A Long Time Coming

Hellllllooooo (hello, hello, hello)! Is anyone still there, I realize it's been about fdjfx months since last updating. I would say we haven't been up to much, but that's not necessarily true. I've probably had the busiest years yet, I just don't know how much of it is really blog worthy. However, there are still plenty of moments over the last few months that I would like to remember. So here are the random snippets of our winter and spring.

January through March have never been particular favorites of mine. The ending of the holiday season combined with the bleakness of weather and reduced sunlight just isn't the best combination. However, we do our best. We read, put puzzles together, play games, and make people out of clothes I have neglected to put away.




Our winter wasn't quite as snowy as it was last year, but we definitely got our fair share of snowstorms and snow days. We didn't get out in it much, but had a blast the few times we did.

For Christmas, I told Glenn the only thing I wanted was to see Les Mis. I grew up OBSESSED with Les Mis (seriously. obsessed. ask my mom). I have owned the 10th year anniversary tape since I was fifteen and have probably watched it over 100 times. Anyway, Banna and I got to see the 25th anniversary back in November and it was SO good except for the fact that NICK JONAS played Marius. It was a travesty, don't even get me started. So, seeking redemption, we saw it when it was touring through Philly in January and it was absolutely fabulous. I could spend an entire week just watching shows if only I had the dough.



We've also gone to Burger King about 3,474 times. We have such a great BK up the road with a playplace that Skyler rarely gets tired of. There is always usually a good group of moms with their kids there as well. I don't ever get sick of hanging out, chatting and drinking my diet coke. I do get sick of burgers though and have had to pack lunches lately to avoid burnout.

This year has also been much more unique because collectively Glenn has been away from us for over two months. Two weeks in Texas for an externship, one week in Haiti on a humanitarian trip,one week in Oklahoma City for another externship, three weeks when I was away in Idaho, and one week in Loma Linda for an externship. All of these experiences have been incredible for him, especially Haiti, which I will hopefully post about later on. It didn't come without a bit of struggle for us, but it has been good for me to learn how to get by without him. If anything it helped me rediscover how much I love him and never want to live without him!

To help my kids understand how long he would be gone, each trip we made a paper chain (excellent idea Amber!). It made it fun to see exactly how much longer until he came back.


Every once and a while I'm able to get some sponge rollers in Jayda's hair. How cute does she look? Like a modern day Shirley Temple if you ask me :)


Jayda also got to give gymnastics a try, which she really loved. It was all very basic, but definitely gave her a chance to learn cartwheels and somersaults. It was also a very nice way to break up the long winter days.

Alright, I think that's it for now, I'll have to start digging through my pictures to get more caught up!