Well, here is the update for the family. I just got a new job at the hospital, I work as a housekeeper in the afternoons... this works out perfect for my school and usually for Lindsey to be home. Lindsey is still working hard and doing a wonderful job as a mother at the same time. She is an inspiration to me and I am very grateful to her patience with me while I continue school. Bailey boy is busy with school and also getting ready for his baptism that is coming up in May. We will be sending out invitations soon. He told me that this last week in Sunday school he was happy and crying at the same time... he wondered why. I took the time to explain to him that it was the spirit he felt and that after his baptism he could feel it more often. He is very excited for it. Kennedy is a busy little girl as well, she and Tucker are doing well with all of the babysitters we pass them to while I am at school and have really been great. She is loving being a sunbeam and loves to sing as well. Tucker is a funny little boy, whenever he is scared he shrugs his shoulders up and backs into a corner. He loves all animals and is learning to talk more. We have also decided to look for a bigger house to live in. It has gone well, but the bank that owns the house we want is putting us though loops. We will get there soon, with love, the Finches.

Not for the faint of heart

I know it's shocking... it took awhile but I finally came around to getting the first step completed. I am grateful to Lindsey who let me work things out for myself, she really is a wonderful wife and very understanding. Also to mom and dad who have waited for me to patiently get things in order, thanks for your help... I have big plans for where we will be in the next five years and the following five, I am continuing on in Nursing and feel like the field is a wonderful place for me to start. One of the problems I had in finding an occupation to follow has been my patriarchal blessing that instructed me to have a job that would be helpful to my family, this fits perfectly with how I feel. I am grateful to Linny who has brought the idea into fruition. Later on I will get into hospital admin. where I can learn the business side of health care. This is all in preparation for my retirement business, I hope to build an assisted living home that is beneficial to the community. So with my big dreams I have a long way to go. wish me luck:)

Cardio baby! Cardio!!

I love capturing my kids when they don't know, it lets me see them as they really are. Here Bailey is working out to the Power 90 DVD. He is always asking me when we are going to work out together. LOVE IT!!!

Back to school, to show my dad I'm not a fool.

Bailey started back to school on Monday the 17th. It's been good so far... He likes his new teacher Mrs. Stock and she seems to have a good system for the kids. This year I am looking forward to what he learns. This past summer all of the teachers went through some major Montessori training, so each class should be structured better.
Bailey has a love for school that he gets from his mom, and I am so pleased with him. Good luck Bailey, and know that we love you.

Disneyland trip

Oh wow, did we have a fun week. We took off from Cedar City Monday morning and headed down I-15 to sunny California. On the way there we stopped at a Disneyland discount store in Vegas where we picked up a few items for the kids. When we arrived at the resort we got into our room and waited for Jessica to arrive. That night we took the kids to a park to play while we cooked up some pork chops for dinner. Tuesday morning we started out our time in the Disneyland park. Most of the day we stayed in Tomorrow land where the kids rode the rockets and went on the other rides. Bailey absolutely loved riding the STAR TOURS ride. The next day we spent it over at California Adventure, here we rode the Soarin' over California ride, the merry go round and had lunch where Lindsey and Jessica made best friends with the workers. Nearly everyday we spent some time relaxing in the hotel pool with the kids. Really, staying at a disneyland hotel is so nice, everything is so close and all of the benifits are increadable. Well, Thursday we planned to take a break from the park and take the kids to the beach. It turned out to be a very interesting day. To start the day off I slipped in the shower and took the whole curtain off the wall. I mean everything came off, the rod that was skrewed into the wall broke tile off the wall when it came down. Needless to say we had to change rooms in order for matinance to come and fix the damage caused to the bathroom. This took the whole morning for the staff to find an open room and to wait for it to be cleaned for us. So, while I worked on moving all of our stuff to another room the girls took the kids to do some laundry. After the room change we were off to the beach, and what a perfect day it was! The kids loved playing in the sand and took turns getting buried. I took Bailey out and did a little boogie boarding in the waves, we really had a great time together. That night after some hot dogs at a park I sent the kids back to the hotel with Jessica so Lindsey and I could have a date. We made it back to the pier just in time to watch the sun set over the ocean... Ok, there was an island out there that ruined our ocean sun set, but it was still great to be out together. Lindsey said it was her first time actually watching the sun set. We spent the rest of the night looking through the little shops near the beach and getting a bite to eat at a resurant. I had a great time spending it with the girl I love. The following few days we jumped from park to park riding all sorts of rides, like the Indiana Jones ride, Splash Mountian, Nemo, Winnie the Pooh, and several others. Lindsey's favorite day was on Friday when we started the morning off with Breakfast in the Park where we saw so many characters while we ate. some favorites were Minnie Mouse, Dale, Captain Hook, and Eeyore. Also later that night we got Kennedy all dressed up in a Sleeping Beauty outfit and took the kids to Ariels Grotto where we ate dinner and saw Ariel, Snow white, Princess Aurora, Cinderella, and Belle. The look on Kennedy's face was priceless, really she was so happy to see all of the princesses. On our last day we got up early to make it into toon town for time with Mickey and Minnie. Even though it was fun to get all of the pictures it was too early for us and the kids. We had a great trip and loved the memories we made in disneyland. We plan in about five years to attempt another trip to diseyland if anyone would like to join us, we would have a great time.