We went skiing with my Mom's side of the family and had alot of fun. Jake did pretty good and rode on the ski lift with me again this year (note that there was not alot of natural snow that weekend, as can be seen in the photo of us on the ski lift). Henry enjoyed kiddie tubing in the kids play park :)
Jake's class also had a fun Valentine's party and this is a photo of his class :)
Henry is starting to potty train and has really taken off with it. He is pooping and peeing already (Jake would not poop until well over age 3) and enjoys being indepedent and wearing his "underwears" :) He gets a Hershey Kiss when he uses the potty and is doing a great job!
Jake now knows how to write his last name and writes it on all of his papers :) He also is starting to learn money and has memorized our home phone number, Steve's cell, and Grandma's cell number. He also now knows our address, too.
Jake's school Hoops for Heart fundraiser was this month and raised money for the American Heart Association. Jake participated in the program in honor of his Poppy (since he died from his heart stopping) and wore a photo of him around his neck.....Jake's goal was $50 but he got such a response from friends and family that he raised $565 and was the highest fundraisee. He won several prizes, including a gold medal and a lava lamp, and his class got to "pie" 2 of the teachers, too :)
We got 2 fun but brief snows this Winter. The boys enjoyed playing in it and Grandmother helped build this small snowman on their "Big Hill" that they love to play on (which is an old dirt pile in the yard that we never moved from when we were building our house) :)
Henry is such a sweet, loving child. For example, today when Steve came home for lunch, Henry said "I'm so glad you're home, Daddy" and when he was helping clip coupons with me he said "I love clipping coupons with you" - he loves to snuggle and hug and kiss. He is also pretty comical sometimes, when he calls his grandparents by their first names..."I want to go to Catherine's house" - lol. He also seems very insightful when it comes to his Poppy in Heaven and will say things like "Poppy is an angel" without any prompting. It is very sweet, as if there is a spiritual connection between my Dad and Henry. Henry has also learned how to write an "H" :)
Both boys were sick in January and February with a bad virus that caused the throw-ups, red eyes, bad cold symptoms, and high fever for Henry. Henry's needed medicine and was diagnosed as a sinus infection. Jake just had a bad, bad cold.
Henry likes to wear pajamas to bed every night while Jake usually prefers to be in his underwear :)
