Our Week

Danton~ He is very busy and he is doing great with the amount of things that are on his plate. He is still working full time and he also going to be re-locating to the Boulder office in a few weeks. That will cut his work commute in half. He will also be at a bank and so his hours will be banking hours. As far as school goes he has about 3 weeks left to go. So far he has done 1 ED clinical and 4 Ambulance Rides and he is doing his 5th on Saturday. His EMT National Cert is a two parter the first being the written test and the second the skills portion. This all happens the week of his birthday. He is enjoying everything about the class and can't wait to continue all his classes and then start Paramedic school next fall. Once his EMT class is done he is scheduled to start his IV class and then his EKG class. Anyone want to volunteer for IV practice!!

Averie~ She is enjoying her summer and is now in her last month before she starts school. She is SO excited. I don't really know what excites her more, the new school clothes, the new backpack and supplies or actually going to school. She has her last week of ballet next week and she is doing great. The teachers have told me that she really has natural talent and want to put her in the more advance class this fall. I decided to go and watch her in class on Monday and she really is a beautiful ballerina. She really may be a mom and ballet teacher when she grows up like she tells me.

Mr Lincoln~ What a fun little boy he is. He is just adding new things to his list everyday. Here is a few of the things he is doing now. He will tell you how big he is "So Big". He will clap his hands together if you ask him to "Patty Cake". If you are leaving he will wave "Bye Bye" to you, he is even trying to say it. I may be hearing things but I am pretty sure he is saying "Mama" He is also standing on his own for a good period of time and you can tell he knows he needs to step, he just hasn't figured that part out yet. He is a very very very fast little crawler. If he wants to get somewhere he will and quick. Until this last week he loved to get into my kitchen cabinets. Unfortunately for Lincoln Papa came and installed cabinet locks and now they aren't as much fun. Good thing to because last week he got into a candle and he was covered in black. When his sister isn't around doing all the talking he is actually a very noisy little boy. He still loves to cuddle and he still loves his mama.

Rebecca~ Well I am getting a little more sleep lately. I was so tired that I realized I needed to figure out why Lincoln wasn't sleeping. I found out he had a bowel problem that may have been making uncomfortable at night. Since working on that he is slowly improving. He isn't sleeping all night but at least he isnt' up every 1-2 hours all night long. I am also coming into the realization that Averie is starting school very soon. She got her uniforms last week and it was emotional seeing her in them. She is growing up and always keeping me on my toes. Selfishly I just want this last month to go by very SLOWLY.

Enjoy your week everyone.

Family Fun

What a fun weekend we had. On Thursday my sister-in-law and her kiddos from Oklahoma came to visit for a few days. The kids did very well with only a few minor melt downs!!! The oldest 4 played very well together. Lincoln enjoyed all the action as well. He loved it when they took time and played with him. Next year he will get to be in on the action. They got in a lot of crawdad fishing, playing in the ditch and playing in all of Papa's boxes. Monique and I spent some time walking downtown and went in some stores that I had never even been in.

Mr. Lincon is telling you how big he is SO BIG
All of the grandkids listening to Papa tell a Bible story after dinner.

The oldest 4 enjoying the ditch and all Papa inventions.

Aunt Monique and Mr Lincoln, this was the first time she has met him

Averie and Shelby, the 2 grandaughters

Keenan, Braiden and Mr Lincoln the 3 grandsons

The wonderful and very patient Nanny and Papa with all their grandkids

Daddy and Averie all tuckered out after Averie's meltdown.

Thanks Nany and Papa for everything and being such great grandparents. We are so blessed to have such great loving people love on our kids.

Busy Week

Last week we had a fairly busy week. Danton had his first ED Clinical. He is enjoying his class and clinicals and is over half way done. Averie loves hearing all about it. She is fascinated by everything he is learning.
Danton's mom and brother were also in for the last part of the week. We enjoyed some good family time.

Mimi and the kiddos

Uncle Shane, what would we do with out him? They absolutely LOVE him. Only if he lived closer

On Saturday Danton had his second ambulance ride. It was a very busy day with 9 calls. Just to put it in perspective they say anything above 8 calls is considered busy. He said it was a bit overwhelming but very good. He was VERY tired that night. He goes on this third ride this Saturday night, his first night ride.

On Sunday we enjoyed celebrating the 4th of July. We went to church in the morning and then enjoyed some quiet family time in the afternoon. Danton had a large test last night so he got some good studying in as well. Then it was off to my parents for the grilling and fireworks. My parents also got their vitals checked as well and I am glad to report they are alive!!! Unfortunately that night the rain had other plans. We got in the dinner outside and the rain started to come. We ended up enjoying the fireworks from the frontseat of the van.

Averie and Mr. Lincoln enjoying the 4th

Daddy and Averie

Blog Address Please Share

Just so everyone knows I set up the blog so that everyone far and even close could keep up with the ongoings of our family. This is NOT a private blog. If you are one of the people that gets the updates or can log in and see it is because I had your e-mail address to tell you about it.

