hello march

hello life that just keeps going and going and going

but it’s all good

we started the year by celebrating my beautiful niece sofie turning 7 years old. we all had lunch at red robin and then us girls went on a “shopping spree” at Michael's craft store! her eyes were as big as saucers….she could do crafts all day. a girl after my own heart.

happy birthday to our creative, sensitive, smart girl. we love you!

february was busy with our weekends taking care of the little foster boy we were hoping to eventually adopt. he is such a sweet, nice little boy who seems very unaffected (from what we could tell thus far) by the life he has led in his short 7 years. he and dylan were like 2 peas in a pod….and got along like brothers. he just wanted to be a little boy for once.

unfortunately for us, it wasn’t meant to be.

dylan played on a different league this year for basketball. it was a lot more competitive and difficult….and he of course loved it! they played full court, on 10 ft. regulation nets and he learned and improved so much. maple valley is starting a select league and we’re going to check that out in a few weeks.

baseball started this week and we’ve already had 2 practices so far! (and basketball isn’t even over!) he hasn’t played since kindergarten t-ball and it’s a whole different ballgame now. VERY serious and competitive. we’ll see how he likes it.

he is still really enjoying cub scouts and participated in his second pine wood derby race. and for the second time his car came in first place overall! it was VERY exciting. they do such a great job putting it together…down to the electronic track and scoring!

sean and dylan spent a weekend up at our family cabin with my parents for some snow-filled fun! I enjoyed some much needed quiet time alone at home. I did some deep cleaning (don’t ask me when the last time I cleaned all the blinds was!) and did a little shopping and moving watching. the boys had a great time snowshoeing, skiing and making great forts in the snow!

february was a very busy and emotionally stressful month for me…with the uncertainty of the little foster guy, as well as a busy month watching 2 little ones (I am still watching Makena, but was also watching another baby), I needed the quiet to recharge. I had agreed to watch another little baby a couple days a week, but for various reasons (including the fact we thought J. was going to join our family) I decided to stop watching him.

so, things are back to normal with our family….whatever that means!

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