I am also not going to worry to much about back tracking. That would be entirely too overwhelming. Though I think I will try and hit the kiddos birthdays. OH And Abby's baptism. Other than that... its upward and onward.
Life is good. If I could keep my kiddos from getting sick for more than a few days at a time... life would be perfect. But for now, since my kids are constantly sick, life is just good! We had the greatest Christmas. It is so fun to have another little one around to enjoy the magic of it all with. He still doesn't quite get it.... but he enjoys the presents anyway! We had our family from California join us this year.. which was amazing. We Even had the best surprise ever when Elder Bennett joined us at the Temple when Katie went through for the first time. It was such a great experience. I loved being all together in the temple. It was perfect. Ok... Aside from me being deathly Ill it was perfect!
Cooper... oh that boy. He is All boy. Everything is a ball. He throws everything! I am loving every second of it. Our days consist of play play play. He loves to read, me reading to him and reading to himself (cutest thing ever). He is walking everywhere... and getting much faster and braver. Which is resulting in many bruises. But he is just as cute as ever. He talks. Quite a bit. His words that he has so far are : Mom, Dad, Hi, Dog, Ball, Sis, Bye, Night night, Jesus, and yes. Being a mom to a baby after such a long "break" doesn't come without its challenges. But I wouldn't change a thing. There is more joy than I can describe. We are so blessed.
Oh Abby. This girl. She is my dream girl. I couldn't ask for a better daughter. Does she have her moments? Of course she does. She is 8! She is opinionated. And she has a mind of her own. But she genuinely wants to do the right thing. She wants to be a good daughter, friend and big sister. And she really is amazing at all three. She is taking piano lessons, and has been since the beginning of 2nd grade. And we just got a piano a couple of days ago. Hearing her play around our house has been such a pleasure! It really has changed the spirit in our home significantly. I love her so much.
It is humbling when I think of what we have gone through in the now almost 11 years of marriage that Scott and I have now had. I am so grateful. There really is no better way to describe it. Our life isn't perfect. But we sure are blessed.
