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Trying to catch up

Hey yal,
I have been so busy and sick lately that I have not updated the blog in forever. Well I put Maya's field day video up and another slide show. The slide show is packed with the past few months of our life. I hope you enjoy them, I am getting ready for finals. We figured out how to put video up so I hope you enjoy many more.
Love to you all

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doing well

So Much to tell,
These past few weeks have been busy, busy, busy for us all. I had spring breake and Grammy and Grandbob came to visit. Maya had her play so that was a plus that Grammy and grandbob were here for that as well. There was disco night, and then Maya and Van's spring break after mine, which made things a little crazy around here, which is normal so it was not so bad. Then we had a wonderful Easter in Kansas City. We will tell you so much more soon, we are all trying to recover and play catch up from all the fun times. Now here is Maya.
Hi: We wrote a student treasure book in my classroom. I was saying funny stuff. Little Van visited my school today for next year and dad ate lunch with me. What have you been doing today? Uncle Neil is coming home soon, did you know? Uncle John gave us Easter treats and baskets. The best part was when we found our Easter baskets. Eggs were all over the place. I hope you are having a great time with the blog.
Love you Maya

Van's day out with his class and Lynda

Last week was one of the busiest and fun weeks to add to all our other fun weeks. Van got to go on a field trip to Kansas city to a dinosaur restaurant. I am still hearing about it today. Lynda was able to surprise Van and show up to his Field trip as well. He was so excited and when I got home from school that evening he as much to say. He talked about the scary dinosaurs and that Lynda came to see him. Brendan was also able to go on his field trip which was a nice treat . We are so blessed to have these moments with our kids and do not take a second of it for granted. We are so lucky to have so many wonderful people like all of you in our lives. We have learned there is nothing in life that compares to having great people in our lives. Anyway, it is a blog so hang in there with my all over the place. Van is go get em boy lately, he has changed so much the past few months. I know, I say this every time I blog, but watching children grow and change is so much fun and sad at the same time. Van is losing his baby belly and legs, and I swear getting taller by the day. No just kidding, but it feels that way some days. Maya has her class play this week and she is so excited she can hardly stand it. We also had disco night at Maya's school this week and we all dressed up in our dangly earrings and bell bottoms and bling. It was a blast. I will put more pics on soon. I need to get some zzzz's it is really late. I should not blog so late, but it helps me get to sleep. Oh and yes I know I miss spelled dinosouar in the slide show sorry.
Love yal

March 2, 2008

Hello all-
Maya and I are sitting her together and we are kissing you on the chicken pox. Yes this may sound weird but, hey this is our blog. NO, we do not have the chicken pox!! We went to church today and Maya ate snacks and learned about people all over the world. Um, ah, she does not remember the rest. Van, played hero with his friends at church and ate snacks and sang too.
This weekend was 70 degrees with lots of sun shine. We are supposed to get snow tonight. Bummer. We spent as much time as possible outside. We also snuck in a movie at the dollar theater. We saw Enchanted, which both the kids enjoyed. This evening we went to the library and checked out bug books and videos. That was Maya's mission for the evening and van joined in on that as well. We found a cool body book too, so exciting. Daddy is fixing the tub right now, he made miso soup for dinner. Dad is good.
Love to you all.
Maya and Mommy

Maya and Monny blogging

This blog brought to you by Maya and mommy!!!

It is getting late

Hello-
Here are some more pics for ya. We are behind on stalking the kids with the camera lately. Busy, busy we have been or sick with colds. Brendan has been substitute teaching at Maya's school which has been great. The past few months we have watched Maya and Van change soooo much. Maya is reading, writing and doing math problems all of a sudden. It all started clicking for her and now she is always impressing us after school with what she is learning. I love seeing my confident little girl proud of herself. She comes home with a folder full of accomplishments at the end of each week. Maya read her first book on her own cover to cover about three weeks ago and is on to her third book. No one had ever read these books to her before, she did it all on her own. I must be honest I am the proudest mama ever and Brendan is overjoyed too. Van can talk the hind leg off a mule. He is our little actor lately, he loves to dance, sing and pretend just about anything. It is so cute because van is now playing with Maya's friends as well. Maya is a great big sister and does not mind sharing them so far. Van went on a Field trip this week with his school to a chocolate factory and he had the time of his life making chocolate cover apples, strawberries and fingers. This week his school will be going on a Field trip to Kansas city to be tourists, he is so excited, Brendan is going to go with his class too. Well I need to get the family in their beds. Brendan, and Van are sitting next to me on the couch asleep and Maya is playing with Google earth trying to figure out everywhere we need to go before she is six.
love to you all

Maya and her teacher.

Maya's christmas tree. The one to the left of her head on the top.
It is the one with bows on it.

Maya's School part

Maya in her classroom

Brendan hanging out with his short
friends

Maya and her buddy

Christmas and more

Hey yal,
Well I know it has been awhile and I
apologise. We have had one cold after another. Just when we thought it was over
Maya had a fever this evening; so she will be staying home from school tomorrow.
Do not worry it is not the plauge for all of you family members who think the
worst. You all love them so much, I promise we will survive this
cold as well. Anywho I had to pick on you all as well.
So how is everyone? Are you keeping
warm or are you spoiled with sunshine? Hey how is Sanfransico? Tell us about
your christmas we
miss all of you.
We just got back a week ago from a
Wedding in Michigan. One of Brendan's best friends got hitched and Brendan was
in the Wedding. Yikes, he looks good in a tux. We met so many great people at
the wedding whom we hope to keep in touch with. Brendan even got to hang
out with more of his old school buddies it was perfect.
We spent Christmas day with Big Van
and Lynda and Takae and many
more family members. She came all the way from Japan to spend Christmas
it was perfect as always. Before Christmas we also got to see Susie and meet her
boyfriend Jason. They came from New York to Kansas. WOW, we are so blessed
to have so many wonderful people in our lives and that feeling kept us high
throughout the holidays.
Oh and yes, even though our trip was
short to Michigan we snuck in some family time with Brendan's mom,
brother and Step dad, we hung out late into the night and laughed and
talked about the kids, went shopping and exchanged gifts. Thank you Grammy and Grandbob. We saw Brendan's
Dad and Girlfriend and chatted it up, and ate great Indian food, Thank you
Grandpa and GSO.
Even had time in the three days to see Aunt Shelley who also took us out to eat
Indian food and chatted. We can never get enough of the Indian food in
Michigan YUMMMM!!!
Sorry we missed you Uncle Steve we love you too!!!
There is much more,
but

I want to get some more pics up for ya.
Love to you all

You know just what we wanted
PAPA!!

This outfit was so cute Kathy.


Perfect Grandma

christmas from papa and Grandma Poole

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