Our Changing Lives

There have been some big changes in our home lately. First of all, Zachary was supposed to be going on another deployment this summer, but he got a call thanking him for volunteering, but they were not going to go anymore. There are mixed emotions about that. We are glad that he isn’t going, because we know he will be “safe” at home and he won’t be missing out on Lily’s first year milestones. On the other hand we were counting on the extra money to get ourselves out of debt.
I have made the decision to be a nurse. I have been taking a CNA course, and am looking for the right nursing school.
Micah just turned 4 a couple days ago. Zachary and I got her a spring outfit and Tangled, and she has been watching at least once a day. She also got some new clothes from Nana and Papa along with a Snow White dress. She has been wanting a Snow White dress for her birthday for the past 3 months, so she was pretty excited. She also got some money from Grandma Renee, which she hasn’t figured out what to get yet, but I’m sure she will sooner or later.
Alyssa is almost 7 and we are trying to get her ready for baptism. We try to read scriptures every night as a family, but with me or Zachary being gone for school or work so much, it’s hard.
Lily just had her 6 month check up and she is getting big. She is 14 lbs and 26” tall. She can almost sit up by herself. If she looks or grabs for something that is not higher than her head, she topples over.