Matt and Rachel's Baby Blog: December 2013

So I've decided to write a blog post. It's been a while, and I should write something to capture this moment or phase in our life. I have a ton to say, and yet not too much to say at the same time. Everyone is doing well. Daniel started kindergarten in August. He's doing great and growing like a weed. I feel like every time I look at him, he needs new pants. We are still adjusting to having two schools, two drop offs, etc. We are very happy with his school and can't wait to be a bigger part of that community. Christopher will be four next month, and is just starting to wear 4T clothes which led me to the discovery that Daniel did not leave one pair of jeans without holes in the knees. Christopher likes to dress (I'll just leave it at that), and does not like wearing the pants with holes in the knees. I guess I'll be restocking the 4T jean selection. John is a wonderful baby. He's cute, giggly, loves his brothers, and loves to eat.

Matt and I both have great things going on at work. Well, I guess great would be debatable. Matt has enough work to keep him working from the wee hours of the morning to the late night hours almost every day. This was a good week. He was home for dinner and bed two nights in a row! I'll just forget about the part where he leaves for the airport at 3 or 4 am tomorrow and gets home just before midnight. My work is busy enough to keep me at the office 10 or 15 minutes longer than I plan on each day ;) That's a busy I can live with.

I can tell that life is moving really quickly these days. It makes me long for those laid back summer days where the most important part of the day was visiting with the neighbors. My boys remind me daily about the important things. Daniel and Christopher have made decorating the house a personal challenge. They have done most of the tree ornaments so far and not too bad of a job either. I might just let them have at it and get it finished. They remember little stories about each ornament and love discussing each one as they put them up. They are very interested in all of our Advent related things, too. They would play with the Nativity set as much as I would let them, but it's difficult to let go on that one. They race out of bed to do the Advent calendar, and our Christmas Angel is a hit. The Angel was named John. John the Angel has long blonde hair and is wearing a dress.

Alright, if I'm going to take on the morning solo, I better get to the pictures quickly.