Two-fer

Fallen a lil behind in my blogging. ( as pointed out by a certain sister~) Had a lovely evening in Duluth with my Mom, sister Molly, and my girls. Went to Bentleyville, and stayed the night at The Edgewater.

But I digress, or make excuses. So this posting will be a two-fer.

Most self reflection sites come back to something you are grateful for, couldn't live without. And for this posting, I am reflecting on my #1 fan, who I couldn't live without. My husband.

Curtis

Husband, friend, father to my babies, companion, life partner, opponent at times.

I saw in him at 15 exactly what I wanted in a mate, and he has been with me through the good and the bad. He can tell when I am mad, when I shouldn't be mad but am, and when I am on the verge of crying. We may not always see eye to eye, but we see heart to heart, and to me that is what matters the most. I couldn't live a day without him. This year hasn't been perfect, especially when one of has was extra hormonal from pregnancy.....wink wink. But we managed through. We know we are in it for the long haul.

High point in our marriage this past year: The birth of our 2nd daughter Zoey, and introducing her to Reegan and the rest of our family
Low point in our marriage: Fight ( that would have been a normal fight) if someone wasn't extra hormonal. I take full responsibility.
Perfect relationship? No.
Areas of improvement: Spending time together. Just the two of us. We've always struggled with this because we have very different interests. But we always meet in the middle and find something we both enjoy. We enjoyed Dueling piano bars this year and will hopefully get there again.

He knows how much I love him. I think about him leaving, or not being here, and I cannot imagine a second, a day or a lifetime without him. He is an amazing dad, and I love watching him and the girls interact. I know areas in our relationship that can use improvement, and I strive to reflect back on the past year, and make it right in 2013. And discuss when Kulzer #3 is gonna work its way into our madness. And its only gonna get better!!........................................


In the moment reflection

As I sit in our living room, in a house I dreamed to raise my family in, my husband is sleeping downstairs, Reegan is reading about her 10th book to herself, and Zoey is down the hall sound asleep. The gentle glow of our Christmas villages, Christmas tree, and snowflake lights are the only on except the TV and computer screen. I know it snowed today, and its colder today then it has been in a while. Reegan and I spent the evening doing pre-k learning exercises. Learning colors, shapes, numbers, and animals. So much fun to see her learning and loving put all the information together. She can count to 40ish, knows all her colors, and some in spanish. Loves animals and the sounds they make and where they live, but now has a new favorite.......PENGUINS! Tonight we spent time learning just about penguins, and she loved it. She is amazing, such a sharp, bossy lil red head. I see so much of myself in her. I can remember loving learning, and wanted to know everything, and she definetly has that trait. And probably gets her bossiness from me too. Maybe. :)


Zo pup is so on the move! The past few nights she has been sleeping 12+hrs plus 3-4hrs during the day napping. That tells me she is so close to something big! She is crawling, when she wants to. But usually only gets a stride or two. She can go from belly to sitting, and can pull herself to her knees, and sometimes to standing. She has a lil temper, loves to clench her fists and yell at us and turn all red, often. Its cute though. And she is bottomless pit. We cannot feed her enough. She LOVES to feed herself, and then when shes eaten everything and gets nothing more, she throws the scraps everywhere. We are working on "all done" in sign language, and she is close. Reegan bit her last week, so she is a lil unsure of Reegan when she gets too close. But they are the best of friends.

Highlight of today: the three of us girls in the bathtub, laughing, and splashing.
Low point: Doing dishes. I Hate doing dishes. We need the new dishwasher. STAT!
I am gonna attach the videos from Bentleyville and Edgewater, and will add the video of Zoey's temper. ENJOY!

This one is long, just FYI.