Tangren update

Pretty sure most of you have recieved the Christmas/New Years/Valentine's Day cards by now unless I didn't know where you were. :) If you didn't get one and want one please send me your address and I'll get you one as fast as I can.

Looking forward to this coming year though. We are expecting baby boy #3 in April ( on my birthday although no one is expecting a baby ON my birthday) We still have no name for said child so any suggestions are appreciated. We seem to be following Trent's example with all boys but with much less variety. But you never know we may actually be following Char's example and there will be a little girl on the end. We'll see how three boys is. We are planning to take the plunge into minivanhood in the next couple of weeks so we can all ride in the same car. Then we'll start saving to finish the basement.

Hyrum loves preschool now that his best friend from the neighborhood is in his class. Nothing as cool as Celia's forest school ( yes Jeannie I'm calling you out to tell us all the wonderful things that are happening in North Carolina) but he loves it nonetheless. Noah is eager to be just like Hyrum even as far as the potty goes. So he will probably be potty training much sooner than Hyrum's 3 year benchmark.

Derek is still traveling with work but it hasn't been as frequent as it was this last summer which we're really happy about. He was made a team lead recently so he won't have the client load he has had. Hopefully that will make for less travel in the future.

Sunny is enjoying the last few months of the slow paced life before another little guy gets here. At some point we need to decide where we're going to put his clothes and where we're going to put Noah when he does get here. We're nervous about putting up the bunk beds with Noah, who's a climber and top heavy, around.

Until I have something more exciting to add...I look forward to reading what's new with all of you! :)

Another beginning?

Facebook, twitter, (and who knows what else is coming along) aside, I was thinking it might be fun and worth while to start one of those old fashioned "Blogs", that everyone connected with us in any way can post to and keep in some kind of touch through technology... if not otherwise.  I'm not too savy when it comes to this kind of technology, so I'm not sure how this goes, but I was thinking as each becomes aware of this blog, they would invite others, as appropriate, and build the number of those who can share.
Since everyone either seems so busy with their exciting lives, or they're miles apart and have difficulty getting together in person (or both), perhaps each of us could consider ourselves a reporter and share the "goings-on"of our little part of the family world.  This way everyone could feel included and be more aware of the rest; and I mean everyone... spouses, children, grandchildren, significant others, etc, etc.
Maybe it's too much to expect that many would participate (being busy with those otherwise exciting lives), however I would like to try it and see what kind of sharing we can get.  Maybe if all who see this site hears of something among others, they could encourage that sharing; or share what they know of themselves.
For example, Pam & I, and our three daughters and their families have plans to get together this summer at a beach home on Lake Michigan to spend some "together time" with this little (17 of us now, and counting - 18 by then) part of the family.  We'll plan on sharing some of those activities when the time comes.
I've heard that Matt is going to Mackinac Island this summer (as he has in the past with  his scout troop) - this last time.  Tell us more, someone.
Most have heard about Steve and Jeannie's adventure in the Carolina's somewhere.  What is there to share about that?
What's going on in the art world with Jill (who has received some acclaim, I understand)?
I wonder how things are going with Linda and Andre in their efforts to establish a new home in West Michigan.
How's Chad? I haven't heard from or about him lately... and Casey?
To be sure, many have heard about Amy's great opportunity for advancement, but haven't heard about where she will be working on her doctorate.
I was just thinking about Charlie and Clarissa;  I can't imagine how they have grown since I last seen them, and wonder what's going on with them these days.
We've seen facebook posts of Ozzy and Chili (thanks to Dia). What more is there than those quick comment and photos?
So many more questions, and you may have them, as well as others too.  Add your's to the blog and share what you can with the rest of us.