UPDATE

I think I forgot to do one of these for my book for 2016 at the beginning of the year, so this will have to do- this is what everyone's up to right now!

MOLLY:
Sitting up, wishing she could get around, but loving every bit of attention she can get from whoever is within smile range :).
She loves to eat, even new things, except for anything pureed!  She will however, eat ice cream we've learned.  hmmmmm.  Not sure how that works :).  I think her favorite thing to eat is whatever I am eating :). She feels like a big girl.  And Graham crackers.  We all love the cute little crunch she makes with her new little tooth!
We can see another little tooth finally starting to come through.  Hopefully that is what is to blame for all the crying the last couple nights.  Poor baby girl.
She is so patient, so easygoing, such a good baby!  She really wins the prize!  Best baby award.  She is such a pleasure to have around.  I know that it's partly because we have so many awesome helpers around here keeping her happy and helping her to feel at home.  I love that.
Bradley and Luke almost got her crawling with some fishy crackers on the floor the other day.  She did figure out how to maneuver herself toward the crackers, but not without a lot of frustration, although crawling doesn't seem far.

JACK:
Jack is such a fun little boy these days.
He's so talkative, so inquisitive, and SO smart!  He surprises me all the time with questions and abilities.  He really does listen so well and is so obedient for the most part.
He's very stubborn on some things which makes him hard to persuade at times, but I kind of like that about him.
He is very particular, needs things to be just so.
He just learned how to ride his training wheel bike, and rides that around a ton.
Loves to play basketball with the little one and enjoys having an audience.
He's loving his new friends Will and Liam and being able to spend time with them like a big boy.
Jack loves to snack.  He's been doing better at not snacking too much and we've removed chips from his diet completely.  He doesn't love mealtime and the food served then.  We've got some work to do there.
Jack has really been loving Primary so far!  I'm so relieved because there are a lot of kids in his class that took a long time to adjust and still have struggles. I'm glad he was able to adjust and enjoy it regardless.  Could have gone completely the opposite direction.
I love how he loves me and Nate.  He is very affectionate when one of us is leaving and so sweet at night to say, "Sweep Whew" (sleep well).  I love it!

ERIKA
Reading new big words everyday!  I can't believe how quickly she is progressing with her reading.  Well, maybe I can, because it seems to be a common trend around here, but she is doing so well!!  It's so impressive!  She loves it too, which is great!  I need to be better at nurturing that side of her.
Erika stays pretty busy most of the time.  In fact, she doesn't slow down anymore until her eyes are hurting (which I'm starting to think is tiredness).  She loves to roller blade, ride her bike, jump on the tramp, play in the creek, pretty much anything that Kate wants to do too :).  She LOVES Kate and spending time with her.  I loved what she said the other day about riding their bikes home from school, "I have to make sure I ride behind Kate so that if something happens to her or her bike, I can see it and I can stop and help her, instead of just riding off, not knowing if she stopped."  Pretty cool little friend, I think.
She loves helping out in the kitchen and loves her dinner cooking day.  It's cute that she's gotten into it.
She decided the other day that she would like to sign up for basketball this fall.  She played with the boys and made a few shots and realized that she's, "really good at shooting!"  Awesome!
She still lets me cuddle with her every once in a while.
Still likes to go running with her big brothers in the mornings.
And she still likes to sleep in :).
Erika is probably out best fruits and veggies eater.  she loves them all!  It's awesome.

NOAH
Noah just earned his Bobcat in Cub Scouts.
He is thriving in 2nd grade.  I love hearing the stories about his class and his friends.  This is the first year school has been more about friends than just academics.  I love it :).
His really good friend that he talks about most is McKay.  They do so many fun things together at school, They sound so imaginative, making up new languages, secret handshakes, secret clubs, magic tricks, you name it.  Sounds so fun.  I'm glad he has a friend like that in his class.
He still hangs out with Josh and Corbin almost everyday once his jobs and homework are done :).
He is pretty busy drawing and creating new things when he's not outside shootin' hoops or getting into trouble.
He's one of the sweetest boys on the planet and still loves his mom very much!  I love that.
He just told me he might be the President of The United States someday.  I like that idea.  He'd be great.  He said the first thing he's going to change is the laws that allow boys to marry boys and girls to marry girls.  Good idea!
He is getting really good at baseball and will play his first game of the season next week.  I can't wait!
Noah has really been loving having the Holy Ghost ever since he got baptized.  He's so sweet and in tune to the Spirit.  I love his spirituality.
I am so intrigued by his stories and imagination.

