I cannot believe it has been a whole year almost since my last post. I just recently decided to start blogging again (After my family says they get no more updates) I was going to start all over from scratch, but as I went through all my blog posts about my girls over the last few years, I just couldn't bring myself to start all over. There are so many memories on these posts, some I vowed never to forget and didn't even remember about some of them until I went back and read the posts... So, needless to say, I am starting fresh from here.
It has been a fast and crazy year!
Kennedy officially started Kindergarten ( I can't believe I am even saying that) I had a lot harder of a time with her moving up than she did! I am not ready to admit she is almost 5 1/2! She is so excited to grow up fast, I, on the other hand, am not! I try to soak in every moment I can with her. She is an amazing little girl, and she teaches me so much about life! She is one of the kindest souls I have ever met, she is a total by the book rule follower, she is one of the smartest kids I know, and am sure at this point she has a photographic memory. Especially, when I read her a book, and she looks at the pages while I am reading to her and recites the entire book back to us, without even looking at the pages. She often tells us she "sees" or "remembers" with her eyes! Yep, we are confident! She is breathtakingly beautiful and has the most piercing blue eyes. When she looks at you, it feels like she is looking deep into your soul. She is truly my ray of sunshine, and she makes me continue to try to strive to be a better person everyday. She is Harper's little momma, and gets a little bossy at times (not sure where in the world she could have gotten that from!)
Little Miss Harper just turned 3! Yes, 3! Adamant about her birthday party being Doc Mcstuffins at the gymnastics center. This little girl is fierce and determined, but kind and hilarious! When you talk with her, you feel like you are talking (and reasoning) with a 5 or 6-year-old. We have been told she is very advanced for her age. Harper is someone who is absolutely unforgettable, spend less than 5 minutes with her, and you will be laughing, she is so entertaining, she is a real girly girl who goes through more lipgloss than I do! She loves to mismatch her high heel shoes, she always has her purse on her shoulder, and always ready for anything. She is kind and loving and always has a "harper-snug" ready for me. I can't believe what a strong-willed and stubborn children she is. Travis always jokes that I have met my match with her, that she is a spitting image of me in every way! I think he may be right! She is mesmerizing, and she just wants to make you be around her. She loves flowers and the wind through her hair. She is my wild flower child, and God knew exactly what I needed when he chose me to be her Momma!
Travis is the Medical Director of a busy busy ER! He is at an extremely busy time in his career and is handling it amazingly well. I know it is sometimes hard for him to balance working shifts, being the medical director, being a husband and father (an incredible father at that) but he does it well. Often we see each other in passing, but no matter what he has going on at work, he always makes sure to make the time to know his family is loved. I know I have said this many times before, but I am not sure what I have done in my life to deserve him. He is truly an incredible human! The girls and I couldn't be luckier to have this amazing person in our life. I don't think there are too many men like him in this world.
I still work very part time in the ER. I just took (and passed) my recert boards! Excited those won't roll around for another ten years! I stay home with the girls, and I would have it no other way! As they grow up so fast, I cherish the time I get to be home with them. They won't want me to brush their hair, make crafts with them, and snuggle with them forever, so I soak up each minute I can do that now! I have made some amazing new friendships, and let some truly cherished friendships go. I honestly feel I am at such a good place in my life right now and am thankful everyday for where I am at right now. It has taken a lot of years of good and bad lessons to realize and appreciate what I have in front of me and who is in my life! I often think about had I made one different choice in my life I may not have ended up here in this place right now, so I will take the good, bad, and ugly in my past and life because it has all led me straight here. I have worked very hard to get to a place where I feel peace in my heart, and I have found it!
We moved into our dream home in the next city over from us. It was hard to pack up and move ten years of our life, but I think we were ready for a change. There were so many memories from that house. We still own it and are renting it to awesome people, who I know will take as good care of it as we did. We are so blessed and lucky to have gotten our new home where we did when we did. We love it and haven't looked back since. I especially love the casita (Or craft shed as the girls call it lol) It is my crafting dream area, and I have an entire top floor of the casita for my space! Kennedy and Harper are slowly moving their way in too, with their crafting stuff! Kennedy doesn't know this, but Santa is bringing her a real sewing machine and an entire set up of her own in the "craft space." I know her, and that is about the best surprise I could ever give her. I think it's amazing that she thinks I can do everything and anything. She never has any doubts about it.
