Welcome 2018

2018. Wow. Time flies. Let's dust this off again!

This weekend we finally got a decent snow so of course we had to go sledding. It was awesome.

Then Sunday morning the kiddos were extra cuddly while watching a little YouTube kids. I squeezed in a workout in the basement and Travis went hunting for new snow boots for Sam. Her feet got soaked yesterday while sledding. They are doing round two of sledding today with
Travis and the neighbor kids and their dad from across the street. Should be fun. I'm going to hang at home and try to get their year 9 and year 7 photobooks done!

 

Breaking the silence

Is it time to start blogging again.........or not?

I've been basically using FaceBook as a replacement for blogging for well over a year.  I find myself so short of time.  Not enough hours in the day.

Life is busy.  My kids are growing.  My hubby is training for an Ironman.  I'm hanging in there.  Work is busy.  My mom is having memory issues.   Forgets what she says in the course of a conversation.  Part of me says I should write about it, part of me says it's too painful.  I will never want to read it again.  I can't decide.  My sisters and I have been spatting about her care.  It hasn't been fun.  My dad died in March.  Froze to death.

In the meanwhile, I hang in there.  Full of fear.  Full of love for my hubby and kids.  Scared I'm going to lose my memory or my health.  Obsessed with it.  I'm trying so hard not to leave this anxiety legacy to my kids.  Life is a joy.  It is.  I know it.  Sometimes it is just hard to see it for that joy.

Here is a little of that joy though.....

Valentine's Day

This morning we had a Valentine's breakfast at Sam's school.  The kids sang three cute songs and then we got to enjoy a breakfast of donuts and fruit with them.  Sam made us an awesome heart shaped valentine.

She was so excited that we were at her school with her.  It was fun to see her interact with the kids she talks about every day.  Today was also another reminder of why we don't let her eat much sugar.  She was bouncing off of the walls!  She has a ton of energy naturally and added sugar puts her over the edge quickly.  I don't envy her teacher for the rest of the day.  20 some kindergartners all hopped up on sugar doesn't sound like a fun day!

Here are a few pictures and from this am.

Weekend fun

We were going to go to papa and grandma's this weekend. We had the ride all packed up and went to pick up the kids at daycare. When we got there we learned that Sam had just thrown up a few minutes earlier. At first she said she was fine and then she said she wanted to go home.

By Saturday am she was mostly fine. We were able to go sledding. It was super fun. Sam tubed all by herself and screamed with joy the whole way down the hill. Brett was less interested but still had a good time.

This am we went to church. Brett refused to go to Sunday school so he sat with Travis and I through the 1.25 hour long service. He did great. He fell asleep at the end and afterwards he talked about hearing about Jesus. Part of me hopes he never wants to go to Sunday school again. We will see.

I ran 7 miles when we got home from church. All of it on the treadmill. I love the treadmill.

Tonight we made French toast for dinner. I found a recipe online and it was great. Cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar and vanilla mixed with the eggs and milk. Yummy! Everyone liked it!

Here's to what will hopefully be a great week!

Going Dancing with Daddy

Oh Saturday, how I love thee. Pancakes for breakfast, a great spin and run workout, Jimmy Johns for lunch, cleaning the house, hanging out with the family and then sending Sam and Travis off for their very first daddy daughter dance.

Sam was so excited! All week long she counted down the days and then today she kept telling Travis they should probably start getting ready to go.

Even bath time was a joy and that rarely happens around here.

So Brett and I got to hang out, play games (Mickey's Road Rally) and cuddle a little bit.

I wanna go to Disney again right now

We went in November.  Travis and I ran the Wine and Dine half marathon in the rain with his sister and her hubby.  The kids had a great time.  We tried to do too much.  We should have spent more time kicking back by the pool.  Disney was more crowded than it has ever been when we have been there and we didn't enjoy that.  Next time I think we are skipping the races and going when they say the crowds are at their lowest.

Here are some pictures of the trip.  Peter Pan's Flight was their favorite ride.

And so now we are thinking about returning to the House of Mouse next Feb.  Let the planning begin!

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