Where has January gone?

Hello strangers! I know that I have about 2 people actually reading this blog so I know I have not disappointed masses of people but still.....I miss writing. When you love to write and express your feelings through words, it doesn't matter if others ever read what you wrote, you simply wrote because you love it. My mother was an English major in college and taught high school English but I never let her "proof" my papers before I submitted them. I have always been independent. Anyway, I have chased that rabbit long enough...

We have been so busy since school returned. I have been working everyday and really regret the decision to do it. I thought that it would be good for me to get some more hours but I have just turned into a crazy woman :( Oh well.... I will stick it out until the end of the school year and re-evaluate at that time.

Other than school, Ava has been busy with practicing for Entertainment Night at school and starting gymnastics. She is still doing piano and added a theory class this semester. She also got the opportunity to cheer at a Briarwood girls basketball game with her holiday cheer class group. Now before you say "poor Ava, so overscheduled"- let me explain. Entertainment Night has been alot of extra time but it is over this week when they do their performance. Cheering is over. Gymnastics is big for us because she does it for an hour weekly but piano is so low-key (and one on one with her teacher) that I don't consider that a big "activity" for her. Here is a photo from her cheering:

Griffin has been great! No activities for him yet but I am really excited that he will get to do soccer in March. I think he will be precious!

We took the kids bowling for the first time last week. It was a hoot! Chris and I were nervous wrecks because we were worried they would go past the "line" and slip on the waxy floor! Ava did great but Griffin soon lost interest. He just wanted his Icee :)

On another note, our calendar is filling up for the Spring and Summer! I love to travel and it seems that every year we get to do the majority of travel in these seasons. As a family we will travel to the beach, the lake and Disney in April. I have a girls trip with college girlfriends to the beach and another girls trip with Chris' aunts and cousin to New York in May. Fun! Chris has a canoe float planned with some friends for the spring. Busy, busy!

Take care ya'll and I promise that I will update the blog more than once a month :)