Wow....I am embarrassed to say, I have been a complete slacker. I think about my blog often and I say to myself, "Hmm....I need to post something," then I move on with my day and well, as you can see I haven't done well with keeping up. Some of it may be because I feel like I have nothing "important" or "exciting" to share and some of it is just that I get distracted easily. I am totally the girl that sees something shiny and forgets what I am doing and goes for the shiny piece.
Well, since my last posting (4 months ago, whoops!), we have welcomed 3 new birthdays, said farewell to one animal and welcomed another into our brood, and endured several holidays with excitable children. In October, Curt turned the big 3-0. I planned and managed to pull off a surprise party with the help of my amazing family and friends! Curt had a blast and had no clue that I had something planned. It was great. We were able to pull money together and get him a beer brewing kit and some extra for beer recipe kits. Let me tell you, my house will never smell the same. Curt is having a blast with his beer and I am learning a thing or two as he ventures into more brewing moments. Oliver turned 1 at the end of November and Cole turned 3 at the beginning of December. The boys shared a birthday party and were showered with gifts by our amazing family and friends. They had a great day and we loved every minute of it.
In October, we bid farewell to our cat, Annie. It was a rough decision, but it was something that had to be done. We welcomed a new little kitten into our home since Annie's passing. Esmerelda is her name and she is quite the love. She is JR's best friend and has made such an impression on all of us. She is definately my baby.
At the end of October, we celebrated Halloween in fashion. The boys had a blast. This was the first year that Cole actually got into Halloween and seemed to get the hang of it. He was the "Cat in the Hat" and absolutely loved his costume. Oliver was one of the cutest little lions around. He enjoyed looking at everyone, but wasn't much for trick-or-treating so he hung back with his "Nana," my mom. Cole did a few different trick-or-treating events and we spent quite a bit of time with friends and family. The candy was great, but man do I hate having it in the house because I end up eating it. Darn ability to just say no....I am so weak.
Christmas and Santa were good to us this year. The boys received many beautiful gifts and I have struggled with putting everything away. Next year I hope to begin a new tradition in our family....I want our boys to understand "giving" back. We are going to find something for the boys to do to "give" back to the community and to those that are less fortunate than we are. I hope that they will understand the reason for the season and to build empathy. I will keep you posted as to what we figure out to do....
I am finally feeling like I am getting myself organized again. It was a struggle once we moved to our new house (2 years ago) because I had to organize everything all while juggling an almost 1-year-old at the time. It never seemed to get done and it always has drove me nuts. I have spent a lot of time in the past few months organizing, donating, and organizing some more. It feels great to actually know where things are and man is my house so much cleaner now. I am so proud of Cole because he even puts his toys away where they belong. I am so anal about organization and being clean.
I have continued to excel at working out, beginning to change to more of a healthy eating lifestyle, and have found many new challenges for the new year. I am excited to see what this ole' body is capable of and what I can accomplish in the new year.
Well, this is a rather boring and dry posting, but I figured it was time to update on our crazy, busy lives. I failed to get a Christmas card out this year so I guess everyone will be getting a "Valentine's Card" again this year. This may just be our new tradition.
I hope that the first day of the New Year has been everything you have hoped for and here is to a healthy, happy, fitness full 2012!!!!!
Peace out.....
P.S. I didn't re-read for typos, sorry if there is some...
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