Sylvan Update

Cole is about halfway through his Sylvan program and he is reaping great rewards. His reading level has increased 4 levels in just 3 months and he really enjoys reading now! We are so proud of all of his hard work and dedication, so we took him to the Ice Hogs game last night to reward him. He loved it and we had to stay to the very end! Great job Cole! We are very proud of you!

Home Improvement Projects Update

Old Cabinets

Cabinets refinished and new handles (and yes this is a different set of cabinets than the other pics, but I forgot to take a pic before we started).

We have started putting tiles on our kitchen countertops... Todd was a little upset when I asked him to put the tiles in a diamond shape since this would take quite a bit longer to complete. Yes another project started and not finished, but they will be all finished before the camping season begins!

Zoe's room is almost finished... all we have to do yet is the chair rail. We are hoping that the carpet will be installed in the next few weeks in both of the kids' bedrooms. It is so great to have such a handy husband!

Winter Tradition

When there is nothing else to do in the middle of winter... Todd and the kids get out the 4-wheeler and sled. This seems to be a yearly tradition for the kids and Todd joined in on the fun this year... Zoe had a blast playing in the snow while she was waiting for her turn to ride.

Girl Scout Mania

Zoe and I are officially Girl Scouts. Zoe showed interest that she would like to become a Girl Scout Daisy... I, of course, am a sucker because I am the troop leader.... the things you do for your children! We had to throw this troop together with enrollment forms and my few hours of training within 4 days and right before Christmas... just so we could sell cookies this month. Well we got everyone enrolled... training was done... and then after Christmas we were notified that I had another couple of hours of training just to sell cookies. So after those hours were done... we had to meet so we could train the girls and their parents on the cookie process. Everyone has been working very hard this month selling cookies to help raise "fun" funds for our troop and the girls are doing a great job!!! We have already had our "first" troop meeting and I think the girls had a wonderful, fun time! Zoe is working hard on learning her Girl Scout Promise... so she may earn her 1st petal patch.

Almost forgot... another Todd masterpiece!

I almost forgot to tell everyone about a shelf that Todd built for the playroom. I think he did a wonderful job and works perfectly!

Cole also helps with all projects... Zoe helps paint when needed.

Updated Roscoe Pics

Roscoe is fitting in well with us and we are really enjoying him! We have found that he is very loving and affectionate... The kids are really having fun with him too... Zoe is getting quite fond of him. We are estimating him at 35lbs and he is almost 6 mos old. He can now jump up on the couchs... which is good because he is getting very hard to pick up. He really loves the snow, chewing on his ears and playing with his toys.

Zoe's New Do

Zoe went to get her hair done last night and I told her that she could do whatever she would like... Here is the result... She loves it! She says that now... She looks just like mommy!