It's been awhile. Yes, almost a whole year. I know that there is no way that I can keep up with blogging as regular as I used to. Three kids (soon to be four) & a husband that works quite a bit means that I am "on" most of the day and night. There isn't a lot of time for more. But I am trying to spend some of my Christmas holiday cleaning through photos and realized that I still need to document these years because they are flying by too fast. So as I clean through the photos from 2016, I am going to try and share these everyday moments from the past year. It may take awhile until I get through this process, especially with another baby bound to join our house anytime, but I am committed to keeping this updated. Honestly, for our own memories more than anything else. So let's start with January 2016...
As I look back through January 2016, I realized that it was a welcome calm from the busy holidays. We spent a lot of time at home, hunkered down spending time together as a family. January is an interesting month because we welcome the start to a new year with open arms. We are thankful for a quiet & simplified start to the new year. Our schedule is less cluttered with activities, making for a more simple start to the new year. But January also marks the busy time of year for Chris. This is the start to busy season. A time where he works long hours & long days. It's something, after ten years, that we are used to but it always puts a slight strain on our family as we hunker down for the winter with Chris keeping a steady rhythm at work. During this busy season, there are definitely some nights of "survival" where we end up eating macaroni and cheese from the box or chicken nuggets with a side of mandarin oranges, for our healthy side dish.
But as I look back at these photos, I realize that it's okay. The kids, despite the busy rhythm that exists in January, are still happy. They are full of life & embrace this season where we are home, together soaking up the long winter days.
And when we have Chris around during this busy season of life, it makes everyone just a little happier!
