Week of Firsts and Repeats

First...the firsts...catching Bobby pre-shower on the treadmill - fully naked - asking "is this how I turn this think on?" And Tim - making his first on the potty! And starting pre-potty training. Not sure if he is ready for full-on yet but a first is a first.

Next - the repeats - fifth trip to the Children's Medical Center Parade and third year to stay overnight in a hotel the night before and enjoy meals with both Claus - Mrs. for dinner the night before and Santa for brunch after the parade. All in all - very fun - but also may be bordering on too much. Time to assess maybe taking out dinner and hotel next year and just doing the morning - which is always more fun. After all had a good nap - we went to the Mavs game with Bobby's boy scout troop. Fun weekend! Counting down the holidays....I don;t who is mre excited about a long break - the boys or me.

Back in the Business of Blogging

Much too long and long overdue - but never forgotten. Another Fall is coming to an end - one of my favorite times of year though never short of activity. Halloween (black ninja and Mickey (kind of)), another trip to NYC, Homecoming - much less troublesome than the first go round, cheerleading, busy weekends and Thanksgiving. Much, much smoother start to the year - much in part to our wonderful Frankie (Bickie) and it being my second time doing events. I still grapple with some aspects but overall going better for me as a working Mom. Bobby had another great season of baseball in addition to soccer and chess. He also still plays piano. It gets tough to say no to activities but also to fit it all in. I am still learning to find balance. Tim is doing exceptional - started at Da Vinci and - after a few weeks - is doing well. I love everything he is right know - which is all 2. So proud of both my boys. As the holidays draw near, I look forward to another break coming up (yay!) and going to Disneyworld! I also look forward to maybe getting a day or two to get some home projects finished - but promise that I won;t beat myself up over it if I choose to take the boys to a museum instead :) Until next time - which won't be as long - XO