It sure has been a long time since I have been back to blog. Mostly because I find other things to do with my time, I'm too tired to blog or it could account for the fact that I couldn't remember my log in information. It has almost been a full year since my last post.
We have had a great year indeed! Most all of our weekends are spent at our beautiful cabin. I feel so lucky to have a husband with talent and imagination, making a fantastic place for us to get away to on the weekends. Both of the kids love going there too and we all look forward to our time in Wisconsin.
Back in Minnesota, I am still working at the group home as the Program Director for Enrich. Things are going well and I am planning my trip to Disney World with them in January. This will be my third year going and it is a magical time! I just wish Mike and the kids could be there to join me. Stella would get a kick out of seeing the princesses.
As for the kids, Estella is still a little peanut. She is intelligent and ahead on so many levels. She loves playing games, drawing, painting and most of all dancing. We didn't put her in dance this summer as we did last year, but she has been begging to go to dance class. She loves to get dressed up in a "pretty dress" and dance to music. I have some classical Cd's and she dances as though she is the princess from Swan Lake. I told her that when she turns four, we will put her in ballet. I think she will retain more from it at that time and they will do more techniques rather than running around, as her last dance class did. So I swear she is on countdown mode as to when she turns four and then can take ballet. She has been in daycare part time since last September and has made many friends. It is a nice way for her to socialize and gives me a little more flexibility with my work.
Weston on the other hand stays home with me and he is the most active child of all. He is into EVERYTHING! Just after his first birthday, he started to walk. Ever since then, he doesn't just walk, but runs, climbs and about gives me a heart attack going from one thing to the next. He is still a happy kid and thinks he is the funniest. Mike and I might have to agree. He already has a comedic flair and purposefully tries to do things to make us laugh. Sometimes I will just burst out laughing and then he starts laughing louder, just to make me laugh harder. We call him a Goon! He is sweet and loves giving kisses and hugs and adores Stella. His first big word was "STELLA" and we would hear it ALL the time. Now his favorite thing to do is to say hi to anyone and everyone and watch them turn and say "Oh HI!" He is such a little attention seeker. But then again, so is Stella. We got a couple of hams on our hands.
I am so thankful that the kids get along and play quite well together. They have their occasional fights here and there over things but they are pretty good overall. Stella really tries hard to be a good big sister. The biggest challenge on sharing is who gets to sit with Mommy or have Mommy hold them or Daddy etc. Weston is a Mommy's boy and gets jealous if I am snuggling with Stella. I try to be good about holding both of them but Weston likes to push Stella out of my arms. lol They both are so sweet and loving that I find plenty of time to snuggle with both my children.
This weekend we celebrated Thanksgiving and Peter's 18th Birthday. YIKES! I am feeling old. We went to Grandpa Reuben's and then to my sister Heather's. Mike got his buck on the opener of deer hunting season but didn't fill his doe tag. Partly because he didn't get as many days out as he would have liked. But he had fun all the same. I was excited to see my friend Jess and go out with her for an evening of fun. She and Ian were back up from South Carolina for the holiday so I was glad to take up some of her time while they were here. We would like to take a trip to visit them sometime this spring. I also got to do a little after Thanksgiving shopping with Heather and Hannah and picked up some Christmas gifts for the family. Other than that, we spent most of our time at the cabin relaxing and it was WONDERFUL! I love being there and already am looking forward to next weekend.
Deb
