Well it has been a very long time since I have posted. I am going to start doing so again on a regular basis, I promise. Things around here have been crazy. I am not going to try and catch up on the past almost year but I will hit some highlights.........
Summer was great. Spent most of our time at the lake. Kids swam like fish and can both swim without floatation, but of course we only allow this in pools. Life jackets are still, and will be for quite some time, a must at the lake.
We found out in July we are expecting another baby......now due in about two and a half months. We are thrilled and looking forward to her/his arrival. Yes we decided to make this one a surprise:) Kids are happy and looking forward to the new addition. They each have some very interesting ideas for names. Tanner would like Gilbert for a boy and Sami would like the baby to be name Coconut, regardless of the sex. Good thing they are not in charge of coming up with the real name.
Fall came way too quickly but both kids started school. Tanner is loving every minute of it and I am sooooooo happy we opted to keep him home from Kindergarten one more year. His self confidence and self esteem has improved so much. He is reading and writing like a champ. Sami had a rough start but has finally adjusted. She is starting to actually say that she like school which is a good thing. She does tell me that she would prefer to stay with me all the time, which is nice to hear.
Sami got her tonsils and adnoids out the beginning of Oct. It was discovered that she was having sleep apnea spells which was why she was awake for hours and hours each night for almost an entire year. She healed very quickly and has finally started to sleep. I am more thankful for this this anyone, I think. I didn't realize how tired I was until I finally got to sleep for more than 4 hours a night.
And that pretty much brings us up to the present. Tanner broke his arm this past Monday. I am so very sad that he has to have a cast on his arm for Christmas. We opened a few presents this evening and he had to have help. Breaks my heart. Luckily he will only have the cast on for about a month.
We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May 2011 be good to you all!!