CH CH CH Changes...

The Graduate credits: GabHappyScrap Designs, Bright and Funky Kit

Our New Home credits: Manuela Zimmermann & Verena Karoly, Old Spirit Kit

Holy cow, how time flies when you aren't waiting for the missing part of your family! I cannot believe how fast 2007 is going! We have been super busy and are about to
turn our lives upside down for a while. Troy has graduated from Nursing School, passed his boards and we now have orders for Ft Sam! How exciting is that? We spent the
last few weeks of March and the first part of April house hunting and we found a home that we think is just splendid and can't wait to move in! We are just waiting on
transportation to let us know when they can pack up and pick up our stuff! And you all know we have a lot of stuff! Our new home is two thousand two hundred and thirty
glorious square feet, that I can't wait to fill up! We will have four bedrooms and three full baths! Holy smokes, going from a teeny townhome to a great big house!

The boys are finishing up school for the year and will be moving on to the fourth and second grade! Oh my, I have a fourth grader! Is that possible? Wasn't Zak just
born? Anyway they both have done real well in school this year and we are so proud of them! They just finished their 2007 Spring Machine Pitch season! Their team took
first place and went 14 - 2 for the season! They are hoping for super big trophies! They both improved so much during the season! Zachary hit an in field home run, way
to go Zak! And Cooper was our little bunting pro! We are so excited for the boys and their love of baseball! We have all become Astro fans and actually follow baseball
closer than Nascar at times, if you can believe that! Zachary also was awarded his Bear patch and Cooper his Tiger patch last week at cub scouts! Busy, busy boys! I'm
ready for a little down time this summer and I think they are too!

Gracie is just coming into her own so beautifully! She is definately one of us, and you all will know it once you meet her! Everyday she is more and more comfortable with
us and she is very giving of her love and affection toward each of us! Just an absolutely amazing transformation over the past four months! She is a demanding, but very
loving toddler! She definately keeps me moving all day long! I don't know who is more tired at the end of the day, Gracie or me? She is starting to babble and I believe
her language skills will follow. She understands pretty much everything that i said to her. We have taught her some sign language and she has done woderful with that!
She is just so darn cute and loveable! She is very stubborn and independent! She wants to do everything herself, especially feed herself. Sometimes I wish we had a dog,
but only after mealtimes to clean the floors! After she accomplishes something by herself she has the biggest grin and gives herself a round of applause! Love it! She is
growing so much! She has gained 4 1/2 lbs since we got her and her hair is growing out!

A lot has changed in these past few months and with more changes still to come we are trying our best to stay cool and calm so the kids anxiety levels remain low. Cooper
is probably taking the move the hardest. He becomes very close to friends very quickly and will really miss some friends he has made here. Hopefully through today's
technology he will be able to stay in touch.

After we get settled into the new house we will be taking a road trip! We are excited and starting to plan our stops and what we want to see along the way. Once we know
the dates that we are moving we will know when we will be leaving! We are looing forward to seeing friends and family and sharing our precious new daughter with everyone
we love.