Year in Pictures - Week 1

I've been so terrible about blogging lately that I am following my sister's example by trying to take a picture a day for this coming year.  Hopefully if I do this then at least I will be posting something and it will nicely summarize my year.  The quality will not be like hers (her fancy camera cost a lot more than my iPhone and let's face it, if I don't use my iPhone for this it isn't going to happen) I will be using my instagram app to give the pictures some variety and it's great goal for me.  I will use my Sunday afternoons after church to post, so I shouldn't have any excuses!

Monday, January 16

In honor of Martin Luther King's birthday I took a picture of what Gabby wrote in school:  This picture wasn't actually taken on Monday since the kids didn't have school.  We actually went to the dentist for our celebration, which is where her inspiration must have come from.  Hopefully she sticks with her dream!

 Tuesday, January 17th

My sister, Tracy and her husband, Steve went to Costa Rica for the week.  We got to have my nephew Conner stay with us.  On Monday night Conner was playing with my exercise band and flipped himself in his eye.  I made him sleep on it, but the next day (Tuesday) had quite the adventure.  Tracy didn't leave me with a medical card, so I had to call different doctors and ended up taking him to see 3 different doctors through the day.  Luckily his primary doctor gave me a copy of his medical card.  By the time we saw the optometrist his eye was doing better.  We several ups and downs through the rest of the week with him missing school and having a follow up appointment on Thursday.  He is a great kid and has been fun to have, but I am ready for his parents to get home tomorrow night. 

 Wednesday, January 18th

Poor Bump just gets so tired in the evenings.  This week has seemed especially rough (he's still trying to get used to his CPAP machine) and he falls asleep quite easily as soon as he sits down.  I decided to take a picture of my view around 9:00 pm each night.  Bump asleep on the couch no matter what he is watching, or playing!

 Thursday, January 19th

Gabby practices piano every morning before school from about 8:15 to 8:45.  On this morning she had finished piano and was waiting for her ride.  She decided to get a little bit more practice in before she left.

 Friday, January 20th

Even though the kids each have their own beds we find them snuggling together more often than not.  The next night we came home from our date to find all three in Gabby's bed.  I don't mind as long as they aren't waking me up to sleep in our bed!

Saturday, January 21st

Happy Birthday to me.  Today I turned 37.  I went to a Relief Society morning side, then came home to a clean house thanks to Bump and the kids.  After a relaxing afternoon of doing absolutely nothing we dropped the kids off at a neighbors house for co-op and went to dinner (thanks to my brother, Lee) and did a bit of shopping.  I couldn't have asked for a more perfect, relaxing day!  Maybe 37 won't be too terrible!