years old, but it' still funny.

Its Soccer Time!

So soccer season is here again. And the boy and the girl has their own teams. Both have been getting so much better, and each have had a turn at goalie. The Girl did awesome, blocking 1 goal. The Boy didn't get to block during his quarter because the ball never made it to their side of the field. I told him that in that case it is OK to be bored as a goalie. But he still sulked after.

However the past two games they are getter so we are really happy.