Wow...it's been a while. Guess I have gotten caught up in this thing called "life." Let's see...the last thing I blogged was our holiday events. I'll just pick things up there. January brought a horrible ice storm to the area. Here is some footage of the damage in our neighborhood alone. Others places were hit much worse. Luckily we only lost some branches - and of course electricity for four days!

Jordan also began basketball at this time. After trying soccer and t-ball, he has decided that he enjoys basketball the best. It was a fun season!

February we celebrated Jordan's 6th birthday! He is still into superheroes. This year it was Superman. He has become quite the artist as well. He loves to draw and create things. We also found out through some testing that Jordan has a high I.Q. and has been accepted into the gifted program at school. Eric and I just stand amazed and speechless!

Finally in March the weather started to warm up some although there were still plenty of cold days even into April. It's always a relief when Spring comes knocking at the door. In April, my parents were able to come for a visit which we all enjoyed immensely. Madison then had her turn to celebrate a birthday - #9! We had a party the week my parents were here and then on her actual birthday, she invited a few of her friends out to her Aunt Gail's farm for some more fun! Madison has almost completed third grade and has been on the honor roll throughout the school year. She loves to read, especially mystery stories.

Well, now it's already May. Last weekend we buzzed around here getting Autumn ready for her big dance recital. Madison performed in this 4 years ago, so it all came back to me - the hair, makeup, costume. A lot of work but a lot of fun! You'll enjoy these pictures of her. Autumn is still our little pistol always having an incredible amount of energy and zeal for life.

It's hard to believe that Eric will be headed home in a month although we don't expect him on our doorstep until mid-June. We then plan on enjoying a much needed family vacation.