Been too long

So what have I left out in over 2yrs. Well Paul and I both graduated :) I got my first job in Tennessee, then had to leave because of Paul's first job on the eastern seaboard. Instead of teaching 8th grade math and Algebra I, this year I am teaching 7th grade math. I started grad school and hope to graduate in May this year. Paul is hard at work on his own master's. He got a job at a great company and has reunited with family as his sister, brother-in-law, and their three kids live only an hour away. His mom has moved in with us from all the way in Las Vegas, NV. Happy to be close to family. Paul Jr has a great baseball talent and started doing a travel baseball league here this past fall. He should pick it up again in Spring or Fall this year. He is a very excited third grader and has decided to start his own paracord business. I'll definitely be updating on that. Ryan just started basketball. He loves playing and turns out is pretty darn good. Very fast and also tall and big for a kid his age, so he's got an advantage there. The child is in love with science. EmmaLynn, or Squirrel, started ballet this fall and has her first recital in June. She is a fast growing, attitude having, little firecracker. She doesn't take anything from those brothers and is extremely loving and sweet. She is very excited to start Kindergarten this fall :( Baby girl is growing up so fast. The boys are both on a new robotics team at school, the Jr. First Lego League. I coach Ryan's team, and Paul is with a different coach because of age groups. So far they love their new school and cannot stop collecting "spirit sticks" to show their pride. The Christmas/Yule holiday was a good one, though we definitely missed our Tennessee family, Nana, Papa, Aunties, and Uncle Erich. Santa brought RockBand this year and we've been jamming out as a family thinking of them. On a positive note, we did get to spend the holiday with Paul's sister and the kids all had such a great, magical Christmas Eve as we observed some traditions like painting sugar cookies, watching Polar Express, and tracking Santa on the Santa Tracker through the internet. As I see 2013 roll in, I have decided one of my new resolutions to be this blog. Keeping it updated often with plenty of stories and pictures so all our family can feel as though we never left....digital hugs included.