It's already half way through February and January feels like such a blur... just recording a few highlights before I forgot the details!
1. On New Year's Day we had our 2nd annual special New Year's dinner... everybody gets to make a favorite item and then we eat with candles and a fancy drink. This year Joey picked pigs in a blanket... I picked taquitos and potato skins... Buddy picked French Fries and then we had our new favorite slush. Not healthy at all... but so fun. I love traditions!
2. We made a couple New Years Resolutions for our family... Family Home Evenings every week (we've tried but its been hit and miss... looking for 100%!), Francks Family Field Trips once a month and doing more service. My personal goals are to get back to regular scripture reading and sticking to a better routine.
3. On January 1st Buddy started Primary (the big kid sunday school class at church)... I may have gone into the bathroom stall and cried after I dropped him off. :(
4. Busy busy getting ready for baby...washing clothes, installing car seats and setting up beds.
5. A sweet baby shower hosted by church friends... they went to so much work and it was so sweet and so much fun.
6. Mr. Jack was born... obviously the biggest highlight of the month.
7. My mom came to help... she cooked, cleaned, organized, took the baby at nights, ran errands, took care of me, wrestled with Buddy, helped me with big projects, made me my favorite treats... she's an amazing mom and grandma and I'm so grateful for her help. I hope to be as good as mom as she is some day.
8. For Christmas Joey surprised me with Pink sparkly Toms... its one of those things that I really really wanted but would never have bought for myself. It was a huge surprise and so thoughtful. When I got them they were too small... Joey bought them in the right size but maybe their sizing is a bit off? So I had to send them back... and I've been waiting and waiting and waiting... And finally they came and they are so so fun! Yay for pink sparkly shoes!
9. The third week of January we were having 70+ degree weather... so after picking up Buddy from preschool we stopped by the park for a minute... the weather was so absolutely beautiful.
10. Mr. Jack's 2 week appointment... jaundice is looking better and he's tall tall tall... 97% for his age.
We wrapped up the month playing with lots of cars, the boys going to Chuck E. Cheese (using our gifts of time from Christmas), watching lots of Fox News and the presidential debates, cheering for Mitt, eating too many of my mom's caramels, staying inside (me and Jack) and being so grateful for a new year with so many blessings!
