The Birthday month is in full swing!

So...January is a big birthday month around here. Conner turned 5 on the 10th, Shawn turned 32 yesterday, and I'll be 31 this coming Friday. We did Conner's birthday party this year at the gym so there were lots of gym games and swimming. All of the kids seemed to have a blast and Conner certainly had a great birthday. Shawn couldn't have asked for a better birthday. The Steelers won and his best friend came into town last night.

Ben, Aimee, Grace, and Gavin will be with us until at least this Friday when they may head to Lake Placid to see their sister-in-law compete. She'll be representing the U.S. in Torino this year on the Olympic Ski Team so keep your eye out for Michelle Roark! She'll be skiing moguls.

Conner and Grady have both begun soccer and it seems to be going great. Conner is very good at following instructions and he says he's enjoying the class. Grady, on the other hand, is a wild man on the field. He likes to lay on the parachute as stiff as a board instead of sitting and also runs around giving all of the dads hugs. We think he's going to be mayor or at least hold some sort of office. He likes to kiss babies and says hello to EVERYONE! Conner's swimming lessons started up again this week and he's making progress in the water. It's been a slow process but he's almost there!

I'm getting super excited for March as we'll be heading to South Beach, Jamaica, and Hawaii!!! As Shawn would say, I'm having a good year. We'll be going with Shawn's bosses and their wives as well as a couple of other guys from his company. Everyone gets along so well and we really enjoy spending time with all of them so it should be a fantastic trip(s)!!

Sorry it has taken so long to update. Hope this finds everyone well. Go Steelers!!