Happy New Year!

I know, truly sad that it's already March, and this is my first post of the year! If that gives any sort of indication of how busy we've been, you might have an idea.
Life has been pretty good, the girls keep us, especially me because I'm home with them, very VERY busy! They have had fun lately coming up with new ways to create more work for me.... like drawing with crayon ALL OVER THEIR WALLS AND FURNITURE (I think they got the idea from the book Harold and the Purple Crayon), "drinking" a liquid lip gloss (no worries checked poison control because I was super worried and it's not harmful and actually pretty common), spilling peanut butter on our freshly shampooed carpets, getting good at "selective hearing, and everything thing else a 2 and 4 year old can contrive.
Isaac is still working for glanbia in safety over the trucking department. His job keeps him really busy and sometimes makes me wish he still got paid hourly vs salary...but only sometimes :) He is still serving in our ward as Elder Quorum's President, which also keeps him very busy. It doesn't bother me too much, we have pretty much fallen into a routine with it all, so it's not too crazy. Isaac has been toying with the idea of coaching or assisting coaching in wrestling, and has actually had a head coach approach him from Twin Falls wanting him to assist this next year. We're not quite sure how that would work out with his job, but it's a fun idea to think about.
I have been keeping busy with our three little girls and trying to keep up with everything while expecting our fourth kiddo. Yep, I'm preggo! The little tyke is due the end of August, yes, we are hoping for a boy, but we would be equally happy with another girl- we just want a healthy babe. :) I have recently gotten into "extreme couponing" and LOVE IT!! I'm not like those people on TLC who save like 95% off of every purchase, but I do love finding deals and saving money. (Last week alone I saved over $100!) So that's been fun and my hobby as of late. I am still serving in the Young Women's and love it! It is so much fun. Although I don't feel much older than them, I was reminded earlier this year that my 10 year (gasp!) high school reunion is THIS YEAR! Eeek! How's that for scary!
Gabi is doing great and growing so much everyday. She loves to draw and paint and write her name, and everyone else's everywhere. She is incredibly smart and surprises me everyday with connections she's made from things I teach her to the world and real-life application. She is very creative and has a highly active imagination. She and Madi are always playing made up games or, let's pretend, or something else. I love seeing her learn and grow. She is very independent and very sure of herself, which I admire. She would be a friend to anyone and is constantly asking if so and so and "be in our family." :)
Madi is also doing really well. She practically potty-trained herself, it's been wonderful! She is very smart and very caring, always making sure everyone is okay. She wants to be just like Gabi and is determined that she will "ride the bus with Gabi" when she goes to school. We'll have to see about that...  She loves to dance, a lot- like a ballerina, and rarely misses a chance to do so. She picks up on things very quickly and knows letter, numbers, and can almost spell her name on her own. She loves nursery and gets along with the kids so well.
Brynlee keeps us all on our toes! She's a good mix of Gabi and Madi in looks, but is looking more and more like Gabi, and definitely takes after her in personality. Those two just feed off each other. Although she I think she gets her loud screams- whether happy or mad- from Madi. We have had to work a lot with Brynlee lately because although she is advanced in her fine motor skills and verbal skills, she is lagging in her gross motor skills. We have been working with a physical therapist the last several months to get her up to speed.
All in all, we are doing pretty good. Some days are purely survival mode, while others are lots of fun- mostly lots of fun. We are so looking forward to nicer weather and spending more time outdoors!
Hope you all are happy and healthy!
Love,
The Knights