Part 2

Katie

Celebrated her 11th birthday on December 31. It's hard to believe that she will be in middle school next year! She is growing up so fast, I just hope I can keep up! For this last semester of school, Katie is one of 2 anchors on WAES - her school's news program. She is really excited about this activity and I know she's going to do a great job! Katie is a really good artist and enjoys doodling and drawing pictures for her friends and making art work for me.
Katie and Avery's relationship has begun to develop. For the longest time, Avery was not very interested in Katie (unless she had food) but lately, Avery has been very excited when she sees Katie, calls her name and always enjoys playing with her. Of course, Katie is thrilled with Avery's attention and I see them becoming friends and not just sisters. If Mommy's busy and Avery needs a hug, she's more willing to take one from Katie. Katie is great at helping with Avery - she does a great job feeding Avery and playing with her outside.

Eric & Kelly
In November, I took a trip to Roanoke to visit Ally. That's about the halfway point for both of us. I'm hoping to be able to make more trips to see her before she goes back to California. We spent the weekend there and had a really good time catching up. In February Eric and I celebrated our 5th anniversary and in January I hit the big 4-0! It's hard to believe that it's been just 5 years since we were married! He is such a great Daddy, I'm so glad I get to see him at his best! We have both gotten new jobs ~ I am now working a less stressful, non-sales job and am really enjoying it; this was just the change I needed. Eric has also started a new job and is still in sales, it's still fairly new so we'll see how it goes. . . Eric is going to see the boys later this month during their spring break, we haven't seen them since Christmas and I know that all 3 are ready for a little Father-Son time! During our girls trip to Louisiana in March, it was nice to be able to visit with Joelle and Holly, I just wish Ally would have been able to be there with us - maybe this summer a Bullock-boy reunion will happen. Joelle, Holly and I were also able to get together with family and friends from school over beignets, most of the school friends we hadn't seen since my graduation! I have been spending an ungodly amount of time on facebook (one of the perks of my new job) and have been able to reconnect with so many friends there who are from different stages of my life - it's been a lot of fun! It was so nice to see everyone and I'm hoping that I'll be able to make another trip down this summer only this time, stay for a little while longer - there are just too many people to catch up with to be able to see them all in 3 days! There are only 7 weeks left of school then summer will be here; hopefully by then we'll be counting down the days to our next visit!