The times they are a changin'

We are in the middle of a lot of changes at the moment.

Tomorrow Hannah is having her 20 week scan. We are hoping to find the twins well - and also hope to find out what sex they are - I can't wait! Hannah is showing quite a lot now and is feeling quite tired. I felt the babies move for the first time last night. It's very exciting but also very daunting. Life will be very different in this household by Christmas!

Last week we and the Wilkinsons completed the purchase of Norwood Farm. I'm going to be working on the conversion of the barn and renovation of the farmhouse full time - basically working as Steve Wilkinson's apprentice and learning to project manage - and so have handed in my notice at Estell Warren! Yes, I am very excited not to be working in that boring office any more and to get stuck into an amazing project like Norwood. I do wonder sometimes why I spent two years training and eight working as a landscape architect just to throw in the towel now but in hindsight I wouldn't now have the experience to get involved in this sort of project, and we wouldn't have moved to Otley and met the Wilkinson's either. So now I have two weeks left at work!

It's been two months since I was released from the stake presidency and called as the branch young men's president. Life feels very different because of that. Because the call came at the same time as Asher, life's been a whirlwind since then. Now I feel like I have time now to stop and think and do things for me and the family. Hannah loves it because it means she can go out in the evening now. At first I felt like I was being lazy but actually I feel like I have a good balance.

Young men's is going very well. I have a good group of boys - 5 fully active, 3 less active and 1 totally inactive but with relative ease and consistent invitations we've had 7 or 8 there every Sunday and every activity plus a few non-members at activities. I'm really enjoying it.

So that's where we are - in the midst of change. It's scary and exciting, but we feel very blessed and are determined to enjoy the ride!