I'm back, for now

So, I've finally decided to blog again. I don't really know why I stopped. I think I got so caught up in having to blog everything that was even somewhat noteworthy that I got overwhelmed. Plus, I'm just so tired by the end of the day. But oh well. I really want this to be a way to look back at our lives in this crazy time when Scott was in residency and our kids were little.

Anyway, here is a quick update, and then I'll include some photos. Alysson started school in September. There are 5 other kids her age in the neighborhood and ward. So, the moms decided to organize a little preschool that rotated houses each week. It was at our house this week. I was pretty hesitant when we got invited to do this because I really didn't want to have to teach. But, the first half of the year is winding down, and I've only had to teach 3 times, and it's free and close. Half the time we can walk. Plus, Alysson has really bonded with the other kids. I'm really happy we did this now. Alysson's birthday is in a few weeks; she'll be 4!!! She wants a dinosaur party, so I'm working on that. Here is a picture to show off how cute she is. We went to a Christmas thing at the park and the greatest face painter of all time was there.

Carson is walking now. He gets into everything. We even had to put a gate around the Christmas tree so he won't break anything or unwrap presents. He turned 1 on Oct. 11, and we had a little family party for him. He doesn't talk yet, but everyone says boys and second children talk later. The craziest thing he does is crawl through Yoshi's doggie door. We have to lock it now, or else he just go outside and play by himself. This is a picture of him after he got out.

Scott is still working hard. I don't know how he does it with the lack of sleep. Most of his colleagues aren't even married, let alone have kids. My mom asked me the other day if I would trade places, and I said I'd consider going to work, but never in a million years would I go to medical school or do a residency.

Nothing new in my life except I have this weird guilt about santa. This is the first year Alysson has asked me questions about him, like where does he live, how does he get in the house, etc. I always thought I would love playing along, but I feel like I'm lying.

So, for Thanksgiving, we went to the Provo area to be with family. My aunt reserved this jumping/gymnastics place for everyone. It was tons of fun. I included this picture of my dad because it makes me laugh every time I see it. There was a huge track to run on and jump over some blocks into a foam pit. So, my dad tried a flip in the pit, but only completed about half of it.

Anyway, here are ton of pictures. Everytime I've take pictures, I think, I'll blog now because I want this one to be seen. So here is a slideshow of the past few months.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Make a Smilebox scrapbook