The Family: An Update to Anyone Who'll Read

I feel it best to put up a good, old-fashioned update this time around.

I recently put up a picture of my two children, Caden Matthew and Maya. As you can clearly see, they are adorable. Lucky for everyone, they look more like their mother than their father.

Caden is high energy and full of fun all the time. He loves being outside riding his tricycle, running with his friends, and playing in the kiddie pool. He speaks both Japanese and English and has even learned how to distinguish when to use which (well, most of the time). His favorite things are cars, pizza, balls, shrimp, and giving Mommy hugs for no good reason. If you want to know how old he is, simply ask him ("I'm two.")

Maya has only been around since January, but she already has the program figured out. If she wants something, she cries "like a witch being boiled in oil" (if you can tell me where this quote came from you get extra points) until she gets it (and she always gets it). If she wants to be held, all she has to do is smile and one or more of us (including the boy) will rush to her. She doesn't really need to ask for kisses. With her cheeks, she gets them all the time.

Ai is somehow managing to run the household on four hours of sleep or less a night. She is able to make meals for everyone; read books, watch movies, and play outside with Caden; attend to the needs of Maya (see above); keep the house clean; make her husband feel like she doesn't think that she made a mistake when she married him; and keep herself looking beautiful. She is also working on the Enrichment Committee in our church, which is designed to help the women in the church learn different skills and be involved in a whole slew of interest groups.

I'm still at BYU studying Humanities. I hope to be done by this December. As for what I will do once I finish, that remains a mystery. For now, I'm just focusing on making sure I get done. I still teach the trumpet at The Music School, and am enjoying an increasing amount of opportunities to play in different ensembles and bands around town.

If you actually read this far down, will you please enter a comment telling me your favorite recent movie. Thanks.