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Friday, January 3, 2014

The new year

So 2013 ended in a harried flurry of Christmas celebrating and travel, we welcomed 2014 with a screaming baby (literally, 10 feet away from us in his crib, awake and screaming at midnight), and 3 days in I'm already wound so tight I'm about to burst.  It seems like this year I have finally come to understand why the holidays can be so stressful for moms.  I wish I could say that I was able to keep a healthy perspective and focus on the holidays this year but I'm not sure I did.  So to bring a smile to your face (and mine) here's a couple pictures of our holiday highlights. 

Auntie A with the boys on Christmas Eve

Calm after the storm on Christmas Eve

Happy Gramma with Christmas baby

We made it to the snowy Poconos!

Baby P's first snow

No Papou, that is not the way it works!

2013 will be remembered as a life-altering year for us, not only did we welcome Baby P but we received Little B's celiac diagnosis and began to live life with that condition.  It was also the year we gained a new sister and aunt.  We took a trip to California, two to the Poconos, and I started graduate school.  The only goal of 2013 I didn't achieve was potty training.  But do not despair, it's coming!

2014.  My new year's resolution, if you can even call it that, is to continue living life as best I can.  This means not giving into the constant frenzied feeling that I am barely keeping everything together.  This means spending my time and energy and money on the things that really matter to me.  To live out God's wisdom and presence in my life.  To love those around me as best I can.  I have some pretty good motivators to help keep me on track. 


So look out 2014 - whether I'm ready for you or not, here we come!

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