February...

It is hard to believe that February is coming to a close. It means we are one month closer to spring although with the days we have had lately here in New Jersey it seems like it is spring already. It has been an extremely mild winter, which was wonderful for me. Here are a few pictures from our month:

I do childcare at a gym up the street from our house on Monday mornings for 2 hours in exchange for use of the gym, which I am actually stopping in the middle of March because of my schedule. Anyway, Brayden enjoys going with me and playing with the kids that I watch. This is his friend Matthew, who actually goes to our church. They enjoy playing together and this particular Monday they made the table behind them which was called their "Award Table". It was a team effort cleaning it up.

Valentine's Day - Jason surprised me with this message below on my kitchen window for Valentine's Day. It is a "sweet" reminder every time I stand at my kitchen sink.

The kids enjoyed their gifts and chocolate. MeMe made the cool heart bags below. Sarah a new watch and heart shirt. Brayden a Bumblebee transformer and Spiderman figure.

Brayden wrote his name for the first time the other day. So proud! He wrote the B and the A not in the right order, but hey it was without my help at all. Then for the rest I wrote it on a seperate sheet and he copied the letters. I think it is a great start. He is set to start Preschool in the fall, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Sarah was "Student of the Month" for January. They had an award ceremony at school where she received a certificate from the Principal and her teacher. Below is Brayden's thought of the whole ordeal, a little boring.