Catching up just didn't seem like the right words to use in the title. Sadly, it has been almost a year and a half since we last updated the blog. I can't say that I don't know how that happened, but frankly life with our two boys is the reason why. Obviously, a lot has happened in that time frame. So I'll give the shortened catch up month-by-month and hopefully we won't let another year and a half go by before we update the blog again. And as always, Stephen is the writer, not me - so bare with me on the lengthy catch up and I'll get Stephen to write about the 2014 holidays. Oh and you can always find the pictures in our photo albums. So if you haven't been looking there, go catch up on what those two crazy little boys look like (hint, very similar to each other)! July 2013Christopher went to the beach for the first time (yes, at 2.5 he finally was taken to Galveston beach) Sadly, that is all I can really remember from JulyCelebrated Halloween as a monkey (Andrew) and Woody/Buzz (Christopher). Christopher had both costumes and dressed as Woody to go on his first real trick-or-treating Andrew starts pulling up on things to walk! December February The boys had the privilege to go strawberry picking for the first time (and definitely not the last). I think Christopher ate off of almost every one of the strawberries he picked :) Andrew also tried to eat every one he picked as well. And we did some more strawberry picking Stephen and I also spoke at LCP's career day on our respective jobs. Easter happened in April, I think, so the boys enjoyed their egg hunts (over and over again) :) We spent time in the pool again (this time at Derek and Andrea's and of course our back yard one) Oh the boys moved up in classrooms at school! Andrew is now a "Duck" and Christopher is a "Navigator" And on the same day that the boys moved up at school, I started a new job! I went back to MRI Technologies. Another quiet month, but we decided to sign Christopher up for tee ball and he starts games! He loves to play and is really good :) He is also a fast runner! October Finally to this month :) Christopher had more games on Wednesdays and Sundays Christopher went to his first La Tech football game (and several after that!). Stephen took Christopher to the "Red Out" game and they both had a blast. Andrew and I stayed at home. I took Christopher back in a couple weeks later to celebrate Grayson's first birthday! Poor Andrew stayed home with Daddy. And then we had trick-or-treating again! We had a minion (Andrew) and Iron Man (Christopher). November Stephen, Christopher, Jonathan, and Emma made a last minute trip to the La Tech homecoming game and camped at Lincoln Park Christopher had his last tee ball game! Can't wait for spring. The rest of November and December have a lot of fun activities planned and we can't wait to see how the boys grow :) |