Brrr...with a few Christmas Pics

It's January, does anybody like this month?!? It is actually COLD in North Carolina right now, so I'm ready to go somewhere tropical, but Corey is on a kick to pay his student loans off ASAP. So, I'm stuck in the house trying to stay warm and just dreaming of traveling. :)

I've had a lot of people ask what we have been up to lately, so here goes:

Corey works Monday thru Friday from 7-3 p.m. We love his schedule because then he can pick up Addy from school! Corey is also in the Army Reserves, and so far he hasn't had to complete any "work" for them. But, I'm sure they will put him to work when they need him. :) His "newest" obsession is a huge punching bag that he filled with sand and threw in the attic. When he feels like punching something he goes up there and gets his exercise. I think Jack will be learning how to use the punching bag soon too. It's a great workout and a good way to channel some energy. 

I don't have a camera that takes decent pictures so I haven't blogged forever. I want to share decent pictures with my friends, not semi-blurry phone pictures. So, hopefully I get a camera for Valentine's Day (that's romantic, right).

Jack goes to speech therapy 3 times a week through Wake County. His teacher is awesome and his speech is really improving! Trying to get him to speech and doing his homework keeps me busy. He is also in a t-ball class. He made a home-run in his last class, and tagged 2 people out. Corey came home to let me know that Jack is the coach's favorite. We are proud of Jack!

Adelynn is obsessed with American Girl (AG) dolls. As a result, I have joined some facebook pages for Mom's and I've become a little obsessed myself. We have read all the Molly books together and she got the Molly doll for Christmas. We have also read all the Addy books and she ( I ) can't wait to get the Addy doll next Christmas. Corey is actually going to help her build a doll bed for her Molly doll. She is very excited!

Addy came home about a week ago and said, "My teacher said I'm the best reader in the class". My teacher-self kicked in and I thought, "wow, I hope she didn't say that in front of the other kids?" So, I said, "how did that make the other kids feel, and why would she say that to you." Corey made sure to pull me aside and say, "Be happy for her"! So, I am!!! She has worked hard to become a great reader and now it is paying off. She will be the narrator for her upcoming play called "Brownilocks and the Three Bears".

I think that's about all we've been up to, I've been busy with girl's camp plans, and trying to recover from the terrible flu. I'm so grateful that I am alive to get my flu shots from now on. :) I had never had a flu shot, but I had never had the flu either. I will be getting the shot every year now!!

Pizza on Christmas Eve because Mom was in bed with the flu. :)