Wednesday, May 11, 2011

March/April 2011

Well, this is a little late, but I figure better late than never!!! We have had an eventful last two months. I started my new job the end of March. I am working at Park Nicollet Melrose Institute. It is an eating disorders clinic. I am a receptionist at the Level 4 desk. This is the area where patients come for out patient programming. It is for levels 2-4 which consists of anywhere from 3-12hrs a day. I work mostly with Health Educators and Dietitians in this area. I am learning a lot and really enjoying getting to know the patients! I have realized why I like it so much. It is because I am not answering incoming phone calls!!!!
The kids started going to daycare the beginning of April. They are going to a licensed in-home daycare in New Hope. The lady has three of her own children-all girls. One is just older than Kaelyn, the next is just older than Austin, and then the baby is about six months. There is also another little boy who is Austin's age. Ironically he lives two doors down from us!!!!
We moved the middle of April into a house in Crystal. It has 3 bedrooms, two baths, a fire place and hardwood floors upstairs. The basement is finished with a big family room and laundry room. It has a nice back yard that is fenced in with a screened in porch. The kids LOVE it!!! Everyday Kaelyn tells us that she loves her new house!
We celebrated Kaelyn's 3 yr birthday 2 weeks after we moved in! She had a Hello Kitty birthday! It was mostly just family with a few friends and went very well!
My parents were here for the whole month of April. So they helped with packing, moving and getting us settled. They were a life saver and we couldn't have done it without them!
There have been a lot of changed and adjustments, but the kids seem to be settling in with everything. Day care is going pretty well. Austin still has a hard time when we drop him off but he is getting better! He has talking and saying new words and phrases everyday! Kaelyn has been counting and singing the ABC's. She got a new bike for her birthday and loves riding that. We are enjoying time outside and bike riding as a family, when the weather lets us!
We are really enjoying being out of the apartment and our time together as a family!

March/April 2011