From Lauren (Laurie) & Jay

Thanks, Linda, for taking the initiative! Things are going well here. We're preparing for "baby boy yet to be named" to arrive sometime around June 26th. Finally got the crib ordered today, but have had the car seat for awhile and took the "prepared childbirth" classes, so we're in good standing with the OB. If I can only get around to painting the nursury, we'll be in great shape!

I just got back from two weeks in Minnesota where I stayed with Luke and Joan while my parents traveled to Spain to visit Elise. She's finishing up a semester studying abroad in Grenada. They came back very proud of how fluent her Spanish is and how capable she's been navigating around a new country. Peter graduates from St. Thomas in St. Paul here in a couple weeks and after travelling to Italy on a choir tour, is planning on pursuing acting in the Twin Cities. Joan is a freshman and very busy dancing five days a week with multiple competitions on weekends. Luke is in fourth grade and is very into Japanese culture and animation. He's a pretty picky eater, but while I was there, we made a lot of different kinds of smoothies which seemed to be well received.

Jay and I are living right outside (Northeast) of Denver in a great new community called Reunion. It's made up of mostly young families and has community centers, pools, bike trails and parks sprinkled throughout. We've been here since Nov. and have been really excited about the friendships we've made so far. We love having visitors, so if anyone finds themselves nearby and needs a place to stay, we'd love to have you!