Well, I guess our Christmas vacation is officially over. I know it is good for the kids to get back to school and everything, but I really have enjoyed being home and not having to worry about sports, scouts, piano, gymnastics, and all of the other activities that keep our family busy. Although Christmas is definitely stressful, it has been so nice to focus on other things and get a break from reality for awhile. Josie can't wait to go back to school tomorrow. She has told me several times that she needs to learn something and she needs to go back to school because she loves learning. It really cracks me up. The boys are not quite as excited to get back to school, but hopefully they will be happy when they have to get up in the morning. I think I have enjoyed this Christmas break even more because I have been off of school, too. I really enjoy working at the school, but I think I took my extra time for granted before I started working. Now when I have any down time I really appreciate it and try to use it the best I can. I have slept in, been able to workout alot, joined Facebook, and just hung out with the kids. We have been to the movie, went sledding, played Guitar Hero (my fav) and just spent alot of time together. It has been a great vacation!!!
What a cute boy!
Brenden now gets to move up to the Bear Den and start working on all of those things. He is excited to be a Bear. He has been the only boy in the Wolf Den for a couple of months so he is glad to be back with his friends. He got to pin the Wolf pin on me. Way to go Brenden! 
Brenden is such a wonderful son and brother. He has so many great qualities. I am so proud of him and am so grateful that I get to be his mother. He has a way of making everyone around him laugh. He can be the silliest kid, but he really could be a standup comedian. He is always coming up with one-liners that crack us all up. He is such a great student at school. His teachers have all really liked him and said amazing things about him. He can be really helpful when he wants to and he is a very caring person. He is a great example to all of us. I learn from him on a daily basis. He is really good at keeping us all in line. 
She is starting dancing on Tuesday, too. What a big week for her. I didn't sign her up for dancing in August because she wasn't completely potty trained yet. Then she decided to do it and was potty trained and we didn't have her in a dancing class. She has been begging me for months to sign her up. So she is finally going to start on Tuesday. She is such a little dancer. Whenever I would watch Dancing with the Stars, she would put on her princess dresses and stand in front of the tv and try to copy their dance moves. It was so funny. Steve and I were more entertained by her than the show for sure. Her little friend, Brighten, is going to be in her class. She can hardly wait. I'm sure I'll be posting more about that later.