Good Kids

We are so blessed to have healthy, happy kids.  We were reminded of that this week after parent teacher conferences at school.  Both teachers had great reports for Eryn and Nolan.  Nolan tends to be a little shy at school (which was sort of a surprise)!  Eryn continues to excel in reading (thanks to the Carolan gene for that one)!  They both have great teachers and a great school system. 

New Words

Derek's vocabulary continues to amaze me...in the past couple of weeks the main phrase is "I want more" for anything...it's cute!  He's also learning to say his siblings names, as well as sock (which I am pretty sure was one of his first words, what can I say the kid has a thing for socks, and not wanting to wear them)!  He also says Papa and Grandma (sort of...)  He's trying his best to keep up with the other kids and does a pretty good job at it!

Family...

Our family is a circle of strength and love…
With every birth and every union the circle grows…
Every joy shared adds more love…
Every crisis faced together
makes the circle grow stronger.

Playing Catch Up

We arrived back from our vacation late Monday night, tired but so glad to be home and see the kids.  Here's a few highlights from our trip:

 The view from our hotel room during the day.....

 And before sunrise....

 On the Catamaran to Isle Mujeres--- definitely a highlight of the trip!

 Sunset from the Catamaran heading back towards Cancun....beautiful!

 At the Mayan Ruins...

Now back to our normal routine... well sort of.  Tuesday I took Eryn to the Dr for yet another diagnosis of strep... really!!???  She's had two cases already in 2012!!  We have spend the weekend continuing to catch up on chores, work on the garage, and now to enjoy Super Bowl!!  I'm not rooting for a specific team, just looking forward to good company and great food!