Well, I have lots of time to post today since I am sitting in the UW Medical Center waiting for my moms surgery to begin and then, of course, end.  My mom has been with us for the last week and will be with us for the next four weeks at least. 
We have sure enjoyed having my mom at the house.  The kids love having her there to play with and it is sure nice to have the extra help.  She brought the kids to my school last Friday for our little Valentine Celebration.  My class loved having the kids there.  Maggee did very well, but Gregory was not too sure.  I was very surprised at how shy he was in the classroom.  I think that he was overwhelmed by the 22 children who mobbed him upon entry.  Jon and I went out to dinner and drinks for Valentine's Day while mom stayed with the kids.  We had a very nice time.  I was great to get out.
We have been staying busy.  I assume that will not end for the next 17 years or so.  We are looking forward to being able to sign Gregory up for T-Ball in the spring.  I can not wait to watch them.  So cute.  I keep threatening Jon that I am going to sign him up to coach all of those 3 year olds.....he just shakes his head at me and smiles. 
I am on my winter break this week so no school.  With yesterday and today at the UW Medical Center, the rest of hte week is going to go by fast I am sure.  I am hoping for nice weather so we can get out and play a little.  The kids just love going outside.  A couple of days ago, Gregory hopped on his Gator and headed down the driveway to see what was going on.  He is just getting so big.  I can not believe it. 
Maggee is talking more and more every day.  We love to listen to her talk.  She will attempt any word that we tell her to say.  We have also discovered that when Maggee wants more, she says and does the sign for more.  It is so sweet! 

Long Lost Us......

Yes, we are well!!  I keep promising to post more often and it just does not happen.  So....I am done apologizing for not posting more often.....I will just do the best that I can. 

We have been doing great!  Both Gregory and Maggee are amazing!  They are doing great.  Gregory's favorite things right now are Legos, Calliou (On Demand TV), his BB gun that he gets to shoot with daddy, and just getting some time to play outside.  Maggee loves carrying her little purse around, singing all of the time, Barney, and pushing her babies in her stroller. 

This past weekend, we went to the Chipmunks movie and Gregory loved it.  He had so much fun at the movie while Maggee had fun playing at Aunties house.  On Sunday, Jon and I took the kids to the Sportsman Show.  Gregory loved seeing all of the animals there and especially loved catching two fish there.  He was so proud of his fish, he had to hold them in his lap on the way home (in the bag of course).  Maggee just kept pointing at all of the animals and saying, "deer". 

Both of our kids amaze us on a daily basis.  Gregory is so smart.  We can not believe the things that he remembers.  He is always making us laugh.  Maggee is talking more and more every day.  She is also at a point where she knows what we are talking about when we talk to her.  They are so very much fun...

And then we have the not so fun moments.....Gregory is getting better about his language (shutup and stupid, I mean).  He is learning that saying those words when he is angry do not have fun consequences.  We are enjoying that he is making better word choices lately.  Maggee is quite the tantrum thrower.  When she is angry, she will throw quite the fit on the floor or she starts swinging.  We are working on it....Yikes!

Jon and I are doing great.  We are both busy with work.  Jon started at his work with a new crew and the site and new machine that they are working with have presented him with some challenges to say the least.  He has had a rough couple of days, but still tries to come home with a good attitude.  Hopefully, things will get better soon.  I have been busy at work with lots on my plate.  In addition to teaching, I am on two different committees as well as trying to aquire lots of clock hours in order to bump up on the pay scale next year.  I have also started selling Scentsy.  I enjoy that, it takes little time, and brings in a little extra money, which is nice . http://www.kimschmitz.scentsy.us/ 

We are looking forward to having my mom stay with us for the next few weeks while she recovers from surgery.  We love to have her. 

For now, I must get......clothes to fold and put away.