Back by popular demand

Well, really just a couple people have commented that it has been a while since we've posted so I figured it was time to update you all. I'm sure by now anyone who likes to look at our blog or who knows us knows that "Little" Foote is on the way. We don't know what it is yet. I'm just over 16 weeks even though the counter says I'm almost 17 weeks. Apparently I was a couple days off. Anyway, we are getting more excited for that but we still have a long way to go.

So, the adventures of Kris and Jenny over the past couple of months have been few but they were fun. In January we decided to head to Ashboro for a trip to the zoo. It was pretty fun. It was a nice day and their zoo is set up neat. There is a spot designated for the African animals but it is a very open space and they can mostly roam together. I think they did have the elephants in their own spot but they had quite a bit of room to do their thing. We never did see the rhinos but maybe they were taking a nap somewhere. It was such a big area that some of the animals were tough to find because they were on the edge of the fence or in a corner. It was cool though. I don't remember if it was this gorilla or another one but they were quite active the afternoon we were there and one of them ran up to the glass and slammed into it. I was at another window but I heard the people scream there were there because they were scared. It was also doing a little dance for everyone.

Kris is working with the Weblos and they had their annual Pine Wood Derby at the beginning of February. They had fun cutting the wood, painting/decorating their cars and adding some weight. I think the big race was fun for them.

We were able to go to a Wake Forest basketball game one night. The medical students can put their name in for a draw to see if they can get a ticket to the games and we finally got some to one we could actually go to. It was fun. We ended up seeing some friends of ours and sat with them for most of the game. The Deacs won so that always makes the game awesome.

we had the event of the year...the weather forcasters finally forcasted some real snow. None of this 1 inch or less stuff that the kids can get off school for or at least have a 2 hour delay. We got a whopping 5 inches. It was really beautiful. Kris and I stayed home all day. It just happened to be on a day that I don't normally work and Kris didn't have school because they had a test that week. By the end of the week it was about 75 degrees. I guess I'll always be glad I came from Utah because I'm use to the weather being kind of crazy like that.

The first Saturday of spring break Kris had signed up to volunteer at the Special Olympics so I decided that I would go with him because really, what else was I going to do by myself...clean house?! The event that we covered was basketball. So, Kris was a medical volunteer which basically means he picked a couple people up off the ground when they fell or clean up scrapes. It was pretty low key but we had a good time. I was in charge of the time clock/score board in one of the gyms. It was fun to watch the people and how excited they were to play and to see how some of the coaches worked with their teams. They were so encouraging. It was a long time to sit but it was a good experience.

Sunday we picked up our friends dog to dogsit for a few days while they went to Florida. Salta was a bit nervous that first night but I think she liked us by the end. We took her hiking down by Charlotte at Crowder Mountain State Park. We did about a 3 mile hike I think and she made it most of the way by herself. She's a little dog so we had to pick her up for a few of the rocks. It was about 85 degrees that day and it was so nice to be in summer like clothes. The leaves haven't really started growing back yet but we had a nice time just being in the outdoors again. We are excited to get back to the mountains in the western part of NC but we will probably wait a few more weeks so there isn't any ice when we go. The rest of spring break I had to work so Kris occupied himself with other stuff. He made a little garden box so we can try to have a few fresh veggies later this year and he bought a model airplane of a beaver with floats. It will probably take a while to finish because this morning they started their next section in school...neuro-anatomy and the word on the street is that it is brutal. Well, I guess that is good for now. I hope you enjoyed our adventures. Come visit us and we'll take you on some adventures too.