update

so since we've started the new year we have been quite busy! lets see, where do i start. well the most important and extremely exciting news is that quinn took the huge step from "little girl" to "big girl", she gave up her pacifier, yay quinny!! she was very hesitate, but we were very patient and encouraging (realizing that if she's not ready it will just back fire later), so we eventually got to the evening where she was ready, and she has been paci free for 8 days, and hasn't even asked for it!

the next piece of amazing news is that ryder has taught himself to ice skate. he was a bit timid on skates, and actually just preferred to use his boots, until he spent an afternoon playing hockey with a friend (who is a hockey player and can skate really really well). well, that's all it took. the next day we went to the rink and he asked for his skates. he walked down to the rink and asked me to just let him go (oh, and he was wearing a helmet), and walla, he was skating, all by himself! he cruised around for like 10 minutes, falling a handful of times, but getting right back up, and then he raised his arms up and yelled "my dream came true!". apparently he dreamed about being able to ice skate the night before. oh, it was like the coolest and purest moment i could have been a part of! gosh i love being around my children!

and thirdly we are once again searching for schools, man, this seems like an ongoing process around here. this time it's for quinn! i think we've found a few really great schools, so we will see if she gets in (we'll here back in march).

but for now quinn will be starting ballet in one week, and ryder's swim class starts back up, and we are going to make an effort to get both kids on skis this year. so we will continue to be busy bees, but always making time to have fun:)