It's been a while

Wow, I just looked at our blog and it has been a long time since I posted something. What has happened since November 10th... Hmmm.

Thanksgiving in Durham with Gramzy, Popsy, and Carla... maybe Franklin can come next time! Thanks to Boston Market, we did not cook. We got up early and went shopping the day after Thanksgiving. It was totally worth it and Gramzy saved our place in line more than once.

December was CRAZY

Hannah had her Christmas program where she lipsynched for at least part of it. This was better than last year where she just stood there the whole time. Here she is not singing.


We had our Christmas really early so the kids could play with their presents before we went to Florida. Hannah was so upset because apparently they told her what Christmas day was suppose to be like at pre-school and we were doing it different. She cried "I can't wear my Christmas pajamas because it is not Christmas yet!" She got over it though. She loves her new bike and has gotten really good. Poor Charis only got a hat for Christmas.


We pretty much finished the playroom. We have yet to get our final inspections. Also, Brian bought the best fire alarms, but they are really sensitive and we have about two false alarms a day. We still haven't figured out the problem. Thankfully Charis and Hannah just sleep through them. We also took a trip to the emergency room because Brian cut his finger on the saw. It is all better now.

We went to Amelia Island, Tallahassee, and Deerfield Beach/Ft. Lauderdale.

We attended Jon Whitney's wedding where we got to catch up with a lot of old friends. We had a blast staying with Don and Danielle, and I was really encouraged to start eating healthy. I have been doing pretty good so far this year. We were having so much fun that I didn't have time to take any pictures.

January flew by-- I don't even remember what we did this month. Brian went to Chicago and New York. Charis started walking. I did another once a month freezer cooking day. We booked tickets to go to London in Feb. Brian turned 31. It snowed and we were stuck inside for days! Both Hannah and I went sledding for the first time. I entered Hannah in the lottery for the public Montessori school. And I just finished a really good book by one of my favorite preachers, Tim Keller. It is called Counterfeit Gods. We are looking forward to spending some time in London together. Nana and Papa are coming to spend a week with the kids and we are so thankful. I will get to visit a good friend who is currently living in Cambridge.

Hopefully, I will be better about posting!