And so.....it's almost summer

As I reflect on this past year, it's been great! I really mean it! Yes, I closed the daycare and moved with my family 2 1/2 hours away....but it has been good. Through all the chaos and excitement, my family has grown so much....and so have I.

It's hard to believe that N is already 8 months old. He is still working on cutting that first tooth, but keeps us all busy with his crawling, grabbing, slobbering, laughing, pulling himself up onto/with, and babble that makes having a baby so rewarding. He just brings so much joy! Z adores him still. They play ball together and Z likes to race around the room just to get N to laugh and chase after him. If Z could....he would be feeding N and being the parental figure.

Z is almost 6. He LOVES kindergarten. Hard to believe that this time last year, we were dealing with potty training issues. (He is doing so much better and only we await the final phase....waking up in the morning dry.) He is reading and writing! Yes READING AND WRITING!!! Yesterday, he made a birthday card for his dad and spelled Happy Birthday Dad the way he thought it should be......Hppe Birdy Ded. Yes, as soon as we sounded out the letters, he corrected it all....but it's so amazing to see! He does look at sounds and think certain letters should be in words that aren't and on occasion, argue with us to have them put in. If it was only our choice! =) He explores life asking questions, excited, and so full of joy....it's great! A few weeks ago, I took him to Playhouse Disney Live. He LOVED IT!!! So excited to see Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Handy Manny, and even Tigger. Twas great! (Still singing songs around the house). He is our helper and our big boy!

B still is teaching. He loves helping out at the college and teaching 2nd grade here in WF. He has a GREAT class. He turned the ripe age of 33 this weekend (catching up with me for the few months he does) and he seems blessed to be where he is at. I think he is really looking forward to some grilling time and I hope to utilize his talents more around the house on some projects. School will be out soon and we can look forward to that.

I am doing good. I LOVE working with the kids and LOVE seeing them each day. I'm so glad that I found a new direction to move my life. This fall, I hope to start taking some classes to get my endorsement to teach. Not sure how I will do that......but I'm leaning to special education. We'll see in a few weeks what the college will tell me.