On the Road Again

We're heading up north once again. The packing is done, for the most part. The bathroom is clean, now I just need to clean the rest of the house. There's something nice about coming home from vacation to a clean house. Spencer and I are both exhausted after trying to get everything in perfect order before we leave. I still feel like I have a lot to do tomorrow before we go, so I can't relax yet. It hasn't helped that Grant isn't feeling well. He started getting a fever yesterday and still had it today. He must be coming down with something as it seems like his throat hurts. At least he'll have lots of time to rest during our long ride.

We're so excited to to see everyone again. The cold Michigan weather will take some getting used to as we've had temps in the mid 70's all week. I think that will help it feel more like Christmas, though. Brendan just can't understand why they celebrate Christmas in Florida if they don't get snow :).

Playing Post Office

One of Brendan's favorite things to play is post office at a little end table in our living room. He likes to write notes to everyone in the family, put them in envelopes and deliver them. He now has a new employee that also loves to work in the office: Grant. His job description is to get into the chair without help and make the notes colorful with whatever marker or crayon is nearby. Both employees need to work on their organizational skills, as their office area often looks in disarray.

Christmas Parade

We attended the Starke Christmas Parade this afternoon. The boys had a great time watching floats, old cars and fire trucks. The best part was all the candy that was handed out. We stood at the very beginning, so there was plenty and they were being very generous.










"Look at all our candy!"

UNO

Playing Uno has been the favorite activity for Brendan and Spencer for the last two weekends. In this time they have played over 100 games!! They keep score, and the player that reaches 500 points first loses. It keeps Brendan occupied and helps him with his math skills. It's also a great memory for both Spencer and Brendan.

Thanksgiving Vacation

We had a great week in Michigan, spending lots of time with family and friends and worshipping at Haven. Brendan loved playing out in the snow. Grant and Brendan both had a great time playing with grandparents, cousins and aunts and uncles. Spencer and I enjoyed a few nights out without the kids. We especially had fun telling everyone our good news that we're expecting a baby in the first week of June. We give all the glory to God that our old car with over 130,000 miles ran smoothly, and we stayed safe while driving home in some nasty weather. (Timmy, we're taking good care of your car :).

Building a snowman with Grandma T.

Cuddling with Aunt Marci

Brendan is showing Grandma how well he can read.

Congratulations Spencer!!!!

It's time for me to brag on my husband. He called me from school this afternoon to see if I had started dinner yet for tonight. I told him that I hadn't and asked why he needed to know. He then told me he was voted "Teacher of the Year" at the high school! I'm so proud of him!