Andrew took the entire week between Christmas and New Years off. He has never done that, but boy we sure hope he can do it every year from here on out. It was such a treat.
It was a relaxing week. It kind of feels like we did not do much. But we did. I literally took 3 pictures after Christmas and before New Years Eve, so while I do not have much to show, I will tell you about a few of the momentous occasions of the week.
:: Andrew took Malia to the dentist for the first time. Despite her look of terror when we told her she was going, she walked out of the office and you would have thought she had gone to the carnival. She loved it. Mostly because she got a big sticker and a bag full of goodies.
:: We had our first (of three) homestudy visits. We are in the process of becoming certified foster parents and are finally in the last stage (some delays were due to us, some due to them, but we are really feeling a peace about the timing of it all). I have so much I could write about this subject... hoping to give more details on our process soon but I am honestly overwhelmed at trying to communicate all that God has been teaching us and how he has been stretching us...
:: On New Years Eve, Davey made a big transition to a big girl bed - the bottom bunk of the bunk beds in Malia's room. I was terrified to make this change fearing that we would all lose out on lots of sleep with the new arrangement. It has gone really well though. The nights have gone without a hitch (minus the first night but it was because she lost her paci) and we are adjusting to a new nap-time routine which has been more of a challenge.
Those are the majors. In addition, Andrew took the girls on a lunch date, he installed a whole house humidifier and helped our neighbor rebuild their fence. I got to sleep in until 8 (or later) every morning, sped read through two books in two days, and got to run errands by myself. We also filled our freezer with the best tomato soup and some egg burritos. Pretty simple and pretty wonderful.
Here is one of the three pictures I took (they were actually all taken in attempt to capture what was, to me, a very funny event). We had just come in from playing outside and Davey had eaten her fair share of snow which left her hands cold. We put Cinderella socks on her hands to warm them up and then I made her a quesadilla for lunch. I thought that she would take the socks off to eat, but she didn't. The twisted stethoscope (in my opinion) only adds to the absurdity of the situation (and makes me laugh!)
And if you read all of that, you are a true Wolgablog fan.
It was a relaxing week. It kind of feels like we did not do much. But we did. I literally took 3 pictures after Christmas and before New Years Eve, so while I do not have much to show, I will tell you about a few of the momentous occasions of the week.
:: Andrew took Malia to the dentist for the first time. Despite her look of terror when we told her she was going, she walked out of the office and you would have thought she had gone to the carnival. She loved it. Mostly because she got a big sticker and a bag full of goodies.
:: We had our first (of three) homestudy visits. We are in the process of becoming certified foster parents and are finally in the last stage (some delays were due to us, some due to them, but we are really feeling a peace about the timing of it all). I have so much I could write about this subject... hoping to give more details on our process soon but I am honestly overwhelmed at trying to communicate all that God has been teaching us and how he has been stretching us...
Those are the majors. In addition, Andrew took the girls on a lunch date, he installed a whole house humidifier and helped our neighbor rebuild their fence. I got to sleep in until 8 (or later) every morning, sped read through two books in two days, and got to run errands by myself. We also filled our freezer with the best tomato soup and some egg burritos. Pretty simple and pretty wonderful.
Here is one of the three pictures I took (they were actually all taken in attempt to capture what was, to me, a very funny event). We had just come in from playing outside and Davey had eaten her fair share of snow which left her hands cold. We put Cinderella socks on her hands to warm them up and then I made her a quesadilla for lunch. I thought that she would take the socks off to eat, but she didn't. The twisted stethoscope (in my opinion) only adds to the absurdity of the situation (and makes me laugh!)
And if you read all of that, you are a true Wolgablog fan.
2 comments:
Read every word. Do you have a fan sticker for me?
Ditto to Chris. I always read every word! And I especially liked this post - Malia acting like visiting the dentist was going to the carnival, Davey with her hands in the cinderella socks and the homestudies! I cannot wait to hear more about the foster care journey. Love you guys.
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