Friday, January 1, 2010

A Brand New Year

Welcome 2010! I hope everyone had a safe holiday.
It's been awhile since I've written but the chaos was overwhelming. We had a great holiday. The kids were really spoiled this year. Mom and Dad went a little overboard. Dan and Brianna are at that age where clothes are the priority. I took them shopping and allowed them to pick out most of their stuff with the exception of some online shopping I snuck in when I could. Sayre and Lucas now have everything they need for the Wii. More remotes and games then I can keep track of. The big surprise was new bikes. We were quite the sight walking through Walmart pushing 5 bikes. It was even funnier with Ava sleeping contently on my back in her Toddlerhawk. Craig had the great idea to let the kids open their presents on Christmas Eve, except for the bikes. He wanted to let them think they were done and then surprise them in the morning with the bikes set up in the living room.

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Poor little Ava was sick for her 1st Christmas. She started with a fever on Christmas Eve. I assumed it was from teething. She's been working on #4 for about a week. By Christmas morning she wasn't sleeping and her eyes were all gooey =( Even through it all she was her normal smiley self. We ended up at the Walk in Clinic on Saturday. We were there for over 5 hours only to be told what I already knew.. Double Ear Infection. She is on the mend and back to exploring everything and anything she can.

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New Year's was a quiet evening at home. We usually order Chinese from our favorite restaurant Foliage and watch movies. This year was a little different. Dan now has a girlfriend so he was at a party with her. **telling myself to breathe*** I'll admit I'm not prepared for teenagers. He is constantly on his cell phone, mostly texting. I think they send over 200 messages a day. And he is spending every weekend out with the girlfriend. Yes it's already started. My baby is turning into a young man and I can't do anything to stop it. It's scary! Last night he bought her a dozen roses. It was so sweet and somehow reassuring. I guess the best compliment you can get as a mother is raising a great kid. I hope this is a sign of what is to come from my boy. I hope to write here more often now that everyone is healthy and the holidays are over. It will be nice to return to our normal crazy =)