oh my friends, i'm sorry for my lack of writing the last few
months. there has been a ton that has happened in that time and all i can think to do is give you a brief update. but first, let me tell you something. on my keyboard, the letter 'p' takes an extra effort to get to work, and dude, it's annoying. and now you know.
anyway.
texas.
we headed to texas at the end of may to visit one of my favorite friends. we stayed with erika and her sweet family for five days and it was
so refreshing for my soul. we hadn't seen each other in two years and i am so thankful to jeff for letting us take a trip to see her. the boys did amazing on the flight to and from (coming home our flight left at 7:15, so we had to get everyone in the car by 4:30am!), as well as adjusting to new a sleeping environment and different schedule. there were a few days where they didn't get naps at all, but that's what vacation is all about, right? we had such a great time. pictures to come.
a couple new pets.
a week or so after we came home from texas the boys and i went to the berry patch farm with some friends of ours. we picked ten pounds of strawberries. this was no easy task since i had two helpful eaters, rather than pickers. on our way home we spotted a turtle crossing the gravel road. so we did what any sensible person would do. we pulled over and adopted it. roman promptly named it frisbee and we took it home. turns our frisbee was an aquatic turtle and mama didn't want to mess with that kind of habitat so we swapped it for a box turtle, who was also named frisbee. well, let me tell you, i can kill a turtle. totally unintentional, of course, but frisbee didn't eat anything or drink much of what we gave him so he took a turn for the worst. we had planned on getting another one, but roman and i went on a date to the ark -is favorite place ever, and we came home with a mini lop eared rabbit. it took about a week to name him, but we landed on the name first name- scooter, middle name- racer. . he's adorable.
our backyard no longer sucks.
my dad was so gracious and bought the boys a swing-set. it's a nice wood one with a curvy slide and all. the boys adore it, and i now am not ashamed of how lame my backyard is. so thanks, papa!
a birthday, or two.
jeff's birthday is tomorrow! and
he's taking
me somewhere for his birthday. how sweet is that? he won't tell me where we're going or what we're doing, but i do need an overnight bag. so. excited. and less than a month later we celebrate viggo's second birthday. it is the weirdest feeling because i swear he just had his first one. i've been procrastinating planning due to disbelief, but here's a clue- think 'down on the farm.'
now if you'll excuse me, there's a large load of clean laundry calling my name.
xo
