The English Clan

Here we are. I keep forgetting to actually do a post about my family. We are enjoying our time here in Pocatello, Idaho. Matt works for Bannock County as a Family Treatment Coordinator. He works with adults who have substance abuse problems and also with Child Protective Services to keep the adults clean and able to keep their children with them if possible instead of in foster care. He seems to really enjoy helping people and making a difference. He also gets to actively participate in different committees within the county. He is working on finishing his Master's Thesis and is teaching English at Idaho State University. He still serves as the Ward Mission Leader and loves it when the Elders ask him to take them disc golfing on their P-Day. He played in tournaments all summer and had so much fun. He will be so sad when it gets too cold to be out on the course.

I am doing everything a mom does. There's probably no other explanation needed.

Mitchell is 8 and in the third grade. He was just accepted into the Gifted and Talented program at his elementary school (I know, my kid's a genious). He enjoys reading and can be found in bed with various video game manuals reading them from cover to cover. He loves any and all video games and Pokemon. He has played baseball, soccer and basketball. His favorite seems to be playing goalie for his soccer team.
Archer is 5 and just started Kindergarten. He loves to tell jokes and make the kids laugh and we are afraid he will turn out to be the class clown. He idolizes Mitchell and wants to do what he is doing all the time. He loves to draw and says he wants to be an artist when he grows up. He also played soccer and t-ball this past year.

Addison will be 4 in a couple of weeks and is quite the princess. We snuck her in to a pre-school this year and she seems to be loving it. She loves to color and won't stop until she fills every square inch on her paper with crayon (or marker, or pencil, or ink, or paint). She loves to have tea parties and play outside and we will often find her in the backyard on the swings all by herself swinging and singing away.

Cameron is 8 months old now and just got his first tooth. We're still working on his sleep habits and hopefully can get him to take better naps during the day (so mom can get something done!). He loves his big brothers and sister. He loves to sit right in the middle of the action and play with toys, but if everyone leaves the room he will let you know that he does not want to be forgotten about.