Aside from the fact that we’re freezing in our nearly zero temperatures, we’re all doing great. Scott’s scrambling to finish his finance class, then he only has two more classes before graduating! I’m so proud of his hard work. We’ll all be glad when he’s done and able to spend more time with us than the books

Benjamin is still such a big boy! He’s getting to be quite the smarty-pants in his old age. The other day when I told him to get his shoes, he told me to ” get them yourself”. Even though it was a little naughty, I couldn’t help but to laugh at his growing independence! He absolutely loves his train set and is always asking me to make him super-cool tracks. Scott & I have been known to put some pretty neat configurations together after the kids go to bed too! Scott’s been working with Benjamin using the computer and like his daddy, he loves to play games and has caught on to using the mouse and keyboard pretty quickly.

Elisabeth is at that age where she learns something new almost every day. She’s talking in well formed sentences. She says, “I pooped in me pants!”, ” I want a snack, PLEASE!”, “I don’t like it!”, “I want to wear me hat”, “I missed you (followed by a cozy hug)”, and MUCH MUCH more! She definitely takes after her brother in the language department. So far it doesn’t seem like her being tongue tied has affected her speech. The only thing I’ve really noticed is that she calls buttons, “uppuns”. She also says that everything she eats is “delicious!”, which is pretty cute coming from such a tiny little thing! She has recently started counting to ten and can identify some the alphabet. We’ve been working on the ABC song and she’s getting pretty good, but still won’t go through the whole song in one sitting. Usually, she sings little portions at a time – her favorite being, “QRS!!!”

Both kids love playing with the kitchen Santa brought Elisabeth and the appliances that Grandma & Grandpa gave them. They love the new table for crafts and it’s so cute to see them rocking on the teeter totter from Grandpa Carl and Grandma Pam! I love that they’re starting to really play together. It’s really cute to watch them interacting.

I’m doing really well with my Tastefully Simple business now. I just got back from St. Louis for a conference and came back loaded with information and excited to grow my business! Scott & the kids always have fun together when I’m off at a party, so it’s really a win-win situation.

We’re off to get ready for the Super Bowl tomorrow. We’re going to make some dips and other appetizer-type foods and then we’ll have a picnic in front of the big screen. Both kids like to watch football, which is a good thing considering how much Daddy likes to have it on during the season! Elisabeth likes to scream, “NICE!” at the top of her lungs and Benjamin yells, “He dropped it! I can’t believe he dropped it!” I wonder where that came from? I’ve taught both kids to say, “Go Cowboys” just to annoy Scott Of course, having lived in Chicago for several years, we will NOT be routing for the Bears. Go COLTS!