It’s been a while. I know. I’m okay with it. I’ve been chasing two tornados, and they keep me pretty busy. We’ve been in Arizona for five months now, and things are going well. I’m starting this new year full of resolutions, and I think I may even get a few accomplished. (Hence, the blog entry.) I am sad that we are so far from family, and that they miss all those silly little things the boys do every day that I miss with the video camera.  I am grateful, though, that we were able to go home for the holidays and visit almost everyone, even if it wasn’t for as long as they all wanted. Although the boys were sick with all sorts of stuff the entire time we were gone, it was still nice to see everyone and hang out for a bit.

Being in Arizona, I am a full time stay at home mom, which is what I always wanted, though it still surprises me how little I get done during the day. We did swim lessons in November at my new gym, and though we haven’t continued them since we were gone for most of December, the boys are starting to get comfortable in the water. I’m not planning on dropping them off at the community pool for the day yet, but it’s a start.

 

The boys have mastered stairs and ball kicking, and Carter is talking all the time. What’s really exciting is that we can actually understand some of the things he’s saying too! Logan talks a little less, but I know he’s just saving up all his comments for a personal journal he’s going to write soon. You should see him with his crayon – he’s so serious! Logan is getting better at blowing bubbles, and Carter is still mostly content to chase them happily. It helps that the weather is so mild here, staying in the mid 60s even though it's January. All we usually need is a light coat to go play outside, and sometimes not even that.