Josh went to his first day of nursery today. He did so good. he walked right in and started playing. I was really nervous for him and was afraid that he would be clingy. But, I think he loved playing with the toys. His teachers said that he did great. When I picked him up he ran right to me and gave me a hug then he started whimpering. So I think he was okay as long as he didn’t see me. We will see how next week goes.

Jake had two pictures that were in the Art Gallery at school. The first was from the book Go Away Big Green Monster. We are not sure which one is his because his name was on the back. The second was of a penguin. He says his is the fat penguin so that he would stay warm. He loved walking around his school and showing us his work.

We had a fun New Year’s Eve. We decided to let Jake stay up for as long as he wants. He made it all the way to midnight. At 11:00 he was running circles all over and I knew that he was not going to go to sleep. Kurt’s parents flew in so they spent the night with us also. We played lots of board games and Wii games together. Jake rang in the new year with noise makers and we all had some sparkling cider. Josh of course went to bed at his normal time and slept all night. Happy New Year to everyone. Pictures to the right.

We spent Christmas afternoon over at my parents with my family. The kids were so excited to open gifts and had to wait until my brother and sister in law came. When it came time they were even more excited and running around like crazy people. I am glad that they enjoyed opening their gifts. Jake got some more GeoTrax, a Wii game, a money sling shot, and some Justice League DVD’s. Josh got a push car, a singing toy, a book, and some cars. We played lots of games in the afternoon and some more later at night. We had a wonderful dinner and enjoyed being with our family! See our pictures to the right.

Merry Christmas! We have had a great Christmas so far. We have spent lots of time at my parents with family playing games, making food, doing dishes, talking, watching movies, and letting the cousins play. Ryan was nice enough to go outside one day and help Jake and Sydney build a snowman also. On Christmas Eve the boys got to open their pajamas and Lightning McQueen sleeping bags from Grandma and Grandpa. We then went home so that Santa could make a stop at our house. Jake fell asleep pretty fast. I was shocked since I thought that I would have to tell him a few times. In the morning we saw what Santa brought. Jake got GeoTrax, books, a puzzle, Bakugans, and some new games from Santa along with his stocking stuffers. Josh got a race car racer, barn, and books from Santa. Plus we got to open our gifts from each other and Grandma and Grandpa D. Then we spent the next few hours testing and playing with everything. For breakfast, we had my family come over before heading back over to my parents. Pictures to the right.