Catching Up

Oh my gosh, where to start. The last few weeks have been busy. I guess first of all is the snow we had over the holidays. As most of you know I am from Montana, so I grew up in the snow. But this last snow reminded me of why I enjoy not having snow all winter long. The snow we had this year was very dry so it hung around a long time. We probably had about a total of 12 inches of snow. Arianna and the neighbor kids had a great time playing in the snow every day. She got to go sledding and everything. Ethan liked walking in the snow, but was too excited about getting snow on him. It took him a long time to want to put the snow in his hands or eat it, etc. It was fun for a while, but then we were over it and wanted it to be gone so we could get back to normal lives. Our road is on a hill and it is not plowed or sanded or anything so it can be difficult to traverse in bad weather. Luckily now the snow is mostly gone. There are still a few piles of snow in the neighborhood.

Christmas and Chanukah went very well. Ethan got a toy box from Santa and Arianna got a Nintendo DS. They also gove several other presents. Both were spoiled, but how can you help it when they have birthdays, christmas and chanukah at the same time :). The day after Christmas we drove over th Michael's parents house. We wanted to spend a few days of Chanukah with them and have Ethan's 2 year party there as well. Ethan had a great time. Michael's parents now having Tzippi's dog since she and her family move to guam. The dog's name is Whiskey and Ethan loves her.

On Sunday we went home and Arianna stayed at teh grandparents for the week. She was wanting some time away from Ethan and to get spoiled. She had a good time. Ethan really missed her. Everyday he would ask where she was and would cry for her sometimes. It was cute. We drove back to his parents on teh 2nd to pick Arianna up. She started school on the 5th.

Arianna is doing well. Growing up everyday. She is still very into her art and singing. She is doing so good on writing and spelling words. It is so amazing how fast you learn things as a kid. She is doing well in math as well. She was glad to go back to school to play with friends, but not wanting to wake up in the morning :). I keep reminding her she has more than 12 years of this :) so she better get used to it. We are planning on signing her up for T-Ball this spring. And of course she is still swimming.

Ethan is doing well also. He is getting better and talking more- although he is still nowhere near what Arianna was like at the same age. Food is still a challenge with him. Now he typically doesn't eat breakfast - he only wants milk. Then many times at home he doesn't want any snack. He just has lunch and dinner. We have found if he eats snack then he won't eat any lunch or dinner. He is also still picky - although he has eaten a few things new - He actually ate a chicken breast the other night - he has never done that before. He typically doesn't like meat - except for chicken nuggets. He will be going in for his 2 year appt in the next couple of weeks.

Michael and I are doing well. We are working on getting the house back in order and get things organized. To save on money we decided not to do a gym membership and just use our elliptical machine that we have. So I have been waking up about an hour before everyone else to work out in the morning. I still hope to swim at least every now and then, but with economy we need to make sure we use money wisely. I am also thinking about trying to do a 5k run sometime this year and trying to run the whole thing, not just walk. I have always wanted to do that, so that is a goal. I am not a runner, but I am going to try.

Well, it is time to go work out. Here are some pictures.

well, there is problems uploading the pictures so I will try again soon