Having a blast being a mom: This is what it looks like around here

It is just COLD, below zero cold, although nothing like in Minnesota. Can't really get out and enjoy all this snow. Logan has now been wishing on a star at night for snow in the morning and we have just about got some everyday. I am over it already and winter is just getting started :0(

Today we went down to our friends house and had a play date for a few hours. The kids played really well together. They even sat at the counter and played with Play Dough for almost an hour. I was hoping that Jennifer was going to sign Isa up for Pre-school so we could do some car pooling but she said she is probably not going to. I really think with how much kids are pushed to learn at a young age that PS should be publicly funded. I think it is rather expensive, especially because our taxes are so high. I think I am only going to send Logan 2 days but I haven't really decided yet. Logan is so smart, He is even picking words out of books, he does this with a few, IF, IT, AND, NO, OFF, ON, MOM, DAD, LOGAN **UPDATE** just after I posted this when reading tonight Logan said "look Mommy it says Caillou right here" I was reading through skills at ages and he is already doing things that it said kids do in Kindergarten.

Last Saturday they had a pre-school fair at the library so Jennifer and I went. It was about 10 schools in the area. It was small but OK. We did get a free bag and a couple of children books for free so that was really nice. I got the info I was looking for in my area, another bonus. I am however not sure of what center I will send Logan to as we are pretty much right in the middle of them. I have heard great things about one center but really nothing on the other so its time to do some research on them both.

I haven't posted in so long, I feel like I have a lot to touch on. This year Christmas was great, Logan is at a fun age and he just got it. He has changed so much in the past 4 months, I am amazed. He was a little shy and still is with some people but it seemed like almost over night he has become this outgoing little man. We walked into my cousins house on Christmas Eve and he looked at everyone, said hi and Merry Christmas pretty loud and then looked at his cousin Eddie and said "come on lets play". It was so cute. Christmas morning was so much fun, he loved his Geotrax airport and I think his talking Woody doll the best. He got way to much stuff from all of us :0) He was so excited that Santa ate most of his cookies and milk :0)
I hate to say it but he really doesn't play with much of what he got besides the airplane. He played with it all, figured them out and now he is done with them. He is playing with the Woody doll but not the Buzz (I think the Buzz is just a little to big for him). He did get a couple of games that we have played a few times but other than that it has been Geotrax (he already had the train).

New Years was a really nice day. We hung out all day and I made a really nice dinner. I ended up taking off around 10:30 to my friends house after Jeff fell a sleep. He works such wacky hours he can never make it to Midnight (LOL you old fart Jar). It was funny we were all just gabbing away that we missed the ball drop by about 30 seconds, LOL!!!!!!! Happy New Year!

The reporter that did this story wanted to do piece on Orson's arrest so they came out to do an interview with us and it is set to air this Friday at 11:00pm on channel 4 here in the greater Detroit area. I will get it posted as soon as I can after. Thanks again ANONYMOUS for turning Orson in, you made a lot of people happy:0)

We checked out a new library and boy am I impressed. I cannot get over some of the stuff they have for the kids. Logan has story time there on Weds for the next 5 weeks so that should be fun and we signed up with some friends so the kids will have fun and us Mommies can chat after class. I also found out there is an outside ice rink right next to it so hopefully it will warm up a little so we can go out there.

Jeff took Logan to the Ice rink for the first time last week. They didn't skate just checked it out and now L want to try it. He has actually said to me a few times that he is really excited to try it. I think we are going to go tomorrow or maybe Monday. I kinked my neck and it has been really sore for about a week now. The sharp pain is just starting to go away so I hate to go and fall and mess it up more so maybe we'll go tomorrow and Logan and Jeff can skate and I'll take pics :0) we'll see.

Logan and my niece Amber