grinning

Not bad for a kid with a fever for the last few days!

  

boxing day: wet park

Let your smile be your umbrella

 
 
 
  

Xmas - all wrapped up.

 
 
  

Christmas (eve) cheer

 
 
  

Anticipating...

 

A very Merry Christmas to each and every one of you. 

Rest! (?)

 

Papa is Down Under getting ready to win a big Sailboat Race. Good Luck, Papa!

Me: Xmas vacation has just begun. There will be no rest, just time off work. That's still good - as I've been missing the boys.

We're starting new Xmas traditions in our home this year as Ethan develops more understanding about Christmas, Santa, and the like. Its been really fun for Troy and I. There is a mountain of presents waiting in our bedroom to put under the (little) tree on Xmas eve. I really can't wait for Christmas this year. For all of us. What a difference over last year's experiences. Wow.

Anyway, we're all well, and appropriately jolly. I've run out of new photographs for now, though I'm sure come Christmas festivities new ones will be abundant. Soon.

In the mean time, heartfelt wishes to everyone who comes across my little site - Happy Holidays to you and your families - and best wishes for a new year full of opportunity, good health, happiness and dreams come true. From all of us - the boys and me. 

us

 

All of us.

AKA: Why I'm perpetually tired.

But happy.

And: Ethan's grin is all about Santa-anticipation this year. What a happy state for a child to be in! Fun for all of us this year :) 

hands full

 

yup. 

papa ron!

 

We had a nice visit with my dad today - a little pre-Christmas visit before he ventures Down Under to do a little sailing over the holidays. Tomorrow, back to the grind.

I miss my dad already and I hope he keeps safe. xo 

grr

no photo - I've not had enough quality time with the boys lately to warrant taking out the camera. I'm exhausted; burnt out, and in desperate need of a date night with my hun. Hopefully we'll get one soon.

Work is incredibly busy and challenging in some ways (that don't put a smile to my face) but really, I'm enjoying the job so far. Boys are healthy again and are wonderful. Christmas shopping 75% done. Dad's visiting on Tuesday. I bought myself a new watch, just because. I'm having a good hair day. I'm eating lots of sushi.

All good things.

We're well. Stretched very, very thin. T and I are ships that pass in the night these days, but he is still my constant, reliable beacon. Always there. I'm blessed.

sickies be gone!

I think we're all slowly getting better - its been a tough 3 weeks! Another week to go until Judie and I are both off of our antibiotics....but life's returning back to normal. The biggest challenge lately is getting the boys back re-familiar with daycare (missing a lot of daycare/work due to illness and snow sets us back a bit) and with Ethan's regression with potty training.

But, we soldier on.

I'm running out of fresh pictures for the blog - we've just not taken many lately.

Truth be told, I'm feeling a little burnt out lately and would love an afternoon to myself - or something of that nature.

Maybe I'll ask Santa.