The Chad Sundquist Family's Addition

Hi Family! We hope you are all doing well. Things at our house have been a little crazy. On March 9th we welcomed our 5th child, Lucy Paige. She is beautiful. It took a few weeks, but we finally have her (mostly) sleeping thru the night. The other kids all love to hold and snuggle with her and fight over her. We think she is sensitive to milk, so I have been trying to reduce my dairy intake--I didn't realize what a staple in my diet it really is! Its been tricky, but we've seen a vast improvement in Lucy's grumpiness.

Megan has proven quite the little helper with the baby. She even loves to help change diapers. But she is such a little mom--she loves to help clean up toys and do dishes and cook and take care of her baby dolls. She is almost 2, and I think 2 is the most fun age! Its not without its struggles--she can definitely have her "terrible" moments, but it is so fun to see her learn and grow

Claire is 4 now. I have been doing a preschool with some other moms in our ward and that has been great. She is our social butterfly--always looking for a good time. She's going to be the one that goes to school for fun and if she happens to learn something, that's ok. She is taking swim lessons for the first time this summer and is very excited.

Natalie is 7 and getting excited to be baptized in a few months. She loves reading and would rather read a book than just about anything else, especially if its chore time. The biggest exception to that rule is riding her bike. She finally got the hang of a 2-wheeler and loves it! She is playing soccer this spring and has proven herself as a goalie! There was one game where she stopped all kinds of kicks--Chad was so proud.

Caleb is also playing soccer this season. He is glad to be on a team thats actually winning this year--so far they are undefeated. He is doing awesome in school--I don't think his teacher quite knows what to do with him. Caleb will read anything he can get his hands on, and I cannot keep him supplied with new material. I have a feeling we'll be going to the library on a weekly basis this summer, just to keep him occupied. He earned his Wolf in Cub Scouts, and is really enjoying his time in Bears. Caleb is such a good helper around the house--I don't know what I'd do without him.

Chad is also really busy with work and church responsibilities. He is also training for a 30K that he'll be running up in Sheridan in June. This winter he took up snow-shoeing; there was one time when he found himself up to his chest in snow after discovering a hole. But he was able to dig himself out, thankfully.

I have my hands full with taking care of the kids. I really enjoy my calling as a youth Gospel Doctrine teacher. I am also working on sewing some costumes for "Hero day" for the kids. We were really fortunate and had the opportunity to go up to the temple in Billings last month with some friends-- what a great place it is! We love to feel the Spirit of the House of the Lord, and are so grateful for those blessings.

We hope all is well for each of you and look forward to keeping in touch via the new blog. If you're ever in Casper give us a call. The kids love to play with cousins!

Love, Chad, Teri, Caleb, Natalie, Claire, Megan, and Lucy