Just a quick one on how we are doing here in Washougal. Busy as usual.

Congrats to Kim and Treven! We are very happy for you and wish you the best of luck with the start of your family. There is no doubt it will be tough - with school and all - but if you are perserverant and faithful, you will both succeed.

We are putting in our new floors this week. Started on Friday with the much appreciated help of Brent who helped tear everything out, including our very stubborn tile. Continued on Saturday with the much appreciated help from Kenn & Barb who stole the kids away for the afternoon. Got a little done yesterday and hope to finish them on Tuesday and Wednesday. Our living room is done and looks great - the carpet we bought with wood in mind a few months ago really looks nice in there. Anyway - Dave is doing an awesome job and is a little sore. I figure it's not easy for such a tall person to spend so much time near the ground.

The kids are tolerating the upheaval well. I think they thrive in chaos. I, on the other hand, do not. I am anxious for all the work to be done so I can have my order back. Morgan spent about an hour yesterday directing our work. "Now Dad, put this one there and then Mom will put that one next to it. Put some glue on it - that's right - now wipe it. Good job!" Very encouraging - I see her directing some architectural firm in the future.

All else is going well. We attended a baptism preview last night for Taylor. Great program - introduced the baptismal font to all the kids, gave them little baptism boxes to prepare for the big day. Taylor will be baptized on April 8th at the Vancouver East Stake Center at 10:30 am - probably followed by lunch at Red Robin. I am guessing that Washougal has no font, which is highly likely. Anyway - because it is at the Stake Center, it is scheduled in advance. There is another May baptism in our ward, so it will have to be April 8th. I wish that we could have everyone there, but alas, we live by building schedules.

Kids are great. We are looking into an art program after school for Taylor. He and Isaac have a week of baseball camp over Spring Break. Parker is reading up a storm. He is the reverence child in sacrament this month and just stands up there with his arms folded, trying to hold back a smile - so he's just smirking for 10 minutes. Morgan wants to know all about the "big hills" on her Barbie's chest and is writing her name on every flat surface in the house. Life is good.

Love you all!
Adina