Busy!

Well, I'd say the best way to describe life right now is BUSY!

School is nearing an end, and that means my student teacher will be leaving me this week :( Ugh - back to the reality of teaching ALL day, EVERY day. I love my class, but I also loved being able to talk with my friends/colleages during the day!

Ethan is counting down how many days he has left until he is a FIRST GRADER! He is so excited, and we are VERY proud of how well he has done this year! He's a smart little boy, and I look forward to continue watching him grow and learn. He is also playing t-ball, with games every Thursday night. Last week was his first game, and he had a blast. He also told me as we were leaving, "Mommy, I have new friends now!" I love it!

Liliana is growing by leaps and bounds and talking more and more every day. She has an opinion about everything and makes sure it is heard by all! We all can see that she adores her big brother, as he adores her. Watching your children interact and have fun together is just priceless, and so far their relationship has been full of love!

This past week was a bit crazy, with our whole family taking turns with a flu bug. Of course, I got it the worst, and it was the day before the Riverbank run. Bad timing, but I still ran!
We are also getting closer to my Haiti trip! I'm trying to help with the fundraising and figuring out details still - lesson plans for VBS while we're there, suitcase regulations, flight changes, melaria pills, etc... I'm excited, and ready for all the preparations to be done so we can just GO!

Well, I think the load of whites I'm waiting for is almost ready to be switched to the dryer, so I think I'll do that and get to bed!

Adios!

Well, it's been quite a while since I've posted anything. That may be because I think all my family who I wanted to share pictures with is now on Facebook, so what was the point. But, I'll post something new today anyway. 2009 has been a busy year so far.

For Drew, it has been a relief that he wasn't one of the many laid off from Gentex. He's also been hitting the gym and has cut out the soda for over a week now!

For me, school has been busy! I had a new student teacher start this week, so I'm hoping that helps bring the stress level down a bit. I've also worked at Kay's a few days already, so I'm well ahead of my pace from working there last year!

Ethan is busy in school. He is becoming quite the young reader and writer. He has a journal that he and his teacher write back and forth in each time he has school. At first, he wanted help on almost every word, but now he does it almost completely on his own! AMAZING!

Liliana is still just a busy girl! She is talking more and more, and still just as opinionated as ever! She loves to do things by herself, especially getting dressed. The girl loves clothes! I wonder where she gets that from...

Anyway, here a couple of my favorite pictures thus far this year. Enjoy! (Doing this, I realized I need to take more pictures of Ethan - oops!)

Wearing Mommy's hat!

Playing "princesses" for the 1st time!

Ethan and Keith going on a snowmobile ride

with Grandpa!

Had to include this to show that I still think he

does actually love the dogs deep down.

Cute pig tails!