Powell Family Update

Hey ladies,

I'm SOOO excited to get this started! Here's our update:

Nick is still busy with work :) HUGE blessing considering it's winter time. Do we have winter time in AZ? He is still working at the same company doing commercial heating/air conditioning. He does residential work on the side if someone calls and asks. He teaches the 17 year olds in Sunday School.

Allie is 5 going on 16. That girl worries me sometimes! She is such a big helper and so sweet sometimes, but other times she is mad that I won't let her listen to "I'm Sexy and I Know It" on the radio or let her wear a spaghetti strap undershirt around the house without a shirt over it. YIKES! Nick asked the other day if I thought she was bipolar :) She is in her second year of preschool and will start kindergarden next August. She has done t-ball and soccer a couple of years, but hasn't really gotten into it. So today she starts dance! We will see how that goes. I always pictured my girls playing sports like me...not dance! This should be interesting.

Brooklynn is 2 and talking up a storm. She will be 3 in July. She has full conversations with people and loves asking why :) The other day she was talking with my mom and my mom had a frog in her throat. Brooklynn said, clear as can be with her hand on my mom's shoulder, "Grandma, do this..." and cleared her throat. My mom laughed and cleared her throat and sounded normal again. Brooklynn said, "See Grandma!" with a big grin on her face. She is quite the social butterfly, such a big helper at home (sometimes a little too much...poor Dallas) and loves nursery at church.

Dallas. Oh Dallas. We LOVE having a boy! He is 6 months old in two days! He is such a sweetheart and so chill. I'm hoping his "chillness" continues and isn't all about drama like the girls. He can sit on his own and play with toys, rolls every now and then, and such a snugglebug. He always is smiling. Nick is so happy to have a boy and has already made plans for golfing, rappelling, and camping when Dallas is older :)

I am working at the hospital...still in Labor and Delivery and LOVE my job. It is hard leaving the family, but so exciting for me to go and be nurse Mindy and help get those new babies here. I am so grateful a pool position opened up right before I had Dallas. I work 6 nights (7p-7a) a month and can pick up more shifts if I want instead of my full time position working 3 nights a week. It is the perfect way to be a mom and still keep my license current. We decided to try and not have a babysitter since I was only working a couple times a month. So...I work my shift and then come home and be with the kids all day. Sometimes I go over 40 hours straight without sleep and I'm sure it shows :), but it sure beats paying a babysitter and having to leave the kids. Heavenly Father has really blessed us. I just got called to teach in Primary over the 6 year old and am realizing I need to brush up on my scripture stories. Those kids are smart!!

Ok, I promise my next post won't be this long! I think I have you all up to speed and now I can just add tid bits here and there. I can't wait to hear about your families and keep in touch better!! Love you girls!

Mindy