CUTENESS !!!

Here are a few pictures of Ava wearing her new au dai. Aileen sent this to us and it is just beautiful. It has some glitter and embroidery detail
Ava was the ultimate model; she is quite the ham. Beth took the pictures and she did a great job I think.

We are in sectional play for boys basketball, going to a game tonight. And we are not taking the younger ones with us. YEAH Their grandma is coming to watch them; this is a real treat for us. We don't mind taking them but it will be older kids only and sometimes that is nice;)

Quick Update

So it has been seriously crazy around here. We have finished regular season basketball and are now in sectional play. Beth's team won their first game and play again tomorrow night and Alex was pulled to varsity so he has his first game tonight. Both teams have had a great season. It has cerainly made the winter fly going to games 5 nights a week. We had a little taste of

SPRINGTIME

last week just enough to help get through the next few weeks of winter. It was up to 50 degrees last Thursday and Friday. While it was nice I cleaned up the basement and cleaned out some closets. I was going to wash blankets but figured that would be jumping the gun just a little.

We have burned through this years wood supply. We usually have 4-5 cord of wood to carry over but not this year. Dan keeps counting what is out there and then dividing it by weeks of winter left. Not to worry I say.....we always have the furnace ;)

Settling In.....And Birthdays

The pictures above are Phoebe: she just had her birthday and turned 7 years old

Then Alex at his birthday, he turned 16 years old

And Ava at her 4th birthday....they are all growing up

So we are bracing ourselves for a winter storm...as is almost every where else. We went and picked up a few supplies only the essentials you know.....mountain dew, milk,bread, sugar so I can bake cookies. So bring on the snow (can't stop it anyhow) we are ready,,,seriously.

We had a big day today...guess if you can...a REALLY BIG DAY!!!!

And in other news Ava had her first day of pre-school. Yep 5 months late start but finally going. She did great, the teachers said it was like she has always been going, no problem. She spelled her name and learned the letter "N" and made a groundhog. I don't think pontsitony Phil will be seeing any shadow tomorrow, I doubt he will come out of the imaginary hole in the ground. Hibernation.

IT"S DONE

Well today was a big day we finally mailed in Elainas' citizenship paperwork. After 0ver 9 years we have done the last step for Elaina. I am relieved/nervous. hoping that I did it right and included everything that needed to be included. So we shall wait and see if I did it right.

On to other things, last week was a wash I was sick. So nothing was done. I am determined to get things caught up and done. We are very cold right now this morning it was 30 below zero. YIKES!!!! that was cold. Not trying to rush anything here but I'm waiting on spring.

FAMILY

WHEW

So I'm back. No I didn't go anywhere but the computer did. We got a nasty virus in the comp[uter and it had to go , to the electronics Dr.. So we had a wonderful Christmas holiday and new year. We were so blessed to have our children all home on Christmas night. We opened gifts ate food and laughed. It was truly a blessed time for me.
We are back into regular life.....school...basketball....in-door soccer...school play. So there you have it the reason I don't blog that often....we are too busy doing.

Alex