2019 :: week 2

January 6

 The first Sunday of the new year marked many changes--new start time, shorter length and Elliott's first Sunday as a Sunbeam. He was very excited to start attending Primary with the big kids, but confused as to why I was staying in nursery. I guess he thought I was only there for him. His class is small--just three kids--but they are all pretty good buddies. I never got around to taking a good picture of just him, but it was fun to see him sitting in the front row. Later in the week he started singing "My life has a gift, my life has a plan," which we have never sang with him before, so we know he retained something.

January 7

It was great having Hillary in town! Hillary and I spent the morning talking, then we met Anthony for lunch at Q39. Barbecue was a bit of a dangerous choice for two women in their third trimesters with acid reflux, but thanks to some antacids we powered through. After the kids got home from school we went out for ice cream at Betty Rae's. Hillary's friend Katherine had recommended it to her and it lived up to the hype. We had to get ice cream before dinner because Lauren had her monthly Girl Scout meeting at 6:30pm, then Will and Anthony had basketball practice at 7pm. That night the adults stayed up way too late (2am!?!), proving once again that we don't get to spend enough time talking with our siblings.

January 8

One of the highlights of my day is meeting the kids after school at the park. My kids are able to walk home by themselves, and sometimes they do, but Elliott and I like to go up to the park and visit with our friends. These parents have become my good friends over the past few years and I am grateful for them.

January 9

 Elliott's love for the Greatest Showman is still going strong. Also, I love sitting in our front room on sunny days. It is nice and bright and helps me feel happy. I think it is mostly pregnancy, but I have struggled with feeling very motivated this week.

January 10

 I have avoided actually potty training Elliott for months. We'd work on it a bit, but I wasn't willing to fully commit. As my due date draws closer, I've started feeling more stress about getting this done. This weekend seemed like the perfect time to hunker down and get it done. The meteorologists were predicting a big snow storm over the weekend and Anthony had work commitments that would keep him away all day Saturday and Sunday, so starting Thursday evening we went full throttle. Elliott was excited to get started and I have been pleasantly surprised by how well things have gone.

January 11

Friday evening Anthony found an old-school Carmen Sandeigo game online and played it with the kids. Will has played a version at school and was telling us about it at dinner and it piqued our interest, so we did a google search and found a game similar to the one we played when we were in elementary school.

January 12

 Saturday started with the promised snow and more. By the time all was said and done we got about 10 inches. Not everyone got as much, but there were parts of the metro that got over 11 inches! We busted out our snow clothes and played outside off and on all day. It was the perfect sort of storm--lots of snow, but not very cold so you could really enjoy yourself.