Please feel free to pass the link along to other family members who may not have it.

Some of you even get automatic posting notices because I could select a few for that option. Everyone else just has to check the link or rely on some of you to let them know when I update it.

Here is the link to the blog.
http://teamzumalt.blogspot.com

Logging into the link will also give you the whole blog experience not just the current post.

Thanks for taking time to enjoy our family. It is fun to keep people posted on our families adventures.

Ambulance Ride and Pearly Whites

Part of the requirement for Danton's school is he is to do one ambulance ride and one ER clinical. Last Sunday he had his first ambulance ride. They took 4 calls and didn't see a lot of major action but the paramedics worked with him and he got some good practice checking vitals!! Mike, one of the paramedics asked Danton when he was doing his next ambulance ride and he said that they were only scheduling everyone for one. Mike said he was doing a great job and that he was was very professional. He also said that Danton was to the level that some of the current paramedic students are at. Pretty big since he is only in the EMT class. Mike told him to schedule another ride with him so Danton went to the teacher with the request and she set him up for this Saturday morning. He is so excited. Hands on is such a great way to pull together everything he is learning. Hopefully he will get to do even more ambulance rides with him!!
He is also set up for his ER clinical on Thursday morning. He was also able to get an extra one of those as well in the middle of July.
He is half way through and learning a lot. He also welcomes vitals practice at anytime!!!

As of today Mr. Lincoln has 2 teeth now. He hasn't been sleeping very well the past few weeks and saying that I am very tired is a HUGE understatement. I am hoping that with the new pearly whites I will get to catch up on a little sleep. For now it's just lots and lots of coffee.

That is all for now. I will post an update of the ER clinical and second Ambulance ride next week. Happy Fourth of July everyone.

Mr. Lincoln

I can hardly believe that he is almost 8 months. So, sad that he is out of his new baby stage. Ever since he turned 6 months he just took off. He is SO busy and in return we are SO busy.
He may not be a new baby anymore but here are a couple of things that he is doing...
*He crawls at a very rapid pace. And if he wants something he WILL get it.
* He loves everything that is his sisters. She doesn't love that!!!
* He loves to pull her hair and then just let out a HUGE giggle.
* He loves to help put her to bed, he cuddles up with her everynight during prayers. He really LOVES her.
* He climbs up onto anything and everything.
* He will track you down and climb up your leg to get you to hold him.
* He is such a cuddler. When he wakes up in the morning he would be so conent to snuggle. I just wish that my mornings could allow for that everyday. He would be carried around and snuggled ALL day if you let him. I have to confess I do love his snuggles and hope they NEVER end.
* Sorry if this startles you but He LOVES to play with his little boy part. He can't wait for you to get his diaper off. Danton said that is just a boy thing!!! All I know is that is something I didn't have to deal with when I just had a girl.
* He just fingured out how to open cabinet doors and loves to check out what is inside.
* He got his very first tooth today. What a big boy he is becoming.
* He loves to play chase around the house. Although he still hasn't caught on completely. If you are chasing him sometimes he forgets and just comes after you.
* He loves to wrestle and play on the floor.
* He is great at making all sorts of noises. He also enjoys when you make them back at him.
* His red hair is the best way to meet new people. I have met so many random strangers becasue they want to ask about it. Never in a million years would I have thought I would have had a little red head. What a cutie.
* He is a HUGE mommy's boy right now. Again I am hoping that doesn't end as well.
* He loves that pool and any sort of water play.

Hope you enjoyed Mr. Lincoln's updates. I will get some pictures of all his adventures soon.

My Darling little Averie and some family updates

Averie flying her new kite. Perfect timing for the wind to come

Danton's work had LuauMadness at work last weekend and he brought home some goodies for Averie.

Averie and her flamingo

Isn't she lovely!!

My two little cuties.

Family Update.

Danton- He is busy studying away and is loving every mintute. He also went back to his previous job and is going to be working in Boulder. He will probably start there in a few weeks. We enjoyed a great Father's Day yesterday. First was church and then we took him to lunch and enjoyed some good quality family time.

Averie- She has been enjoying the pool and is getting her groove back very nicely. She meets a new friend everyday. Today she started her summer Ballet class. She is doing a Swan Lake Ballet class. She did such a great job and the teacher's love her.

Mr. Lincoln- What a delight he is. He is not often interested in toys he is interested in climbing everything. He makes so many noises and he loves to giggle and play chase around the house. He is also getting his two bottom teeth.

Rebecca- I don't really have anything new to report. I am just enjoying the pool and park time with the kiddos. I enjoy the time that I get with Danton. It isn't quantity right now but it quality.

Have a good week everyone. Can't believe it is almost July. Mr. Lincoln will be 1 before we know it )=. Time goes by so quickly so enjoy every minute.