Happy New Year!

I know it's mid February but, I took some time from all my "should do's" to rest last month. After talking with my godmother this week (who is the best godmother in the world even if she doesn't feel like it right now) I realized I haven't posted an update here in awhile. Here is what our little family has been up to ... 

Banging pots and pans on New Years Eve!
Steve and Connie joined us for the live Phish concert stream.

We did enjoyed playing with sparklers for the first time on New Years Eve night too but, I didn't take any photos. Here we are on New Year's Day "sort of" having fun. Hudson was a little uneasy about them.

Bert and I spent a couple of frustrating hours putting these shelves up in the boys bedroom. I bought them when Ethan was about 3. About time they showed up on the wall! The kids really enjoyed arranging all their prized collections on them. Ethan especially likes seeing his Super Mario figures on display. I think he has the collector gene.

A beautiful bounty of lemons, oranges, romaine lettuce, chives and swiss chard from my friend Sara's garden.  I didn't know swiss chard was so delicious! Bert and I both really loved sauteing it with garlic. So yummy. Thanks Sara!

We hit the park playground almost every day after school with our friends and brothers Cayman and Cason. We also run into other school friends. So nice to enjoy the weather, get outside and play.

Speaking of Cayman, he celebrated his 8th birthday this month. We had a great time at the party! he had an amazing race themed party at the local park and it was really cool. A great idea for kids to run off steam and work in groups of two to try and win the race! Bert and I helped out with two of the activity stations - I did memory and he did nerf target practice.

I don't have pictures but, Hudson began a Hip Hop dance class and is loving it. He has a recital in May! It will be our 1st time time attending a dance recital, being a dancer for years as a kid with countless recitals I am really looking forward to it (of course he is too)!

So that's what we are up to. 

Hope you are doing well in your neck of woods. 

Lots of love, Kristen xoxo