December so far....

Jordan earned his Wolf rank in Boy Scouts and he was so proud to get it. It’s hard sometimes to understand how Jordan feels about things because he doesn’t always react in a normal way so it was great to see a huge smile on his face and the little boy strut going on as he walked back to his seat!

Perhaps the biggest Christmas Miracle of all is that Jordan actually swam 20 feet by himself. For a kid who is terrified of the water and even more afraid of getting his face wet (yes, showers are fun) that was a huge accomplishment. I still don’t get how he is going to be a Navy Seal and not swim but we’ll see what happens.

When I moved the boys to their new school this year I was really worried about Austin. He was behind last year in Kindergarten but fortunately, he had an amazing teacher, Ms. Derosia, who worked and worked with him last year to get him to where he needed to be. Well all that work paid off. American Academy is a tough school as we have been finding out and Austin has managed to get into the higher ability groups and maintain straight A’s. I knew that little stinker was smarter than he was letting on and it’s great to see him so confident.

Austin also started back in gymnastics and almost has a cartwheel down and has been working on front handsprings. Please pray for my breakables!


The boys were given roles in the Nutcracker at their dance studio Avant-Garde. They’ve never taken ballet before just tap and so I was a little hesitant but thought what the heck it’s a good opportunity. They were party boys and soldiers (right up their alley) and two of their uncles got in on the act and played party parents. It was great to see them up on the stage and really special that they had the opportunity to dance with their uncles. I was really surprised to see them work through the hours and hours of rehearsals and performances at their ages with few complaints.

First off let me say major props to their dance instructors Lance and Amy. They put on a great show and managed to get both boys to do as they were told. That is a miracle in itself. Second, no major catastrophe’s for my kids which is the second miracle. Finally I also have to say what a great studio to be involved in; we were really lucky to have found this studio. Austin was upset and crying because his dad and grandparents didn’t stay and meet with him after the show so he thought they didn’t come. Not only did one of the other mothers pull him over and hug him and talk to him but the other boys were trying to comforting him as well as some of the girls. How wonderful it is in today’s world to know that people genuinely care for your kids.

At any rate it is mid December and I finally got the tree up and let the boys decorate on their own. Pretty good job but hilarious as the ornaments stop where they could not reach. So I guess really the bottom half of the tree is decorated but hey it’s up!