It's Sunday morning, and our houseguests are gone! They left last night. It all went really well! I mentioned I was apprehensive, because our guests included Ivan's friend/wife/daughters (who I know) but also his friend's parents and mother-in-law (who I did not know). Also, we just don't host people a lot, besides immediate family (which… Continue reading Our houseguest weekend= success!
February definitely felt like it flew by much more quickly than January. It also was a very Asher-heavy month! Which I think is okay...that's just how it goes sometimes. Especially now that Ethan can drive himself places! By default, we're just a little less "hands-on" with him now. As high school tennis starts up soon… Continue reading February 2025 Recap
Our Year: 2024 January Rang in the new year in Mexico! Hiked the Toluca Volcano and met our baby niece. Started a new lifting program! (Momentum by Sohee). Worked on pull-ups (still terrible at them). Dabbled in running...? (quit). Lots of work changes. Helped boys plan high school courses! Bathroom remodel continues. Watched a lot… Continue reading 2024 Rapid-Fire Year in Review
Hello!! I'm back. As has been the case multiple times this year, I did not exactly intend to take a long(ish) blog break, but, I did. The last couple of days before Christmas got really busy, and then it was a whirlwind of having a very full house, holiday fun, etc. I will also admit… Continue reading Blog break over + Christmas 2024
Wow, I last posted on 12/10 (and sorry, I never responded to everyone's great and very helpful comments about my gift buying process dilemma! I read every single one and am appreciative of the great ideas from all!). This week has been BUSY!!! 'Tis the season, right? So what have I been doing instead of… Continue reading Busy busy… why I was MIA for 8 days
This has been a great weekend!!! Really a lovely time spent enjoying good food, family and relaxing. Before I get into all of that, I'll address the fact (again) that I clearly ended up bailing on the tail end of NaBloPoMo. Oops. I think I just got a little overwhelmed trying to even read or… Continue reading Thanksgiving weekend 2024 + in need of fresh month energy!
Day 4: Wednesday, October 16th Picking back up... Wednesday morning I'm not really sure what we did. I think we were just mostly around the house- maybe Ivan and his brother ran a couple errands? Anyway, nothing too exciting happened in the a.m. In the afternoon, we (just me, Ivan, Ethan, Asher, Kaly and Ivan's… Continue reading Wednesday-Thursday: Metepec, and my birthday in Mexico!!
ETHAN IS 16 TODAY!!! What!!?!?! I know, it's the most cliche thing ever to say, but time please slow down.....😭 I feel like I can divide my kids' lives into "pre-covid" and "post-covid". It's probably just due to their ages when the pandemic hit (5th and 4th grades), but I felt like we entered the… Continue reading 0>6>16!
Today is Charlie's 1st birthday!!! Poor guy... for his birthday he got... neutered. 😆 Another cone shot from yesterday morning He's doing really well though! To be honest it doesn't seem like he even notices that he had surgery. He was real loppy and out of it that first night (anesthesia...) and was a little… Continue reading Happy birthday Char Char!
Yesterday I think I might have attended my last ever club soccer game. (I say "might have" because I guess I don't know for sure, but it looks that way.) It feels a bit surreal and like an end of an era. The boys started doing little toddler soccer classes when they were TWO years… Continue reading On the end of things
GRATEFUL KAE 