Catching up

Moment so Jan

Feb here already...where did Jan go. It was a quite month really but then again is it really ever quite here? We were glad to get into routine and even got a couple of snow storms. Today in fact it is freezing outside. Figures since we just planted seeds in the greenhouse. Can't help it last week it was in the 60's here! Kids played outside without socks or shoes. Katie has a serious dislike for socks:) Riley is busy working on his first science fair experiment. Wanted to build a flying car but that was more than his Mom's mind could help him figure out so he will need to do that in the coming years. Big kids went skiing for the first time this year. Now it is back in there blood it seems there will be a couple more trips to come. My sister took me to a ballet for my Christmas present. How fun is that to just be sisters for a night. We almost forgot what it felt like to be together just the two of us. It will be a night I will treasure!

On to the month of love and of course Chinese New Year!

My Sister Tam and I.

Snow day and Riley couldn't wait to shovel! He loves that cold and worked really hard. For the playoffs we let them eat in the living room. Big deal at our house. They thought it was so fun. We all pick our teams and whoever wins picks out what we eat for dinner one night...if I win we eat out!!

2011

2011 and my first post how sad:) We have spent the month trying to get into the swing of things. With snow days late starts and a long Christmas vacation it hasn't been easy but here we are. Looking like a regular week of school and schedules. Loved the break with them, we did a lot and saw a lot of people. Ate and cooked and basically had a nice break with great weather.

As you know kids say great things but one of the top of my head was Katie. When asked about the music she likes she told me she likes only good music like you know " Carrie Underwood". We didn't even know she knew this..but you can tell she is with me most or she would have said KOA sports talk if her Dad was here all day:)

Looking forward to 2011 and all it brings.

Four Years Ago

Four Years ago today Katie came home to be with us. Many memories have happened and we have all grown and aged. Ok so the kids pointed out the last as we watched the movie of her coming home day! She has blessed us in so many ways from her classic smile to her easy going ways. Thank goodness for that. She is all about art and music and you can just feel her artistic ways as you look at her art desk. To me as I have always said my heart and emotions were the same in adoption and birth both of which are overwhelming and beyond what words can say. She is our little lady and we love her!