another month goes by

January and half of February have passed without any blogging along the way. A lot has happened during these months so I'll try to recap "for the record". Early January I took a quick trip to Texas to see my grandma and my parents who were also visiting. I had a nice time, got a few walks on the beach, and got to visit with my uncles and aunts who I hadn't seen in quite a while. I got to go on this trip solo and managed to finish 3 books along the way. While I was gone Jeff and the kids had a few snow days and made a trip to Ohio to see the kids cousins. As usual the report was that they had a great time together--it's so nice that they have cousins similar in age to play with. When I got back Jeff started his semester and the kids started a few more activities. As of today they finished swimming lessons and the kids made a lot of great progress with their strokes, unfortunately they aren't wanting to take any more lessons so we're done for now. Heather also started scrabble club with her teacher and Charlie continues 4-H. Cameron has started to enjoy going to the "gym" with dad and seems to be doing just fine with the ladies that work there. The kids got their second report cards and of course they were "perfect" in everything. We wonder how they can be soooo great at school but guess it's because they can let loose and be themselves at home. We've attended some winter sporting events including both mens (me and charlie) and women's basketball games against Longwood where uncle bryan works. We wore longwood attire under our Va Tech shirts to be semi supportive of both teams. Charlie, Cameron and Jeff are wrestling match buddies and it gained Charlie a new bike (which is Heather's size) which he won in a free raffle. The kids have enjoyed snow days, early release, and playing with friends and our neighbor. We enjoyed a laid back Valentine's day together with the usual homemade cards, flowers and some chocolate covered strawberries and raspberries as a special treat. We look forward to birthdays, visitors, and a new baby in the next few months.