I know, I know. I promised everyone I would use this as a tool for keeping everybody up to date on all that goes on around here...But seriously, life has been crazy since I first thought about doing a blog. My vision of blogging beauty quickly went down the tubes as the holidays came (and went), school and work started again (after a much-needed break), basketball season started...Life does not offer many "spare moments" in order to keep up with "one more thing." It's not for lack of effort, though!
The holidays came and went all too quickly for us. The kids were spoiled with three Christmas celebrations. The first was in Washington, where we spent 16 days enjoying the rain and cold weather. It was awesome to spend so much time with Brady's family, as we normally only see them once a year. Cristian spent as much time as possible on the riverbank fishing with Grandpa. Kieran, on the other hand, preferred to hang out indoors and play with his toys. Kourtney had a blast entertaining everyone and keeping the grandparents busy. We were blessed with a few instances of snow, and even got to go sledding one afternoon for a few hours. The kiddos definitely enjoyed that!
Once we got back home, they were happily surprised to see that Santa had not only managed to find them in Washington, but he had also left some goodies for them at home, including an air hockey table for the boys and a kitchen play set for Kourtney. Mommy and Daddy had a few hours of peace to unpack and get laundry going while the kids entertained themselves and each other. And finally, they had a third Christmas at Nana and Papa's house the next day. It was fun to watch them open their gifts and enjoy their family...Although we're still trying to figure out where to put all of their new stuff!
Now, everyone is back to the grind. Work is as busy as ever, as we're gearing up for CAT-6 testing in just over two months. While it's great to have the two boys in school (and at my same school site), it's challenging to find time for all the homework and extra projects in between basketball and other things. Brady's company seems to be doing a bit better on the production end. They're gearing up to do a full furnace rebuild beginning January 3, 2009. As it creeps closer, I'm becoming more aware of how little we will see him during that three months. Fortunately, he only works 5 minutes from home, so we'll figure out how to find time together one way or the other.
Speaking of time together, Brady and I just got back from celebrating our wedding aniversary in Las Vegas. My parents took the kids for the weekend, and we spent two days relaxing with no children! It was great, although I did miss the kids by the second day. It's funny...I swore that I was going to catch up on my sleep with no little ones to get me up early or in the middle of the night, and we were still both up by 7:00, despite being out late. How sad is it that, once you have kids, you can no longer sleep in...even when they're not there! Sheesh!
Now, we're working on getting all of the kids healthy, as they all managed to get hit by a winter cold this week. Kourtney was hit the hardest, and is still struggling to sleep because of the cough. The inhaler definitely helped her to be able to breath, which is fabulous...It would be wonderful if it kicked the coughing as well. Maybe next time.
Well, that's it for now. I'll try to figure out how to post some pictures from our vacation in Washington later today. I have high hopes that I might actually find the time!
The holidays came and went all too quickly for us. The kids were spoiled with three Christmas celebrations. The first was in Washington, where we spent 16 days enjoying the rain and cold weather. It was awesome to spend so much time with Brady's family, as we normally only see them once a year. Cristian spent as much time as possible on the riverbank fishing with Grandpa. Kieran, on the other hand, preferred to hang out indoors and play with his toys. Kourtney had a blast entertaining everyone and keeping the grandparents busy. We were blessed with a few instances of snow, and even got to go sledding one afternoon for a few hours. The kiddos definitely enjoyed that!
Once we got back home, they were happily surprised to see that Santa had not only managed to find them in Washington, but he had also left some goodies for them at home, including an air hockey table for the boys and a kitchen play set for Kourtney. Mommy and Daddy had a few hours of peace to unpack and get laundry going while the kids entertained themselves and each other. And finally, they had a third Christmas at Nana and Papa's house the next day. It was fun to watch them open their gifts and enjoy their family...Although we're still trying to figure out where to put all of their new stuff!
Now, everyone is back to the grind. Work is as busy as ever, as we're gearing up for CAT-6 testing in just over two months. While it's great to have the two boys in school (and at my same school site), it's challenging to find time for all the homework and extra projects in between basketball and other things. Brady's company seems to be doing a bit better on the production end. They're gearing up to do a full furnace rebuild beginning January 3, 2009. As it creeps closer, I'm becoming more aware of how little we will see him during that three months. Fortunately, he only works 5 minutes from home, so we'll figure out how to find time together one way or the other.
Speaking of time together, Brady and I just got back from celebrating our wedding aniversary in Las Vegas. My parents took the kids for the weekend, and we spent two days relaxing with no children! It was great, although I did miss the kids by the second day. It's funny...I swore that I was going to catch up on my sleep with no little ones to get me up early or in the middle of the night, and we were still both up by 7:00, despite being out late. How sad is it that, once you have kids, you can no longer sleep in...even when they're not there! Sheesh!
Now, we're working on getting all of the kids healthy, as they all managed to get hit by a winter cold this week. Kourtney was hit the hardest, and is still struggling to sleep because of the cough. The inhaler definitely helped her to be able to breath, which is fabulous...It would be wonderful if it kicked the coughing as well. Maybe next time.
Well, that's it for now. I'll try to figure out how to post some pictures from our vacation in Washington later today. I have high hopes that I might actually find the time!
