Oh, Holy Crap!!

It's been far too long since I posted. I had to blow the thick layer of dust off my blog and remove some accumulated spider webs, but I'm back!

So, how was Christmas? Ours was filled with cooking, cookie decorating with cousins, house-cleaning, house guests, gift buying and wrapping and visiting friends and family. This year we even hosted Christmas dinner at our house for Todd's side of the family. Thank goodness he comes from a small family-14 w/ kids-so not too bad. We exchanged board games between the families and then played them together. It was a riot! That was something new we thought might be fun to try. It was.

Ethan, turned eight the beginning of Nov. and was baptised the beginning of Dec. He is so grown up. He has a passion for life and wakes up every morning happy and singing some little song. But, like every kid he comes with challenges-both for himself and his parents. He still sits in the lazy boy with me and snuggles under a blanket while we watch T.V. or read a book together. I'm afraid it won't be much longer til he won't be able to sit on my lap. My lap will be empty and I will truly miss that part of motherhood. The sweet tender moments. I also see my boys transitioning more towards spending more time with their dad. Good for him, sad for me. I suppose that's just the way it should be. Lucky for them, they have a very attentive father who loves to spend time with them. I either need to get a new hobby or a part time job!