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