Wow!

Two nights of blissfully, glorious, uninterrupted sleep. Dare I dream? Dare I hope that Eric's night time ramblings are a thing of the past? He hasn't been up until 6 a.m. two nights in a row. It's heaven. I turned the heat down to 65 degrees the last two nights in a row. Coincidence or not?

Eric and I

Hey Look! The mom does exist! Thought I would post a recent photo of Eric and I. I love the black and white. Jonathan thinks my mouth looks funny (so he said) so he doesn't like the photo. Not much going on today. Jonathan had preschool this a.m. Eric and I did some housework and went to the gym for a bit. We had McDonalds for lunch (YUCK!) and then the boys took nice long naps. Why I didn't lie down as well I'll never know. Anyway, it's very cold out again today, about 15 below wind chill, so we are stuck in the house pretty much. I so want to get outside and let them run around and play. The boys are going nutso and so am I. To make matters even worse, a tire on my car is losing air quickly so we are pretty much stuck home until I get new tires. I don't really think driving around would be a good idea with the boys considering the weather. We were going to take a quick run to Target just to pick up a few things. Instead I'm cooking pumpkin muffins. Or trying to do so. The first batch seem undercooked...wonder if I can stick them back in for another five minutes? Hmmmm...What else. Jay cooked a nice dinner last night when he got home from work. It was his Valentine's Day celebration idea. It was very nice even though I don't really like eating at 10 p.m. Well, that's enough rambling for now. The boys are running around the house screeching so I think I better find something quieter for us to do. Only one hour until their bed time...

Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to you all! Here are some photos of my two favorite valentines. Aren't they sweet? I was playing around with my camera and discovered how to take black and white photos and sepia photos. Sepia was not a favorite! Black and white is kind of nice. Anywhoooooo, hope you had a fantastic, loving holiday.

Splish Splash

Make-A-Wish

Yesterday, Jonathan, Eric and I attended Jack's Make-A-Wish going away party for the family's Disney World Vacation. As part of the festivities, the children got to walk through and sit in a fire truck and also a squad car. Both vehicles were super, duper hits with all the kids. Jonathan and Eric were thrilled to death also although I think they were a bit overcome by the size of the fire truck at first. They both LOVED the squad car and would have sat in the back seat all day if I had allowed it. That has me a bit concerned for the future. Ha ha. The rest of the party was held inside and there was pizza, soda, chips, cakes, and brownies. The kids LOVED the chairs because they had wheels on them. My boys started pushing the chairs around and soon the whole room was filled with children pushing each other around the room on the chairs. It was total chaos. As the guest of honor, Jack was given some brief instruction on shooting a taser gun that fired wired barbs. He shot a target. That was a bit scary. (For those of you who don't know, Jack was diagnosed with lymphoma in May 2006 and after six long months of chemotherapy and several surgeries, he is now cancer free. He's truly a recovery miracle and a testimony to God's healing power!) Everyone had a fun afternoon. The boys were tuckered out and went to bed nice and easy.

Great, Great News

The postman brought me the best news today. The Anoka-Hennepin School District chose Jonathan's name by lottery for one of its 25 kindergarten openings at Riverview Specialty School in Brooklyn Park. I'm soooooo excited that he gets the opportunity to attend school there! The school specializes in Math and Environmental Science. The teachers are kind, on-hands, very involved with all the students. They have so many unique opportunities for their students such as the Junior Master Gardener Program and forays to the Coon Rapids Dam for science projects etc. I feel like we won the lottery! Since Jonathan was accepted, Eric gets to attend no matter what! God is so Good! He hears our prayers and answers them. Thanks to all of you who prayed with us over this matter. Yahoo! And another blessing about this school, it's FREE because it is part of the school district. :) Yahoo! Thank you Jesus!

T-Ball

Today I signed Jonathan up for his first sports team. He will be playing T-Ball starting in March. It is a 6 week class that he and Jay will be attending together. My little boy is growing up! Gonna get teary-eyed...

Self Portrait by Jonathan, Age 4 and 11 months