Jason started school again and is now in first grade. He really does well with his reading, which I hope he will continue to do and come to love. He has been such a good example for his younger Brother, Justin, and helps me out around the house. He has taken another swimming class at the rec center, and I think he wants to try soccer in the spring. He is still a video-game junkie who can beat the whole family at the Wii games we play together. Now that Christmas vacation is over, he will have to stick to the restricted 1-hour-a-day time limit. :) The boys got a new bunk bed a while ago and have such a good time sleeping on it together. I thought Jason would stick with the top bunk, but he has loved sharing the full-size bed on the bottom with his brother. They put blankets up to have a "fort" surround them during the night.
Justin is really such a character. It amazes me to think how different my boy's personalities are from each other. Jason asks permission for a lot of things and keeps me informed on what he is up to. Justin just goes and does what he pleases. Most of the time it isn't anything bad, just a mischievous side to him that I haven't really seen in Jason. For example, Jason will ask if he can have candy, Jutin will just go ahead and eat it....all of it. Jason was never very good at sleeping in his own bed and would NEVER sleep in a crib. Justin has ALWAYS been a good sleeper for me. He stays in his bed all night and when he wants to take a nap, he just finds his favorite soccer ball blanket and goes to lay down. A few more differences they have are Justin has the curly hair and the blue eyes, while Jason has the straight hair and brown eyes. Everyone I meet always comments on how "striking" and beautiful Justin's eyes are. Maybe it's because I see him all the time and I think his eyes are beautiful anyway, I am still surprised at how many people make that comment. Justin is now almost 3 years old and keeps me on my toes. He won't stay by himself in nursery at our church, but I love getting to stay home with him. I am crossing my fingers that the potty-training will start soon!
Brian is still working for Balfour Beatty Construction company. Work is slow for him, but we are so thankful to be lucky enough for him to have a job in this economy. I started working at Target a few months ago to help pay off some bills and to get me out of the house a little bit. It is a challenge for me to work so late and it seems like I miss a lot of nights with the family, but I am enjoying it. I am also working on FINALLY completing my medical transcription course fairly soon. After a long break from it, I really need to just get it over and done with. Then I can hopefully work from home!
Christmas was great this year! The boys loaded up on toys from family and Santa. They also helped me with the decorating and cookie making. We had so much fun visiting with all the cousins on Christmas day and to see Aunt Lita and Uncle Dan from Cleveland. Santa brought us the Wii game system and we have had a BLAST playing together! Needless to say, Jason is probably the best player out of everyone. Brian got the "Biggest Loser" game to get in shape. I like playing the Mario Party 8, even though I almost always lose.
Justin wouldn't sit on Santa's lap, but he still had fun telling Santa EXACTLY what he wanted for Christmas!We got A LOT of snow dumped on us the weekend before Christmas, so Jason got an extra long vacation from school and lots of snow to play in. I haven't seen that much snow in a long time, and it was a little strange dealing with everything shutting down because of it. The roads/parking lots were horrible! You couldn't find a snow shovel at any store to save your life! We dug our car out of our parking lot with brooms and dust pans. I spent a lot of time working around the holidays and learned the full extent as to what it means to work in retail during the crazy holiday season! I am glad that it's over with and am ready to slow down a little. Now we are getting ready to make a trip out to Utah in a few weeks, and I am really looking forward to seeing all the family and friends from my hometown!
