That being said, I always struggle with whether I should do a "catch-up" post when I have been away. Should I try to document all that has happened in the past few months that has kept me so busy I haven't been able to get life into words. Or in trying to catch up the blog will I only get further behind as life keeps going and time keeps passing faster than I would like. It is quite the dilemma. I think I have decided to do one, very brief, high level catch up to so that at least I have some small record of the past few months and all their goings-on.
My last post was Thanksgiving night when I gave thanks for some of the many, many blessings I have in my life. Since then here's a little taste of what has been keeping us busy around here.
- A trip to the Christmas Tree farm to pick out the perfect tree
- New Christmas Pajamas for the "big kids"(Check our the 3 Southern Chicks facebook page for more photos of kids clothes and other adorable goodies available for sale.)
Harrison's (John David's matched but didn't get a picture. Ooops!)
Ella's (Not a great photo, in fact, a terrible photo, but the nightgown was adorable & she loved it)
- John David's Christmas party at school
- Christmas pageant at church on Christmas Eve
So proud of my cow, angel and shepherd
- New Vests for the boys for Christmas Eve
I made the vests to coordinate with the girls red courduroy dresses. They all looked adorable. As you can see, Harrison was not interested in having his picture taken and wasn't shy about letting me know.
- 3 fabulous Christmas(es) with lots of family, fun, food, and laughs
Christmas #1
Christmas #2
Unfortunately Ava wasn't feeling well and we spent that afternoon at the after hours clinic at Arkansas Children's Hospital. It turns out she had ear infections in both ears. Poor thing!
Christmas #3
- Someone turned 2 ....How did that happen so fast?
- Snow..or really Ice days at home
- Scraping popcorn ceilings that were painted of course which makes the process much, Much, MUCH harder.
- Living in the guest room while our master bedroom is a construction zone. The guest bedroom bed is a full rather than the master bed which is a queen. You would think that would mean I would not be sleeping as well but the matress on the guest bed is so much better my sleep has actually improved.
- Bring your Valentine to Ballet day (Husband was such a good sport) I have photos and video of my husband in his first ever ballet class but they are all on his phone which is obviously with him at the office. I will have to swipe it some night and share the fun.
- Helping put together a Mother Daughter tea party fundraiser for the dance studio
- John David's 100th day of Kindergarten
- Trips to the Museum of Discovery
- Helping plan and put together a big silent auction fundraiser for John David's school
- Teaching tap and ballet classes
- Choreographing dances for the upcoming recital....even choreographed a tap dance. There's a first time for everything.
- Knitting Ella a scarf. Ava's is started (barely) and then it will be on to the boys'.
- Making wreaths as part of my side business 3 Southern Chicks (check out our facebook page 3 Southern Chicks)
- Nights at the gym. Husband and I joined a local gym in order to get back into shape. My brother's wedding is coming up in September and that has given us the extra incentive we need to make nightly trips to the gym. We joined one that is open 24 hours so at night, after all the children are asleep, we tag team and take turns sweating it out at the gym.
Now Husband and I are off to Las Vegas for a few days by ourselves. This will be the first time we have gone on vacation alone, without children since John David was born. Thankfully our wonderfully families are sharing the child/dog/house watching duties. My in-laws will be here running the show for the first two days and then my parents are taking over. Getting ready to leave town and all that that entails, is more work than if I was just staying home. I am a little overwhelmed trying to get everything accomplished but I know once we get there it will be worth it and it will be nice to get away just the two of us. Husband has a work conference (the actual reason we are going) and I am tagging along. The nice thing about this conference is he only has meetings until lunch each day and then has his afternoons free. That means I can sleep in in the mornings while he goes to class, get my daily work out in, maybe sit by the pool and read, and then in the afternoons and evenings we can take in the sights, eat, catch some shows. An added bonus is that my brother and soon to be sister in law live only about 7 to 8 hours away from Las Vegas and already had taken some time off from work at the same time we are going to be out there. They are driving over to spend a few days with us which will make the trip even more fun. This will be the first time since meeting Jessica that we have gotten to spend time together without children. The first time I met her was on vacation in Orange Beach, AL. Husband had to stay home and work, but my parents, a pregnant me, and the three big kids drove down to spend the week with them at the beach. It was lots of fun and I knew right away Jessica was part of our family. She became Ella's BFF immediately, a fact which hasn't changed in the 2 years since then.
Whew! That's a lot to happen in the span of a few months. I'm sure I left things out but I tried to hit the highlights. My brief, high level catch up seems to have gotten kind of long but I guess that 's what you get when you take a 3 month break from blogging when you have a life as crazy busy as ours.
Baseball season is just starting, spring break is upon us, and recital time is approaching so there is lots more fun and craziness on the horizon. Plus I promised you photos of husband in ballet class. Stay tuned!
No comments:
Post a Comment