January 2011

We started January relaxing in the warm sun of California. On arrival back in Virginia we started to get back into out regular routine pretty quickly. Our stovetop which had been broken for nearly 3 months (still hard to believe) was finally replaced giving us a chance to cook more at home. Damian excitedly started his new job and is very optimistic about the future there. Later in the month we saw our first snow of the winter and got a chance to throw a few snow balls and play a little before it turned into treacherous ice. Nearing February Damian's camera broke once again and we also lost heat in the house when the heating fan failed, this made for some interesting nights waking up every few hours to feed the fireplace, we will no doubt look back on it romantically as camping in the house.

Marcus

Age	6 Years 3 Months
Weight	55.4 lb
Height	4′ 0″

Although there have been some fun activities this month, the generally miserable weather, and the house losing its ability to heat us (due to HVAC failure), there has been more time spent coloring and playing indoors than Marcus would like. School has been going pretty well (when it hasn't been cancelled by the snow), and even the days that Marcus has needed to stay at KinderCare all day have provided some fun for him.

Sophie

Age	4 Years 8 Months
Weight	40.8 lb
Height	3′ 6″

Sophie; for much the same reasons as Marcus, has been feeling cooped up in the house this month. She did really enjoy the snow that we got (possibly because she likes eating it) and the few play dates that we have been able to have with friends. At school Sophie has been doing really well and her reading and math continue to steadily get much better, she often corrects us on our speech, which can be really funny.

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