Seattle Trip

The four of us went home to Seattle in Jan. We had a great time. We were able to see family and we were able to take the kids to Snoqualmie Pass and play in the snow. They loved it. This was the first time that I ( Derek ) been home in three years. I was able to see the two new members of the family whom I had never met. Kind of crazy is that the kids were a couple of years old so for everyone else they were normal where for me it was all new. It was good to back to Washington and see family and be in Washington. We miss the environment. Trees that were taller then houses and mountains let me tell you about mountains. They were awsome. The day we left Texas it was 80 and when we got back it was 80. Mind you this is in January. This weather is not right. Washington, it rained the whole time and we saw the sun just a few times. I loved it. Now in Feb. we have the A/C on. Not right. Anyways, we were able to see Scott and Jewel Milam and go out to dinner with them. Azteca, yea!! Kinda of funny we prefer Azteca over any mexican joint in Texas. Well this trip was awsome but now we are back in the grind of life.

Emily is running like crazy with her calling in church. She is preparing to go to girls camp in the summer and is charge of a bunch of stuff, so she is doing that and as a secretary to the relief society she has papers and projects galore. Oh ya, did I mention she is a teachers aid at the pre-school our kids go to. She does this to bring in money to help pay off debt. Ya so she is on the go all the time.

Marcus and Annabella are crazy. They are doing good with school and living. We got two cats and Marcus thinks it is ok to pull their tails. Oh well he'll learn if it has to be the hard way. Other then that the kids are doing great. I think we are going to try to put them in a tumbling class. Which will be good for Marcus, he has so much energy and sometimes he does not know how to release all of it and that is when he hits his sister and then he gets in trouble and it goes down hill from there. So hopfully this will channel his energy.

I am currently in school, still, oh well, I am studying the field of Homeland Security. I am not sure what I am going to do with this degree, but I am toying with a few ideas. To this day I am taking a few months off of school so I can study for promotion in May, then it will back to school. Work is going well, I am a pharmacy tech in the US Air Force. Other then that I am going one day at a time to get to Friday.

Here is a video I put together from our trip to Washington, hope you enjoy.
Peace for now and remember it's almost Friday.