New Years Eve

Wow, what a full week we have had!!!

I am looking forward to the next 2 days as nice quiet days. I need to run to the store later (we are down to 2 diapers in the house) but aside from that, we are planning to stay home and let the kids play with their Christmas toys. We want to have some game time too. Chloe loves games, and everytime we are on the road, she asks if we can play a game.

We have had a wonderful full year!!! We have had our highs and our lows, but in the end, we had eachother! God has really blessed our family. Ethan is such a treasure. When Alex is having a hard day, or is in the middle of a breakdown, often just seeing Ethan will help him turn around. He has a deep laugh, that is so infecious you can't help but laugh out loud with him! Last year at this time, I hadn't had more than a 20 minute stretch of sleep in the 3 1/2 months he had been here, but it was so worth it!

Chloe, She is just not herself right now. She is so full of life one minute, then you turn around and she is just exhausted. My prayer for this coming year with her, is that we can get her back. She is sad alot, and has headachs, and tummy achs so much. However, in her good stretches, she has started geting into everything again. So that is a good sign I guess. hehe

Donna, I am happy to say that she is on her way back out of super snot. I don't think we will every be out of it, but it is far better than it was! She is very helpful, and sweet. She wants to do the right thing, and I have not heard one bad thing at school. At Christmas, she was amazing at helping keep the little ones safe! I am very proud of her.

Alex, I will never be able to read anywhere close to the speed he can. And he seems to get faster by the day. He read a 548 page book(not large type) in just over 2 1/2 hours. He started doing book talks this year, and did very good at it. His ELP teacher (tag) is amazing and they get along so well. She always has something good to tell me. One day he had to answer this question: If you could bring back anyone from the past, who would it be? He answered "Moses, because people would have to believe him about God, then they could all be saved". WOW, I am so proud of him!

As for Adam and I, we are just enjoying our kids! I am becoming more patient, and taking more deep breaths. hehe I am also learning to turn to God more, and eat less. I expect that to make huge changes in our family as well. Praise the Lord, He has helped me drop 30 pounds. I am also learning to be more active, and be a more positive person.

Right now, I have to go remind my children that they love eachother.

Have a wonderful evening, and a very Happy New Year!!