Update

I know, I know...... Where have we been? Summer has been a crazy time for us! John is getting ready to finish up his first surgers sub-i (internship) this weekend, just to begin another on Monday. He loves surgery, but the days are long, and there's not a lot of time off to be had! So we sometimes feel like a single-parent-household. I (Natalie) have decided to go back to work part-time. I am working at Massage Envy, which is a massage clinic where I get to just go and do my massages and then go home, without having to worry about any of the business end of massage. So it's going to be really good for me, but I was sad to leave my kids! My friend Samantha and I are going to be trading babysitting one day a week, so I'll have her 2 kids every Monday, and she'll take mind every Friday which will be fun for Ivy. We are also doing a little Joy School with Ivy and some other little kids her age in our ward (pictures to come). We are trying to learn our letters, but it's really more like just an organized play group! The kids have fun, and we get to teach them what it's like to have structured activities! Other than that Ivy and Porter are just growing and changing every day! I am having lots of fun with them. Porter weighed in at 16 pounds and some ounces at his 4 month doctors visit, and is rolling both ways now. Ivy will turn 2 next month and is a very sweet, but very typical 2-year-old. She is always striving for independence! So all-in-all, we are doing well and everybody is happy and healthy! Stay tuned for more!