Ryan - he is on the major residency countdown! A zillion dollars later, and a zillion photos/phone calls/fingerprints later I think he finally has both his KY and IN physician licenses. Now he will turn those over to his office to get hospital privileges in Evansville (EVV is the airport code and much easier to write, get used to it!) Also he fills his evenings with reading in preparation for his board exams in May.
Anna - in December our sitter called the office and informed me the girls were safe, but I needed to come pick them up immediately. She had had an anynomous phone call placed with the state informing them she had too many children in her home daycare setting. She is working to get properly zoned and certified to continue to the day care service, but it forced me into an early retirement! I'm okay with the change and it decreases my feeling of constantly rushing around trying to get the girls to the sitter then back to the office. I do miss my ENT friends and the adult interaction it provided. But in the end, it is great to have more time with my girls, and we are having all kinds of fun trying to keep ourselves entertained on these cold, snowy days!
Caroline - is now in school 5 days a week. She goes M, W, F in the morning and T/Th afternoons. The afternoon session is a pre-K preparation program with a small class and only one teacher. I think she's really enjoying the more focused learning and is able to work on some really cool projects. She's also started back dancing at Lake Erie Ballet each week with her best neighborhood buddy, Ellie. They dance 1.5 hours on Tuesdays and seem to be loving it! Between school, dancing and a few fun classes at the YMCA she's growing up quickly before our eyes. She's also wanting to write more often and is very curious about letters/numbers. The teacher side of me is really enjoying this new learning that she's creating. We are trying to read chapter books together, and best of all - she's trying to give up sucking her thumb while listening to a story! And New Year's Eve, she was running thru the house and perfectly rammed her head into a corner. Ryan and Mark Steehler got to practice their sewing skills on her forehead... not the exact New Year's Eve we were planning. At least we all survived, kind of!
Audrey - is more chatty everyday. When she is spoken to, she usually tries to repeat a word or two expanding her vocabulary more each day! She and Caroline are doing a better job of playing together, and when a war erupts over a toy I simply pack it away in a box... they can play with it again in EVV! :) She does love her baby dolls and books! We are reading more each day. And she's even starting to recognize Elmo, therefore I can leave her to watch the show while I get a shower! Yeah! She's still the happy go lucky kid and just has such a cheery disposition.
Charlotte is tolerating the cold weather, but misses her daily visits from our dog friends that live close by. We are all ready for the warmer weather to arrive, but I think Charlotte is counting down the hours! She doesn't get as many naps anymore now that we are home all day, we are wearing her out!
