Snow Day and Snowman

Brianna making a snow angel.... that was her #1 priority!!

As everyone knows by now... I finally got the snow I have been waiting on.... I know that is sad that I would actually think with everything going on in the world that getting snow should actually be a worry that I have... However it is.... and finally we got to build a snowman... The last time AR had this much snow Jacob was only a few days old and we lived in an apartment... I tried to help Brianna build one but I am just not a snowman maker..... This year we all got to enjoy the white stuff and here is proof that it was fun.....

Happy 6th Birthday, Brianna

Brianna turned 6 years old this week. I cannot believe how much she has grown up... time flies....

Here are 6 reasons why I love Brianna:

1. You are such a smart little girl.

2. You are a great big sister to Jacob and he loves you so much.

3. You are compassionate to all people.

4. You are a beautiful dancer.

5. You love to play dress-up and are so cute when you make up your own clothes.

6. You are a natural born teacher and leader and I cannot wait to see you grow into a lovely young lady!!!

NOTHING, I mean NOTHING gets past Brianna.....

Today was the Kindergarten Awards Ceremony for the first semester. Each student of course gets something and we (meaning the teachers) have the ability to give out a Principal's Award however Brianna's teacher chose not to give one. Later after her class had gone on with their day a little girl in Brianna's class asked why their class did not have one and Mrs. Hart says that she did not print one off but if she had she would have given it to Brianna and a little boy in the class.



So fast forward to dinner tonight.....



At dinner I was telling Brian that Brianna got the Alphabet Achiever and explained what that meant. Brianna chimes in that if they would have had a Principal's Award so I said Brianna why do you think that and she replied that Mrs. Hart told the class when the little girl asked (the story above). Well I know the child who asked and (sorta under my breath) I said well the way she acts surely she did not think she was getting it then Brianna (sorta under her breath) said her mom does not answer the phone when Mrs. Hart calls her either!!! I just had to laugh because nothing gets past Brianna and she is waiting the the perfect time to tell the world all she knows..... Unfortunately, sometimes her wealth of knowledge gets us all in trouble!!!!

"Ball" and the Sunday Paper

For those who are not around Jacob a lot it is hard to understand his undying love of balls. He is forever playing with a ball. Well a few weeks ago he realized that the Sunday newspaper (any day really but we only get the paper on Sunday) has an entire section devoted to "ball" It is really cute that he loves the ball so much.... My only wish is to for him to be very successful in his future... Who knows are we looking at a future quarterback, pitcher or point guard???

Riding a bike without training wheels

Brianna has had her bike for a while but we have never taken the training wheels off.... until today........ I go outside (my mom was with her she was not outside alone) and she is riding the bike and it appears that she is a very stable rider so I suggest...... Do you want me to take the training wheels off.... Brianna replies.... YES!!!! So I go and find a wrench in the garage (which is a small victory in its own right) and remove the wheels.... We take the bike back to the street and she gets on I run along beside her and then let go... Brianna manages about two additional pedals on the bike and then crash.... This continued for a while and she laughed each time.... Finally, I was afraid that she would injure herself and talked her into trying again tomorrow........ Hopefully I will have news of a successful bike rider by the end of the week!!!!

Presents, Fuji and Cake

Today we celebrated all of the January birthdays (Brianna, Jacob, Jema and Randy) at Fuji. It was real fun since Brianna, Jacob and Andy were the only kids that had been to a Habachi grill before. I think once the inital shock of the fire and crazy chef wore off the kids and adults had a wonderful time. Then we had cake and presents and it looked like Christmas all over again. Hopefully in February Jacob does not think we should shower him with gifts too!! Thank you Jennifer, Joe and Ashley for coming and helping us celebrate!!

Happy Birthday Brianna, Jacob, Randy and Jema!!!

Brianna Lost her First Tooth!!!

Brianna lost her first tooth today after school. She was so proud of her tooth and then she said this means I am getting big.... Yes, Brianna you are getting so big!!!

Jacob's Second Birthday!!!

Jacob has turned two... In honor of his birthday I am going to tell my two favorite things about Jacob:

Jacob you love to throw your football like no other child I have ever met. Your undying desire to play "ball" makes me smile and laugh at you.

Jacob you have the sweetest personality and you still love to snuggle!!!

Snow Day!!

Today was supposed to be our first day back to school from Winter Break however we were granted an extra day off from school because of snow. I was already up and dress as were the kids when we finally found out that we were not going to school so the kids wanted to go out and play in the snow.... So out we go..... at 6 in the morning......

So New Year.... New Resolution.......

Since it is the first day of the new decade I decided that I would make a point to update this blog.... I have really enjoyed going back and reading about other people's life so I decided that I could have a year and review for myself next year.....I guess it is still unknown if I manage to keep up but I suppose only time will tell..... Happy 2010 all!!!