Life Lately

Wow, it's been a while since I last blogged, but I kind of knew that would happen!  Nothing exciting has really happened, we just continue to go about our daily lives!  So, I guess you could say that life has been happening!

We recently celebrated Passover, which we had at our house this year.  We were fortunate enough to have Grandpa Joe and Grandma Polly come this year (even though she wasn't feeling well) who also brought a couple of special guests: Brandon and Tyler...that made Sydney pretty darn happy.  Sydney was on her best behavior.  She never really cares what is going on around her when she gets to spend time with her cousins.  I'm starting to realize that Sydney really likes company and especially enjoys when people sleep over at our house.  But as excited as she gets when people come over, she gets even more upset when they leave...she doesn't like to say good-bye!  Anyway, we had a great meal...Grandma Sharon made an awesome salad, Grammie Gail made a brisket, Grandpa Eliot made some great vegetables, and what did I do?  Well...I guess you can say I cleaned up (the story of my life).  I didn't do much cooking, but eveything worked out!  Lizzy made a cute wild beast...she didn't really know what was going on (but let's face it, I'm not the best Jewish holiday teacher)...but all in all it was a fun night with family!

 

Let's see...what else?  Sydney was on spring break from school this week, which was actually a welcomed break for me as well.  Even though I still had to work, it was nice to not have to worry about getting everyone up at a specific time and rushing off to school.  It made the mornings a little more relaxed!  And I also didn't have to run back in forth in the middle of the day picking her up from school and taking her to daycre!  I especially enjoyed the fact that Gail had the week off as well, so she picked up Sydney and Lizzy from daycare on Thursday and kept them overnight.  That was sooooooooooo nice.  It was weird to come home to a quiet house and not have to do ANYTHING.  Jason and I went car shopping!  I've enjoyed having no car payment, but it's time for a new car! I also had a great nights sleep knowing that I didn't have to be on guard in case someone woke up (they always sleep through the night, but I'm just always listening!!).  The best part about the kids being away was seeing them again!  They were so happy and full of hugs and Sydney kept saying, "oh mommy, I missed you so much and I love you".  That's always nice to hear!

The best part about life lately is that winter is finally over.  We have totally been enjoying the nice weather!  Lizzy loves being outside so much.  It's almost impossible to get her to come back in.  Her new thing is "I wanna hi" meaning that she wants to go say hi to the neighbors.  So whenever she sees them, she takes off and plays with the big kids.  She has a great time!  And although it's been a little cold this weekend, I am hoping and praying that it gets warm again because I absolutely refuse to wear socks!