February 2019

This February things were going smoothly in our home with creating a ball pen for Carter, preschool soccer, Valentines cookie decorating with grandparents, and a trip to visit pop pop at work, until February 15th. The night of February 15th I was in a huge car accident and our sweet little 2007 Mazda 3 is no more. Everyday we are grateful that given the severity of the accident (hit by 5 different cars on a highway in the snow) that that is the only thing permanently damaged. We now have a 2017 Mazda 3 and are moving up with the times with a smart car. After starting to recover from the car accident our home was hit with the stomach flu which wiped us all out at one point or another for the next couple weeks. We had a short reprieve for my birthday week and celebrated with birthday shopping,breakfast and icecream. We ended the month with some fun Utah gymnastics games with cousins. Our little 8 month old discovered a new favorite toy- a deflated helium balloon. He played with his valentines balloon for hours. His other favorite thing is shoving straps, cords, sweatshirt draw strings and especially socky socks into his mouth. He loves to play with Jefferson and especially chase him around (with the help of his dada). We are counting our blessings he is such a good sleeper- even with 6 teeth and counting. His older brother is a good little helper and is in the magic world of pretend. He has created by now 5 different HQ's (headquarters) in the house with elaborate boats and ramps and towers to take his cars on missions to "save the day." He is getting more and more fun to play with. Carter loves to just watch him and is happy to participate as a side kick/bad guy when needed. In our kitchen we have a sign that was in the house when we bought it- Every day holds a possibility of a Miracle. How true that has been for our lives, and this month we are so grateful for the everyday miracle of health and safety.