January Photos

Our trip to the Children's Museum. Zoe loved the water table. It was cold out that day and we forgot extra clothes, so Wyatt went to look at the space exhibit instead of playing in the water.The construction zone was my favorite. The kids were all tired afterward. Even Wyatt helped.
Grocery shopping was fun, but ringing up the items was Zoe's favorite. Wyatt most enjoyed filling his cart with produce faster than I could put it away.
Kevin and Wyatt outside the "studio". Zoe sang Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with Taylor.
Zoe is wearing Great Aunt Linda's outfit. Great Grandma Martindale brought it last year and it finally fit.
Celebrating the New Year at 7pm. Zoe loved her "special milk": Nutella with sprinkles around the rim with whole milk. Kevin got home from work just in time to watch the ball drop and ring in the new year.


Other random updates for those who read this far. School and work are still happening. We have begun to adjust to our new schedule. I take morning classes and Kevin works afternoon/evening. Kevin is continuing to do well at work. This semester I have Chemistry 2 and Calculus Based Physics 1. Chemistry is coming easily now. Physics will come with practice. After this semester, I will only have 3 more required classes before I take the MCAT. The more we work towards this as a family the more I am convinced that success is a matter of planning, effort, and strategy.

Zoe is working on nap-time potty training. She does fine if she takes a short nap. But those three+ hour naps are still about 50%. Wyatt likes to hang out in the bathroom while Zoe is in there, so I have pulled out the little potty again. I may see if Wyatt is ready over Spring Break. Getting both kids out of diapers would be amazing. If he isn't, that is fine.

Josh is graduating from Basic this month. We are going to make a very fast family vacation down to see him. Zoe asks about him everyday. We recorded videos on my iPhone. We sent some from Zoe to Josh and he sent some back. She listens to them every day. She hasn't seemed to figure out that he can't hear her (we did FaceTime over Christmas). So she talks to him and blows kisses. Wyatt's face lights up when Josh says his name. Wyatt also blows kisses.

I went to see Dave Ramsey Live with my dad in January. That was a blast. I got free tickets back in August through an e-mail, but Kevin couldn't get off work that day. Karen and Gerald kept the kids for the day. I have read Total Money Makeover a number of times. Kevin and I were essentially following the plan before we ever heard about Dave, but it was fun to go and have a fun day out. If you haven't read Total Money Makeover or don't know who Dave Ramsey is, you should check out the book at the library. It is awesome.

Hopefully, it won't be a whole month before I post again, but I make no promises about that. Also, I set Facebook to stop pushing updates to my phone and set my news feed to not ever alert me. So, if you need to share something with me, text me or send me an e-mail. It will allow our relationship to grow and will also allow me to be more focused on school, kids, life, ect.

Have a fabulous February. I hope everyone is getting some of the amazing weather we are having here in South Carolina. And provided it doesn't freeze in the next month, I will soon have pictures of my tulips.