Life in Idaho

So, it is tough learning to live without your family by your side every waking moment, but we are slowly getting there. I've never lived anywhere but Oregon and therefore have gotten used to the lovely winters. Idaho is the polar opposite of Oregon, but we like it...I think. :) The kids say they like it here too, but I think they especially like the fact that they have their own house to play in and that they can have puppies. Do I like having puppies? ...um...sometimes.
As of today, I am getting over the flu, which stinks. I don't think I can remember a time when I've been this sick. Luckily the rest of my family got flu shots. Why didn't I? You tell me LOL.
Here are some pictures.

Haylee- she is going to be 2 next month and talks like a 3 yr old at least. She can tell us anything she wants us to know. She also has this cute little stance she makes when she doesn't want to listen, folding her arms and glaring at us. Its so funny, but it never makes me mad. I just love this age and want to enjoy every little look she throws at me. Haylee loves her daddy and her mommy, but we have finally found a babysitter that she does not cry for. Dani is a girl who lives nearby that watches them when we want to go out on a date. Every other person we've left her with, she has cried for at least a little while the first time. She is 14 which is how old I was when I started babysitting other peoples kids. Anyway, they love her.

Zachary- He is going to be 4 next month and is doing everything you can imagine a 3/4 year old to be doing. He likes to ignore you, cuddle you, get into trouble...etc. Zachary also knows almost all the alphabet by sight, and is learning the sounds they make. He is not as interested in it as Tony was but that's ok, my kids don't have to all be alike for me to love them just the same. They really are the best kids. While I have been sick, they have been content to entertain themselves either by watching a movie or playing in their room with siblings. Gotta love having more than one kid, they keep each other busy.

Tony- is going to be 6 in July and is the best little Kindergarten student. In fact, his teacher at our latest PT conference told us he got the highest marks in the class for the yearly testing they do and some of the highest they've seen. Also that he was ready for first grade. We are not going to move him up, although we did talk about it before the school year began. He can sit down and pick up any childrens book and read it by himself. Tony is also very good at telling us no and ignoring us. It is quite annoying but it is the age I think and we deal with it as best we can. We try to keep in mind that he too just moved away from his family and still misses them as much as we do.

Otherwise things are fine, the puppies are growing, the snow is melting, and we are learning to parent without grandparents to tell us what to do every second. We miss Oregon but love having our own house in Idaho.