Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Happy New Year!

2010.... I remember when the year 2000 seemed light years away, and now we're already in 2010. Hard to believe.. and hard to believe another year has come and gone. It's been a good year though, despite it starting off with Kevin getting laid off AGAIN, when it just happened less than a year before. However, God provided Kevin a new job and quickly, so we were most grateful. He also provided me with another job, one that was more hours and therefore a little more money. This also meant that Stone started a different preschool this past September and so far, he's doing great. He hangs out with me in the afternoons and does well with that too, although he is one tired boy at the end of the day.

Do I have goals/resolutions for 2010? Yep, but not going to post them here. Kevin is becoming a health nut, which is good and is rubbing off on me some. We continue to hack away at paying off debt and we keep our eyes and ears open for other possible job opportunities.

We work daily with Stone to help him with his speech and conversational skills. He improves daily. He's already really recognizing his letters/numbers which blows my mind! I'm sure he'll be reading before I know it. He's a whiz at puzzles and love building with blocks of all kinds. He still likes to color/draw and does really well for a 4 year old. He LOVES his grandparents and cousins and loves spending time with them and is addicted to Nick Jr. on TV! We seriously have to limit his TV time, cause he could watch it all day. He's still into all things Space and firefighters and loves books and learning in general. We keep working on his eating issues though.. too picky for a 4 year old if you ask me! And I swear, he grew over Christmas break alone! He's getting big!!! 41 inches high and 40 pounds (of mostly muscle, as he's one strong little boy). He has the sweetest heart and says the sweetest prayers and hangs with us in "big" church cause we continue to visit around to find the place where we're supposed to "land." He recently has started "retelling" Bible stories in his own words as he remembers, which is hilarious to listen to as well as it warms my heart. I love that kid!

Looking forward to what this new year will bring.

So, Happy 2010!

3 comments:

kathylovemeyer said...

Always luv reading ur blog and finding out the goings on of ur family! Keep posting:)

Unknown said...

Give Stoney a big hug for me! I sure miss him being in my class. He always made me smile!!!

THE PEELS said...

We definitely need to get some of his paraphrases on video or audio recordings. My brother-in-law has a paraphrase of the 10 commandments from around Stone's age that's a scream. Something about not coveting thy neighbor's hose...