~Happy New Year~

First Week of the New Year's

Moments to Remember

Travis

Started his elective rotation and has easier hours, which he loves

He got to go to basketball for the first time since July (before he broke his foot)

Finally went swimming to rehab his foot

Lacey

Had a girl's night out to see The Greatest Showman

Love reading time to Adeline

I chopped off my hair! 

Maddix

Built a ton of awesome legos

Started his first season of basketball!

Enjoyed watching the Iowa State vs. Oklahoma basketball game with our neighbor, Susan.

Aaron

Also loved the legos. 

Built puzzles with our neighbor, Glenn:) 

Loves every day he gets to go to school!! 

Adeline

Smiling more.

Cooing more. 

Sleeping... MORE!!

Holding her head up better. 

Sitting better

Eating better. 

One of the best babies most hours of the day except between the hours of 6pm-12:00am when she seems hardwired to be awake and crabby! But she's even getting better about that. 

Also, this week our beloved Prophet and President of the church, President Monson returned home to his heavenly father, dear wife, and wonderful parents. The world lost a wonderful man, but we feel so much joy over his heavenly reunion!

It was a pleasant enough week. The nicest thing is each week seems to be getting slightly easier and returning to more of a normalcy. 

... also it's been soooOOOoooo cold... like the whole week was between -18 and 4 degrees. Today was 19 degrees and it felt amazing! Like, leave your coat at home type warm! 

Short and freshly colored.
Just the change I needed.

My crew; how am I so lucky??

An attempt at documenting her sitting
by herself... but I failed.