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kids have grown up! I can't believe how amazing they are! James is a full fledged hockey player now. That's him in the white jersey with Howler - the Coyotes mascot. He can skate like a pro - well, a 5 year old pro. But he's so cute, the last time he was on the ice he was determined to teach himself how to skate backwards! James also just earned his yellow belt in karate (we switched programs so he had to start again). 
He had to break a board with his foot in order to progress. I'm so proud of him - he has developed so much confidence within one year it's unbelievable. He is attending the community preschool program at Zuni Hills Elementary. I've been so impressed. I've been fortunate to be able to go on every field trip with him. We've gone to a ballet, the zoo, Tolmachoff Farm and the Arizona Children's Museum. It has been such a blast and he has enjoyed every minute of it. But, he says he can't wait to start summer camp again. He's a man that's constantly on the move. Currently he's playing his second season of tee ball. He thinks that he is all cool because his dad is the coach for the second time!
Ella is becoming quite a young lady. She's smart as a whip! Her favorite movie for about 6 months straight was Letter Factory from Leap Frog. She knows the entire alphabet AND 
each sound they make! She won't even turn 2 until the end of May! She loves to do sommersaults and dance. I can't wait to get her into a gymnastics and dance program. And, after a year of letting him hold her for only 30 seconds before screaming bloody murder, she finally LOVES her daddy. Big time - she is seriously now a daddy's girl. She always follows her daddy around the house and is constantly asking him to play. She gets so happy when he comes home and says, “where daddy?” when he’s gone. She also loves to watch her brother and is always so excited to see her brother in all of his uniforms, but she's ready to take some of the spotlight too!The most fun th
e kids and I have had together is pitching a tent in our backyard, taking the DVD player out there, watching a movie, and camping out for the night. Last year James and I slept out under the stars on the trampoline, but, believe it or not, it has been SOO cold here (for now) that we just about froze with a tent and mounds of blankets. Plus, Ella insisted on joining in on the fun and we were glad to have her. Anyway, it was good practice. James and his dad are going to the father/son campout with the church in a couple weeks and then we're scheduled to go campout at Lake Pleasant in June. FINALLY!! I've been waiting most unpatiently for my 'city boy' husband to get a taste for nature!!Speaking of my husband, he's still selling houses. Thank heavens!! I knock on wood and count our blessings every single day. He does better every year despite the market. He lives and breathes Real Estate. He loves it, it's his passion and people love him!
I have decided that I REALLY love the field of education - at just about the WORST possible time to make that decision. I was fortunate to be able to work in the office for an elementary charter school this year and it has seriously just sparked my interest. Many years ago I went back to school to get my teaching certificate but never student taught to finish the program. What a mistake (in hindsight of course)!! Back then they were begging for teachers - now in Arizona they're cutting education's budget so deeply that it sounds like it will almost be a joke to call it "school." Too sad! But, I guess this is what it's going to take for me to decide what I want to be when I grow up! :) My next goal - become a teacher! Wish me luck!! And to all a great night!
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