I'm so thankful for the wonderful weekend we just had. Being able to be home with my kiddos and get things done around the house, while it may sound trivial, was such a blessing. I was able to get Lex's room cleaned out, sew more on their Christmas quilts, made bread, homemade cinnamon rolls, put up the Christmas decorations and play with the kids and niece and spend time with my husband and even do some Black Friday shopping. With the new year coming and school starting for me, I feel these leisurely times will become less and less and become luxury times. Hopefully in the coming days, to get some pictures up from Halloween and other events that I have been slacking on.
My mom is one of the most amazing women I know. She does so much for me and it has been such a blessing having her so close and being able to live here in Butte. I learned today that she and her husband may have to be moving and it literally breaks my heart. My mom and I are extremely close and to be honest one of the few friends I have here in Butte itself. It's hard to not shed tears.
The kids and I were able to go to Minnesota with my dad to visit my grandparents. It was a great trip, but two days there and two days back driving made for a long trip. The kids and I had a blast. We went shopping at a fabric store where the kids picked out fabric for summer projects, they finally braved the shallows of the lake and went swimming with a couple of cousins and loved fishing off the dock catching "sunnies" as Lex calls them. It was a great trip, I only wish Shawn would have able to go, maybe next year. I decided to take some pictures of the kids for the picture frame while I was there.
Now that the wedding is over, summer has started, and life has settled a bit - I figured it was time to post some happenings.
Lex ended school on June 4th and did very well. She was very excited to be done with school and to start having summer vacation.
Tyse is testing limits more and more, but he is learning that behavior can be a little tricky. He is still a good kiddo and loves being outside.
The wedding went well - thanks to my mom. She was so amazing and did so much for us - I couldn't have done it without her.
But I am glad it is over and life has settled into some sort of normalness. It was also amazing to have my friends from high school come down, since I haven't seen some of them for 9 and 10 years. They even came all the way from Hawaii, New Mexico and Utah.
It was great to see family and friends and to be able to share with so many.
