January 20th, 2009

Well there are alot of mixed emotions today. Many people are joyous and inspired. I personally am wary and worried. Lets all pray that our country is headed in the right direction. As a former military man and proud American I will get behind whomever is in the White House BUT hope that this new man can become a true Leader of the people.

But enough about politics. Like I have said before no one really reads this (except my cousin Melanie emailed me one time saying she read about something on my blog) so I will keep this update short.

The family is doing well. Anaya just had her 6th Birthday party! It was something else. She is such a girly, girl. She went and had a "Kiddy Makeover" at a place called Sweet and Sassy. Kinda like Libby Lue but they shut down all the Libby Lues. Anaya is cruising through Kindergarden and is on the verge of reading on her own. She loves to read "Fancy Nancy" books.

Dakota is a good boy. He takes good care of his little brother during the day and watches out for him. He is still alittle withdrawn at times and being the middle child I think is tough for him. I try to do things with just him so he knows he is special. I want all my kids to know that we love them unconditionally and will never play favorites. Boys are tougher to raise than girls (so far) because they are much more complex. All our kids seem to wear there feeling on there sleeve like I always have.

Chayton is doing so much better no that we have his allergies more under control. All the eczema was caused by allergies to foods. He is allergic to ALOT of stuff. We try to keep him away from all those foods. He can only eat FRESH vegetable, fruits, & meats. We have to try to stay away from flour (almost anything pre-made has flour or grains), & nuts. Since we found this out his condition has been much more manageable. Other than that Chayton is a funny, lively little boy. He walks around throwing the little football at everyone trying to get someone to play football. It is so funny when football comes on TV he stops then sits right down in front of the TV then starts yelling, "FOOTBALL" and clapping his hands! I got him started off right early. He is the next Tony Romo.

But Naomi & I are doing well also. A new year has begun and we are trying to keep going just like everyone else. The economy and money issues are always an issue but we make it through. God willing if Naomi and I can stay employed in this Recession then everything might be OK. For now we live everyday as a new day and just keep pushing forward. I sure hope everyone else is getting by. With the events of today I will be praying for everyone and our nation.