Rivers Ripple

Slightly late, but not by much...
Last we posted it was December.  We've had a very good start to 2015. 

Dan was recognized at his work holiday party with the Kim Setty Memorial Award for Excellence for 2014.  It is the equivalent of employee of the year and he is the youngest person to receive it to date.  It is a huge honor for him and he works very hard at KWCH.  His latest projects have included a magic talent (magician search/booking site)website, updating and redesigning the KWCH website, fielding all sorts of tech/live stream/website questions and problems, and managing his web team.  He's still playing bass guitar.

Grammy and Olivia play.

Sarah keeps busy with Olivia and Kinley, the daily household chores/tasks, and also work at Via Christi Rehab.  She still enjoys getting to the Y for a workout twice a week, attending Bible study when she can, and baking up a storm (cookies at least once a week!).



Olivia and her sunflower transplants.

Olivia loves preschool--bouncing into her classroom every time we take her.  Her report card was good--knows all the concepts she needs to and is working on sitting through longer activities (no surprise there!).  Olivia has been taking swimming and gymnastics, but took a recent leave of absence due to an ankle avulsion fracture.  It seems to have healed.  This month she'll be back at swimming (she knows a basic front crawl and back crawl and is beginning to learn 2 other strokes).  And she'll try her legs at soccer, something she's asked for multiple times.  Most days you'll find her playing dress up, Barbies or figurines of some kind, and using her imagination (today was a wedding/ball/birth/baptism celebration of sorts). 


Kinley claimed this chair.

Kinley will talk your ear off if you can catch her without Olivia around.  Often she is difficult to understand, but she shocked the hairdresser this past week with how much she chatted.  Her personality continues to come out.  Right now she is working on potty training.  She's been successful so far--pooping in the potty most days and peeing in the potty quite a bit too.  This has, of course, disrupted her naptime.  Most days you'll find Kinley building with the DUPLOS/LEGOS, playing with the small figurines (especially Lalaloopsy), and with her Belle or baby dolls.

Brisco gets a house.

Brisco got a haircut for spring and is soaking up any attention he can get.

Relaxing at the condo.

We all travelled to Colorado with Grandpa J, Uncle Charles, Mary, and Kurtis for a ski trip in February.  It was a fun time, good break from the every day, and we got to see LOTS of snow. 

The girls loved the bunk beds at the condo.

As many of you have heard, we retired Grandma&Grandpa's sofa and purchased new furniture for our front/family room.  Aside from a snafu with the sofa (WRONG color!!), things are coming together nicely. 

Painting Easter eggs yesterday.

Happy Spring!

The family visits Santa at KWCH.