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Ball Dropped

I have seriously dropped the ball on blog posts.  I have had ZERO time to post anything lately and I can't stand it!  I use social media to keep track of the age updates, milestones, parties, cute happenings.  I don't mind that but I miss my blog space.  I miss writing.  I really want to get back into my blog space.  I just have to find the time.

Some randoms right now:

*Ashlyn turned 5 last December and I never blogged about it.  I blew up IG and FB about it but I didn't make a blog post.  I have a draft but I never finished it.  She was sick on her birthday and we had to postpone her party for a week.  But her party was awesome.  She invited all of her preschool friends to her skating party and when Elsa showed up, she was totally blown away.  It turned out to be everything I had dreamed of for her first big party.

And now she's almost 6.  And she's just started kindergarten.  And she's got some serious sass.  And she is still the most amazing, kind, beautiful little girl I've ever laid my eyes on.





*Bryan just turned 4.  I can't even comprehend that.  We had a small party at home for him with just some family members and he had a great time.  He chose Star Wars as his theme because our church's VBS was Star Wars themed and he's been obsessed ever since.

He's also started preschool.  He's not a big fan but he will get there.  He loves his teacher and knows her well since he saw her every day we dropped Ashlyn off last year.  I'm really hoping the structure of preschool will help with his attitude.  He's been pretty awful lately with his tantrums and talking back.  He keeps us on our toes, for sure, but he really is the sweetest little boy.

*Davis is almost 16 months old.  He's growing like a weed and learning just as fast.  He's so smart!  I love to watch him explore.  He's always getting into things he's not supposed to and if I didn't laugh, I'd go insane! 

My little rainbow guy has helped to heal my heart so much.  I still long for my angel baby.  I still think about him every day.  But Davis has really taken ahold of all of our hearts.  He's so sweet and so cute.  He loves his siblings and he's the best with the dogs.  He's always cuddling with a dog. 

*We have lived in our house for 2 years now.  We are still working on things.  Still trying to complete projects.  It's not perfect but it's ours.  We live in a great school district and even though we are a bit off the beaten path, we are still very close to everything we need.  We have big plans for this house of ours.

My husband installed a huge pond over the summer.  I was surprised by how big it was when he first did it but I'm getting used to it.  We added some koi fish and I'm obsessed!  I love to watch the fish.  It's nice to hear the waterfalls, especially at night.  My husband is amazing at what he does.

*I'm trying to get myself on track with my diet and exercise.  My best friend's wedding is in a month and a half so I need to get in gear with some weight loss.  I haven't been very strict with anything but I know I need to be.  I want to lose weight but I also want to feel good again.  I'm so tired all of the time and I know it's because I don't have myself in any kind of routine.  I just need to jump in and get myself started!

*Our cat died this year.  He was 18.  He was the first pet that Bryan and I ever had together.  He was a good cat.  He tolerated our other animals and our kids.  We knew he was getting older and the possibility of him getting sick was getting greater and greater but we still weren't expecting him to turn so quickly.  The kids kept asking us when Joey was coming back.  I miss his little meow every time I get the cheese out of the fridge.

*I'm not sure what else to add right now.  I hope that I can get back into the swing of blogging now that the kids are in school.  I should have a little more time to get on here!

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