We are settling in!

We are finally settling into our new home! We are OVER the boxes and the unpacking of them, but I am soooo grateful to be in a newer, larger home. The kids have adjusted well and Emmaly has now declared herself a BIG GIRL and can put herself to bed. Of course she gets up a few times to hand out extra kisses and hugs. :o) Cooper (a control freak) adjusted really well and I was surprised. I figured he'd be all out of sorts. We really played up the new room thing and let him pick the one he wanted. That helped. Shawn is in Spring Football Practice during the month of April and May, so that adds some extra "busy-ness" for us. Cooper is healing up from having bronchitis/pneumonia last week. The poor thing seems to be sick every other week. Hopefully the summer will bring us healthier days.
For those of you keeping up with details surrounding the tragic loss of my older sister, April McBride, this past October- the man who killed her (Reynaldo Perez) is set to go to trial April 28th. April's birthday is the Friday before, the 25th. She would have been 34. It will be a really hard week next week and the weeks during the trial. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers. They offered the man 25 years if he pleaded out, but his attorneys advised him to go through with the jury trial. So, that said- he is facing life in prison as it sits right now. He has 14 felony counts against him (one of them murder) and is technically facing the death penalty, but we know that won't happen. I think they'll look at it as he was intoxicated and made some irrational decisions that resulted in her death and injury to several others. Either way, I just want justice for my sister and for her kids (Jacob -11 and Zoe -6). He intentionally ran April down and I want him to stand up in court and show remorse. That is the number one thing I am looking for- I want him to understand what he stole from this family and what we can NEVER get back. Hopefully we find some peace over the next few weeks as everything unfolds. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers and keep Jacob and Zoe in your thoughts and prayers as they continue their journey through this. Remember- tell those that you love that you do and give hugs as often as possible. Those moments are the ones you, and they, will hold onto. Love you all!