Getting Back to Blogging

It's been a very long while since my last post. Once our lives shifted from keeping up with the challenges of an infant with congenital heart disease to a healthy and active family of 4 children, it's just been nice focusing on the chaos of our very active and demanding children. Since my last post, much has happened on the family front.

Twins-Almost 1 Year Old
First, all the children are doing fantastic. Lauren appears to be fully recovered and is developing as well as her twin sister Morgan. The twins will be celebrating their 1st birthday this May 12th. It's hard to believe how fast time has passed this year. The twins are just now starting to crawl and talk. Each girl is developing into their own person. It's such an early preview into the blueprint of their personalities. Everyday, without fail, Michelle and I still can't believe that we've ended up with identical twin girls. It's just an amazing feeling.

Ethan-Thank God For My Boy
Ethan turned three in December and is growing up all too fast. This kid is all boy, which is a good thing for me. I really need some male bonding in this household. Ethan is now into Star Wars, bad guys, and full body tackling. He really is my little man.

Kirsten-Our Little Girl is Growing Up
Kirsten, our first born, will be 5 years old Easter Sunday and she's turning into this little person. Michelle and I are amazed on a daily basis at how much she's growing up. She loves to sing, dance, play, entertain the twins, and help out her parents with anything and everything. She has a love for learning new things and understanding the why and how our world works.

David-Professional Life Getting Back on Track
For those not aware, I was at Global Payments as a consultant for over a year and a half. Typically, I take on new contracts within a few months if not juggling several clients at a time. However, Global Payments was a perfect place for me to be while I focused my energies on Lauren, twins, and everything else. In the end, it really worked out great for both Global Payments and me.

Since my last post, I've left Global Payments and joined Innovative Architects as a principal architect. My primary role is to provide technical leadership and direction for multiple clients, projects, and the team of consultants in the company. This is like a duck returning to water after a long break.

I've also been working diligently towards picking up the pieces of a product concept I started before news of the twins entered our lives in 2004. We’ll see how that works out in the months to come. Ultimately, there is so much to catch up on and look forward to in 2006.

Michelle
Michelle is the source of life and meaning in this family. Her energy and endurance keeping up with all these children day-in and day-out while supporting me with my pursuits is immeasurable. She takes on every new challenge like an absolute pro. I've never seen her struggle. Between keeping up with the kids at school, the twins at home, trips to the doctors office, keeping up with the house, and all the sub projects in between are enough to make the best of project managers struggle. She does all this with a smile (most of the time) and she makes it look effortless. She's just amazing. I will never take her dedication and love for this family for granted. For that and so much more, I love her with all my heart.

New to the Private School Experience
Next week, we'll get word of whether or not Kirsten will be accepted to either of the two private schools we've applied her to. She applied to Greater Atlanta Christian (GAC) and St. Martin's School. This has definitely been a learning experience with all that's involved with applying to private schools in Atlanta. Kirsten has completed a group test and an individual follow up test with GAC. She's been evaluated by a child psychologist with another admissions exam and underwent an observation session at St. Martin's with a group of other applicants. All private schools in Atlanta send out acceptance letters, wait-list letters, and denial letters on April 7th this year. So, we'll know the outcome at the end of this week.

That's it for now. I'll try to keep posting more frequently.