Look "whoo's" turning ONE!!

Happy first birthday little Taylor! Aunt Monica and Uncle Daniel came down to celebrate before heading out for their cruise! She is so creative! We didn't take lots of pictures...I wish we did of Taylor!!
Look at the cake. Monica is so awesome. I kept having to tell Jake to move from the table. Half of the cupcakes were scraped before the party started.

Our friends came, but we didn't get a picture of Mary or Emily. =( That's Greg and baby Madison.She is so cute!!!

He didn't even want his cake! =( Weird kid..Jake was eyeing the entire time!!!

Family Update: We have moved to a new apartment in Katy in the Cinco Ranch area. We love it here and feel very safe.

Jacob: Jacob loves preschool and doesn't cry anymore ever since they've started their new reward program. He loves earning stickers and choosing a prize from the prize box. It is something that we are working on at home as well. It's amazing what progress he has made. He now takes naps in his own bed. However, he still sleeps in our bed at night. He gets scared easily and refuses to sleep in his own room. We are currently working on ways to eliminate those fears. Slowly, but surely, it will happen. He's becoming a big boy and wants to do big boy things. He continues to excel in school. His teacher told us that he was one of the top exceling students.

Taylor: Taylor has a strong personality. He definitely knows what he wants and expresses it daily. He walks and doesn't like the stroller anymore. He sits in a big boy carseat and loves his sippy cup. He fights over the ipad, computer, etc. He can understand requests and is beginning to sign. I didn't want to teach sign language as I felt it delayed Jacob's speech development, but Jeremiah insisted. Taylor enjoys the Baby Can Read video and cards and learned rather quickly. He is currently working on sleep training. Hopefully, we can get him into his crib before baby #3 comes. I am sure that it will happen. He is doing good right now.

Jeremiah: Jeremiah is a workaholic. Shhh...don't let him hear me say that out loud. He works a lot. I think more than when we were in California...something that I feared when moving out here. He has a lot of responsibilities and being a perfectionist himself, I am sure he is much needed at work. Some days are hard for him because he is so exhausted and the kids, including myself, are so needy for his attention when he gets home. He's a hardworker and on his days off, we take advantage of every single second of him being home.

Sopha: Sopha is almost due! Yep, that's me! I'm almost due and I have been having lots of anxiety about labor and delivery. I do not look forward to it. Sometimes, I would cry just thinking about it. I am 35-36 weeks and I am totally NOT enjoying these last few weeks. My body is so sore head down. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father has sent me another child and so excited to finally have her and see her and hold her. I just wished that I had more energy for my two kids who are so demanding and the energy to clean the house. I can pretty much do everything, except TOILETS. I throw up just thinking about it. I was okay until month 7. Oh well, I'm happy Jeremiah hired someone to do the cleaning. =)

Overall, we are healthy and grateful for the things we have and do not have. The gospel has enriched our lives in so many ways and we see it through the bonds that we have with our family and the faith we develop as we experience the trials and tribulations that are upon us on a daily basis. LOVE, PATIENCE, SERVICE, and COMPASSION helps us get through some of those hard things coupled with our testimonies of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We are fortunate to live in these times and hope we are given opportunities to continue to learn.