Life in January

So once again its January and I have nothing to blog about! But its been a while so I'll think of something...

The kids are still enjoying their schools very much. Both are quite used to their routines, and enjoy their teachers and classmates. Next year they will both go to the new elementary school in town, and sometimes we drive by to see how it looks. Right now it looks like a big brick building surrounded by lots of dirt and chain link fences. We are eager to see what the playground will look like! Today we got our first email from the principal, asking us to vote for a mascot. Ben voted for Chargers because its the name of a pro football team. If you name a city (with a team), Ben will name the team. He's getting pretty good at the alphabet too!

Susanna is in the middle of her first basketball season. Its a lot like her first soccer season, in that she seems to be on the easiest-to-beat team. The basketball hoop is at 8 feet, which is a challenge in itself. Add in dribbling, passing, and everything else and its harder than I expected it to be. She seems to enjoy it but is also excited to go back to soccer in the spring. She is also continuing with ice skating and Girl Scouts, and today starts an after-school art class.

Ben played 3- and 4-year-old basketball at our gym, and that is now over. It was kind of silly as the kids were too small to play by any rules. But he liked being part of a team (which sometimes was just him and his buddy) and having a chance to play ball. He is signed up for T-ball in the spring. For now, he is also ice skating (on hockey skates now) and we just signed him up for a karate class.

So, we're busy enough this winter, but there is still time for them to play with their friends and each other. The weather has warmed up quite a bit since the big freeze, and its been really nice. I wonder if I'll remember these mild January days in the middle of July...