Our January in Review

A simple way for me to remember these busy years as by documenting each month in photos.  Between looking back through photos & my planner, hopefully I can keep our lives somewhat documented among the busy days of our lives.  So here's to our first month of 2015...

We kicked off the new year right by taking a New Year's Day trip to Build A Bear.  It was time to pack that paci away.  Andrew put the pacifier into his new Ninja Turtle & has been paci-free ever since.  He did such a great job transitioning to no pacifier & I guess it was about time since he was just over four.  He only used it at night so thankfully it hasn't affected him one bit! 

We kicked off the start of the 2015 school year with a snow day on the second day of returning back to school.  We got A LOT of snow, which meant not just one snow day but two!  These kids weren't sure what to think of it & little did we know, but this was just the start of several snow days this month...

The boys started tae kwan do this month.  This is their Saturday morning activity where they go together with Chris!  When they returned home from their first lesson, Chris had some Abby time while the boys & I headed to Paddington the movie!

And yet, another snow day has happened.  Between snow days & delays, we didn't have a full week of school in January and have yet to have one yet!  Our last full week of school was in mid-December.  Snow days mean lots of time spent at home playing outside for as long as they can handle it (which doesn't last super long) & getting creative inside with games, activities, movies, & more.  The kids and I have spent lots of time together this month...

Another snow day activity:  making snow out of shaving cream!  Even Abby gets in on the fun of having her brothers home.

Aiden doesn't let the snow stop him from having school.  He has own play school every single day (including the days that he goes to school).  This kid is seriously like a mini teacher with his "classroom" & teaching.  He plays school almost everyday for up to 2-3 hours.  With his big imagination, it really is hilarious to watch him create such an imaginative activity for himself.

We had a pretty low-key month, until this boy happened to head to the ER.  He had the cover of his plastic sword in his month when his little sister bumped into him, causing the sword cover to push back through the back of his mouth & created a giant hole at the very back of his mouth.  After consulting with our family doctor, the kids & I headed to the ER.  Thanks to rush hour traffic, it took us over 45 minutes to get there but we made it & Chris managed to meet us there.  After spending almost 7 hours in the ER & several scans, we were cleared to head home & the hole healed.  Thankfully, the toy didn't hit any of his veins or arteries & there was no major damage caused.  But very scary...

 

You know what happens when you have lots of snow days & time spent at home with three little kids, a giant mess.  This is what our house looked like many days around dinner time...

All this time spent inside means lots of bonding time.  These three are growing up to be quite the trio...

We finished off our month with a visit from G & G Rogers.  We haven't had a visit with the both of them here for almost a year, so we were excited to welcome grandma and grandpa back into our house.  The kids loved having their grandparents here & so did Chris and I.  We didn't do anything too crazy as it is super cold here & sometimes it's just more fun to just "be" with G and G, but it was a great time!  

Other things to note (but no photos to document!): The boys successfully had their bi-annual dentist appointments & started swim lessons and are loving them.  Abby & I joined a playgroup on Friday mornings to get to know a few other moms in the area & give her a few more friends to play with.  I have been training for a half marathon & am enjoying finally running again without being pregnant or nursing.  I feel like it has been so long that I have had time to sneak away for runs for more than 45 minutes & am loving super early Saturday morning runs with a mom's running group!  And, Chris is also busy working out by starting off the year getting into the P90X routine. 

That's our January in review.  

Snow days, lots of time spent inside, & eagerly awaiting any sign of spring!