January

Here is a random list of stuff we've been up to since I have been a terrible blogger. 

The flu bug hit our house. Chase woke us up one night saying he spit up. Upon inspection of his room he sure did and continued during the night. He didn't leave our bed the next day. Brad and I both got a milder case the next day. Brad even stayed home from work the next day. It didn't last too long but even if you are feeling better you are exhausted for a couple days! We did nothing that next weekend!

Puzzles!

We went out to lunch then bowling with friends. The boys enjoyed it. And the green dinosaur was taken so they had to use the pink.

Keeping a 1 1/2 year old busy during bowling is a chore!

Bowling Buddies

Our church volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club and our family was in charge of a game so we played bingo. I even got lucky and found a cheap bingo cage at Ross for $7. Chase loved rolling it and having a ball come out then matching the number on the paper. It kept him busy for hours! Brad almost lost his voice yelling the numbers at the club. There were probably 40-50 preteens.

Someone is getting on all fours and rocking! He might be mobile soon!

Jacob got his first haircut at a barber shop. He did really well and now Brad can stop calling him a hippie!

We had an ice storm the other week and the city practically shut down! Things were getting cancelled early that day while it was still nice out. 

I didn't get any pictures but we had a neighborhood progressive dinner the other night. It was mainly people on another street so we didn't have any courses at our house but it was fun to hang out with friends and get to know a few people.

I am co-captain of our Relay for Life team and went to the Banquet this past week. It was weird standing up when they asked all the survivors to stand. Sometimes it all just seems like a distant memory.

I play crud last night at the Rainbow Crud Tournament. After being cooped up in the house with the cold weather and sickness it was nice to get out with the girls.

Chase is signed up for spring soccer at a church about a block away. Hopefully its less parent involvement and we will start seeing a competitive side to him.

I'm sure many people outside the Air Force are not aware that an F-16 went down from Aviano Air Base in Italy. It took 3ish days to find the body of the pilot in the Adriatic Sea. It is really a small fighter community and my heart was breaking for this family. The wife is about to give birth to their first child in a few weeks. This happened during a normal training mission. This hit really close to home as I take for granted that Brad will be home every night when there is really no guarantee that will happen. I'm hugging my family a little longer lately.

Hopefully I will be better about blogging this month!