Ok, maybe I'm a few weeks late. But hey, better late than never, right? lol Celebrating Christmas was wonderful this year, well other than the frigid temps that followed... Chris' brother, Greg, came down for several days over the holiday. His special gift was to the kids...2 full days at Disney! Now, of course, Chris and I knew all about it. I actually set up their dining reservations (no surprise there, lol). All three kids enjoyed their time at the parks. They even had a few unexpected surprises which always nice! While Greg and the kids were at the parks, Chris was at work which meant I had 2 days all to myself! Yeah! But, the first day I spent about 8 hours putting the finishing touches on my very first digital scrapbook, School on the Rock's Beauty and the Beast musical. I actually received the book yesterday and absolutely love it!
Our time is a lot for flexible and relaxing than it was in Ohio. Mostly that's because the kids are not as active as they were. We're not in a co-op or an active support group, which is sad because the kids really miss their friends. Nicole's ballet is on hold this year, we'll see what next fall brings. They are both still very active with bowling. Jared continues to out-shine most of the other bowlers. Very few weeks go by when I don't hear a compliment about his bowling. One of the coaches still says that he can't believe how old Jared is! Nicole is hold her own too. She is currently carrying the 4th highest girls average! Most Sundays, we go from church to practice, which as always, continues to pay off. This coming weekend (Jan. 23 and 24), they are in a city-wide youth tourni. Team event is on Saturday, while the doubles and singles are Sunday.
The only other big news going on around here is that this weekend Chris and I will have a teenager in the house! AAACK! When did I get this old?! Jared has been counting down to his 13th birthday since LAST year!!!! But this week, he had a meltdown. He is really missing his friends and family that would normally be at a party for him. At one point, he was ready to trade this move for one day back in Ohio for his birthday. :( We're doing what we can to make it special, but it's hard.
Blessings,
B~
