Soccer was such fun this year…when it wasn’t raining…although secretly have a game rained out was actually a nice surprise to be able to stay home and have some relaxing family time. Kate seemed to really like playing and next year we’ll have to get Benjamin into the game…because as you’ll see at the end of the post he grew a tad frustrated at the sitting and watching. Deep down he wanted to play but all in all he was a good sport about the whole sideline cheering thing.
We were blessed to have both Kate’s grandmother’s available to come for Grandparent’s Day this year. Kate was SO excited about the performance they would perform and getting to show them her classroom. She loves her grands…why wouldn’t she? They are GRAND!
Well….a couple weeks ago we added to the family by way of a 10 week old puppy. We are proud to introduce, Belle Ross. To say it’s been a roller coaster couple weeks would be an understatement. I was at my wit’s end last week with the potty training and crate training. Thanks to some wonderful tips from family and encouragement from friends to push forward and not give up…we are (at the moment) keeping her as part of our family. She is the sweetest puppy and really quick to learn. She is now pottying outside consistently and giving us good nights of sleep. Would love for her to sleep through the whole night but waking up once isn’t so bad. She loves to please and her disposition is playful at times but she gets worn out and plops down in exhaustion. Without any further adieu…here she is.
Spring Break was about a month ago so I’m having trouble thinking back that far…and when I look at these pictures I realize it was beautiful weather but spring had really yet to truly happen. All the same, we enjoyed some park time with friends, the daffodils at Wye Mountain (not quite as beautiful as last year’s) and a weekend trip to Fayetteville to visit Papa Joe, Nana and Aunt Whitney (we missed seeing Uncle Anthony).
We had such a great visit with Andrew, Carrie, Julia and Joshua. They flew in from California and spent some time in Searcy with her family and then we got to enjoy many fun dinners for a whole week! It is such a rarity to have us all around the same dinner table and we got to do it multiple times. The only downer was that besides sharing meals…we also shared a stomach bug that hit with fast and furiously. First I got it Sunday, then Julia got sick, then Carrie, then my Dad, and last my Mom. The only ones to escape unscathed were my brother, Chris, Joshua (although his diapers told a different story), Kate and Benjamin. All in all we survived and had fun when we could. :)
Last but not least…the funniest and cutest picture ever. That Joshua is one sweet little fella. Missing him and Julia already.
To say we had a fun trip to Utah last week would be an understatement. To have basically 5 days of “adult” time with my husband would be wonderful…but add a couple we love hanging out with and add doing something my husband LOVES (and I like too)…it was like an ice cream sundae with lots of great toppings.
We headed out Wednesday as I detailed in my previous post and made is safely to Salt Lake City. We enjoyed yummy meals and great conversation as we talked about everything with our friends, the Heads, from original sin to why in the world selfie poles are becoming so popular!
It was a refreshing trip which had a ton of highs and one daily low…which was Chris encountering altitude sickness EVERY morning of the trip. He’s never expereinced altitude sickness (I almost typed morning sickness, and that too would be true) when we’ve gone on ski trips before so it was kind of a shocker. He would feel yucky as soon as he woke up and then by the time we were out on the mountain he would be just fine. Really strange! Now we know to come armed with medication and a lot of water ahead of time.
The Canyons was a great place for a couple trip, not a place we’d bring the kids when they’re little because we didn’t see just a ton of kids but I’m sure they were there. The sking was great, lots of good blues and not a lot of greens which was good because it pushed me to gain more confidence on blues.
On our last day of skiing, Chris’ fellow co-resident and his wife joined us for the day. They jumped right in and we enjoyed having them with us. All three of us couples had similarly age kids and we talked about everything ranging from potty training to teaching our kids to ski. They were so fun to ski with as well.
All that to say, the trip was such a fun time as a couple and getting to know better some of our sweetest friends. But alas, the trip ended and back into the life we walked…a life I’m grateful to come back to and enjoy. A big THANK YOU to my parents for keeping the kids for us. Time away is so important, if anything to reconnect as a couple and remind us of what a privilege it is to parent two sweet kiddos that we love dearly. A big THANK YOU to my parents for keeping the kids for us.