LUKE
Luke just won top in the Nation on TTM this past month.  We were so proud of him and his success in all of that.  He seriously carried the school.  In fact, we figured out that Luke got more points than all of the 42 students at Naches Elementary combined!  Way more actually :).  So that's pretty awesome.  Mr. Flynn has been pretty proud/thankful for Luke.  That's been a lot of fun.
He is such a fun kid to have around.  If you ask him a question, you can expect an answer like, "CHIPS!" or "CHEDDAR" or "I LIKE CHIPS!" in his squeaky little boy voice :).  Not to mention the cute smile that accompanies those answers.  I love it.  It's annoying, but I totally love it.
He's got a lot of drive.  When he wants something he makes sure he gets it.  Even if it's just a bowl of Ramen instead of broccoli or Miracle Whip toast instead of mashed potatoes.  It's cool what this kid can accomplish and achieve.
He is a sweetheart.  Very sensitive.  He is basically friends with everyone but I love that he has become closer friends with some of the boys in his class.  Ruben and Clint.  Even Drake and Preston.  It's fun to see him branching out finally.
He loves basketball and is usually out in the street shooting hoops with his brothers.  Although, he has found playing tag with the neighbor girl who is 2 years older than him quite enjoyable as well :).  Makes me laugh.
He just barely missed the decathalon qualifications, by 2 jumps with the jump rope he said.  Kind of a bummer, but he's looking on the bright side and is excited to just be able to go even if he can't compete.  I think that's cool.
Luke is such a good sport and is genuinely happy for others' successes.  It's so awesome!  I'll never forget how happy he was for Ruben winning the Kindle in the TTM drawing.  "It's so awesome that he won, he did so good!  He did 400 just like me!  He deserves it!"  Such a cool kid.

BRADLEY
Might be going to the Decathalon as well!  So that's been pretty huge!
I've been really proud of the things Bradley's teacher has said about him and his behavior in the class and with his classmates.  He is a leader and is choosing to be a good leader.  Helping to stand for what is right and fight off the bullying and negative behavior that he could otherwise be sucked into by the "popular kids".  I'm so glad he is setting a good example and being someone the kids can look up to.
He loves to play basketball 24/7.  And tag with the girls on our street.  He's got two now.  It's funny to watch.
He is itching to go fishing as well.  I love that he's bought everyone a fishing pole for their birthdays :).  Minus a couple of us of course :).
He's such a sweet boy with his younger siblings.  Erika, Jack and Molly in particular.  He's very sweet and understanding with them and always helps out with them when I need it.  Especially with Molly.  It's so fun to see how much she loves him and is comfortable with him.  He really knows how to take care of her.  I think he's changed more of her diapers than anyone else in the house besides me of course.  Such a good boy.
Bradley also wowed us all with his TTMing abilities.  He of course was at the top of his class too.  He was so thrilled to get over 600 green tickets.  The auction was a much anticipated event with so much to spend :).
He is looking forward to getting the Priesthood this year!  I can't believe he is going to be 12!!  Blows my mind.  I'm excited for him.
He still takes the garbage out for me every time I ask.  Such a good boy.
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KELLY
Playing Lacrosse of course.  I've been loving that.  She's been benefiting from it for sure!
She is really getting the hang of Jr. High bringing her grades up probably over a whole point!!  Pretty awesome.  I feel like she's adjusting to it quickly and has had little to no girly friend drama which I had previously anticipated.  I'm really proud of how hard she is working.
Kelly is still such a big help around the house.  She is one of my go-to kids.
I love texting her and the texts I get in return during the day.  She is a sweet girl always expressing gratitude for even the smallest of things.  Means a lot to me.
She is enjoying Young Women's of course.  And flying right through all of her Personal Progress stuff!  I can't believe how much she's done!  She's really going to reach her goal to finish while she is still a Beehive.
She's still serving as the First Counselor.  Different President, but same calling.  She does a great job at serving her class and is always willing to volunteer for assignments.  I love that about her.
She has learned she doesn't love choir, but still loves to sing.  She just tried out for Kaysville/Fruit Heights Idol!  Which amazes me!  So much courage!  And she did great, I won't be surprised if she makes it!
She loves to be off in her room by herself and her phone... typical I guess.  But knows how to limit her phone time, which I have found to be quite a blessing!  I don't have to nag her.  She even leaves her phone at home on no-screen days!  Good girl.
Kelly just got nominated to be on the Hope Squad for next year.  The group of kids that help other kids with problems.  I'm anxious to see how that goes.  She'll be perfect at that.
She is loving the church sports, dodgeball right now, and is really good at it!

CHARITY
Just moved into the Mia Maid class and is learning that she can demonstrate obedience by going even when it's not her favorite thing to do right now.  I've been really proud of her endurance.  She's a tough girl.
She really gets into the church sports as well.  It's fun to listen to her calling all the young women to round up enough to go.
She's been the key to getting a couple of our non-member/inactive young women out to activities!  I'm so proud of her for having the courage to do that.  That can be difficult.  She makes it look easy though.
She pulled out her first 4.0 this last quarter!  Pretty impressive.  She's really worked hard and also learned that when you communicate with your teachers you can get far.
She is a big help at home of course.  Always babysitting for me and carrying a heavier load than she probably should.  She never complains about that either, that's been priceless.  She's always been one I could tell was meant for her position in the family.  No doubt about that.
Charity just tried out for Kasyville/Fruit Heights Idol as well, did fantastic.  I can't wait to hear back on that!
She has recently found a great deal of pleasure in the Stake Dances.  She has demonstrated such high standards.  I am so proud of how she is able to keep herself morally clean and maintain such high standards for herself.  She is such a good girl and makes such good choices.
She's loving her dance class and looking forward to not being in choir in 9th grade.
Charity is another one of our basketball players.  She loves the game, loves the Jazz in particular and was one of their biggest fans all through this season.  She was so sad when they didn't make it to the playoffs.  

There.  That's all I can think of for now.  I'm sure I missed stuff.