A new year

Well just realised I hadn't posted anything for a really long time! A new year is always a good time to start again. I will do better this year at keeping a journal. So a quick update. Jake is now 10 and almost as tall as me. He is a great kid and still loves a cuddle with his mum! He does really well at school and this year will be trying some new things. He will be learning the drums and joining the choir at school, He will also rejoin the bearcats for another year at basketball which hopefully will improve his fitness. Alyssa is still dancing and loving every minute of it. She recently did a duo with carla and had a great time. She is a very good dancer and I hope she continues throughout her life dancing. I love watching her.  She tried netball last year but is too busy to do that again this year. I think she would be happy to have something on every day after school if time permitted! She is 8 and will be in grade 3 this year with one of jake's old teachers who we really liked. Maddie is a special little girl. She LOVES school and would rather be there than anywhere else. She is also dancing and has just done her first solo which was fanatastic! She is now 5 and will be in grade 1 this year. Maddie's teacher last year wanted to take her home with her! Nate is 4 and has started kindy. He has had a few hiccups with not wanting to leave me and having to start speech therapy but he enjoyed his first term in the end. He has gotten a bit more confidence lately so I am hoping that will continue this year. He still has the cheekiest smile and everyone just loves it when he smiles. I am studying this year and will probably start working at some point this year. I have also just about completed mb12wbt. I have started doing exercise every day which has made me feel so much better and now I feel weird if I don't exercise. That was one of my main goals in doing mb and I am happy to have done it. Jeff is still going between jobs but hopefully this year will bring something more permanent for him. Jeffs mum is coming to visit us at the end of January which will be good. Maddie and Nate have never met her so that will be good for them. Life is always busy but this year I am hoping to make a few changes with our family life that will improve our family. We have already started reading scriptures and having nightly family prayer so I am happy about that and the kids seem to be enjoying it. Lets hope we can continue to strengthen our family and make this a great year.