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I obviously can't keep up with 1 blog, let alone 2. All posts will be at my main blog:

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2009 and Starting Over

I am starting to blog again. I want a record for the kids. I have more recent posts over at my other blog but this one is nice if I try to focus on just the kids. The other blog will be more general updates about our family, me, etc. This will be my KID blog. So, the kids. Bret is a 4th grader with a love of sports, friends, baseball and football cards, video games (Wii, DS), and small monster action figures. He loves to collect things like coins, sports cards, small toys, really anything he likes. He is serious in many ways, gets anxious if he thinks he will be late for anything, and likes to please. He LOVES to play with friends, he would do it 24/7 if I let him. He does well in school but doesn't like homework. He hates to cut his hair. He has glasses. He wears a size 3 shoe and size 8 clothes. He doesn't like to wear jeans. He gets too many cavities and hates the feeling of novacaine. He has the best smile with dimples. He still gives me kisses and hugs as long as no one is looking or around. He likes cable TV and gets mad that we don't have it. He can ride his red Razor scooter very fast, so fast it scares me to watch him. He jams his fingers often playing football. He got ringworm this past summer from wrestling (yuck). He likes sleeping with stuffed animals and with his blanket wrapped all around his hed. His favorite color is read. His favorite food is pancakes. His nickname is "B" and "Radical".

Jenna is in 2nd grade and also loves to play with her friends, dolls, stuffed animals, purses, her DS, and writing in notebooks. Jenna has more purses and notebooks than anyone I've known. She got her first American Girl Chrissa in July for her 7th birthday. She actually still likes homework. She cut her long hair off last year and loves it short. She loves to wear jeans, only jeans every day. She wears a size 13 shoe and size 6 clothes. She has no cavities yet. She never passes her hearing tests. She does not wear glasses but wishes she could. She had fake glasses but lost them. She loves the TV show Arthur on PBS. She is pokey in the morning and doesn't mind being late. Her favorite food is oreos and poptarts. Her favorite color is still blue! She follows me around and I call her "my little shadow". Her nickname is "Beans" and "Jenockquateem" (don't ask her dad came up with that one).

We Wish you a Merry Christmas!

Jenna and Bret had an exciting couple days. They really got into Christmast this year. They loved the preparations, the decorating, the gift buying, wrapping, and of course the opening of presents. I had such a blast watching them get so excited last night and this morning. They are so funny. Bret was saying "thank you so much" over and over to whoever gave him gifts. It was so cute. He was hugging people and saying it was what he always wanted. I am happy to see him so appreciative, and for saying thank you. Jenna was very excited this year, and would say "it is what I always wanted" and "I am so lucky" when she opened her presents.

Bret's favorites are: Heroscape game, T-Rex Mountain, and Bionicles. Jenna's favorites are: Barbie dog, Blue Baby Carebear, Doctor Doll, and the baby panda.

We also went to church this morning and talked about the real reason for Christmas. I hope to teach that to my kids as they grow up. I also want them to realize they are VERY lucky and that there are many kids out there much less fortunate. It's hard to make them realize that it isn't all about them.

I have many memories of this year's Christmas, and my kids make everything so special for me. I am so grateful for my parents, siblings, grandparents, and especially my husband who has created with me my 2 little miracles!

God Bless and Merry Christmas!

The Yearly Christmas Picture

Every year I try to send out a picture card for Christmas. I used to use a professional studio and get my cards made there, but as the kids got older and money grew tighter, I have decided to try to take the yearly picture myself. I did this for the first time last year. It went ok, I got a great picture after about 20 shots. This year, however, I had a hard time getting a picture. I tried and tried to get them to cooperate. I tried bribery, I tried being stern, I tried humor. It never failed that one looked just cute as can be, and the other looked (to put it nicely) not so good. I finally got a couple that were usable. None that really stood out to me as "THE ONE" so I had to just choose one. I ordered from snapfish before Nov 15 to get the 20% discount, and got all my cards, 60 of them, for under $20. Not bad, and saved me a ton of money that would normally spend on sitting fees, prints, and cards from a studio. Maybe not as professional looking, but this is what my kids really are. Two little goofballs who like to ham it up for mom taking pictures. B was trying to be Mr. Funny by putting a body part (leg or arm) in front of J's face whenever I pressed the button. Cute but not funny after the 2nd or 3rd time. I will post my favorites, and the 2nd to the last one is the lucky winner this year!!

Thankful for my munchkins!

This Thanksgiving I am truly thankful for my life. I have 2 of the best kids I could ever ask for. They are beyond what I ever imagined. They are adorable, intelligent, and creative. They say and do the funniest things. They make me laugh, cry, and scream! They bring out the best and worst in me. They have made a very big impact on my life and for that I thank them!

B~ I thank you for your sense of humor, for making me laugh just by showing me those dimples in your big smile. Yesterday you were so mad because you and I have "floppy" (your word) ears, and J and Dad have "connected" ears. You wanted ears like them. It really bothered you. I thought that was pretty amusing!! Thank you for being so intense, for sticking with things, for remembering everything. Thank you for being so darn smart. For trying so very hard to learn to read. For admitting that you don't always listen in school. Thank you for wanting to be a good friend to all the kids at school, for being so excited every day to leave me and enter that big world of kindergarten. Thank you for being so brave and taking on each day as a new adventure. I admire your spirit and your determination. Thank you for being the son I always dreamed of.

J~ I thank you for your spirit and your enthusiasium. For being so stubborn and sticking to your guns no matter what. Thank you for loving me so much that you hate to part with me ever. For insisting on going with me to the store, when I had planned to leave you home with daddy. Thank you for using those big brown eyes to get your way, for being so smart that you know you can change anyones mind by looking at them. Thank you for thinking you are such a big girl, trying new things every day. For trying to keep up with B, and wanting so much to be like him and like me. Thank you for your big aspirations, you want to be a doctor, did you know that?? You want to fix Daddy's scar, so you want to be a doctor. And I believe that you can be a doctor, you are that smart. Thank you for showing me what joy a daughter can be.

For my 2 miracles, I love you dearly!

First Entry!

Well, I decided to start an online blog just for my kids. I hope to make this a way to record their lives and to also share what is going on with family and friends. I hope that someday they will look back on my writing and have fun reading about what they were like as kids. I used to keep diaries on my computer for both kids, but have not been keeping them up lately. Hopefully this will work out better.

For this entry, I will start out saying that my kids are such miracles in my life. I do not know how I ever lived without them. It is amazing that one day they are just here, and they become such an integral part of who you are. They have really defined me as a person and made me look at myself differently. For that, I thank them. They make me laugh and cry. They make my life very interesting. They have made me worry more than I ever thought possible. They make me happier than I ever thought possible. It is impossible to describe all the feelings they bring out in me, but it is amazing.

Bret is my firstborn, my son. He is a 5 1/2 year old with a charm in him you wouldn't believe. He has beautiful blue eyes and the cutest dimples ever. He has a passion for dinosaurs, games wiht little pieces, and weird creatures. He wants to be a paleontologist when he grows up. He loves to beat me at games and ride his two wheeler. He LOVES school, and has more friends than I can count. He loves to talk.

Jenna is my baby, my daughter. She is 3 going on 30. She has dark brown eyes and long curly hair. She loves the color blue, babies, animals, and collecting things. She wants to be a doctor when she grows up. She is in preschool and tells me I can leave when I drop her off. She loves to try anything her big brother does and wants to be a mommy just like me. She also loves to talk.

I will end for today, more to come!