Blogging Hibernation

It's been nearly three months since we last posted. For this we apologize. We know that for some of you, our blog is like oxygen, made even more crucial by the existence of our angelic baby Valencia, the Sunshine Angel. To make it up to you, we have dedicated 95% of this post to that little scamp. The other 5% will consist of this introductory paragraph and a few updates:

• My travels in preparation for opening a high school have taken me to: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Boston, Charlotte, and Newark. Since the new year: Atlanta, San Diego, and Newark, soon to be Phoenix, then back to Newark. Henderson Collegiate High School will open its doors in August of 2015.
• Valencia turned 6 months old and has yet to double her birth weight. She is a tiny, beautiful human hanging out in the 2nd percentile for weight and 5th percentile for height. She's a dainty lass.
• We traveled to Utah for Ben's wedding! Ben is the 5th of 6 siblings in Celeste's family. He and Jori Larsen tied the knot in the Salt Lake Temple earlier this month, and it was wonderful.

And now, for the main event...