Our life in one word: CHAOS

Oh my goodness!  Life is so crazy right now.  I would love to blog every couple of days (there are always memorable and funny things that happen, especially with my crazy boys and their antics), but I guess it's just not going to happen right now.  When the kids go to sleep, I have about 25 things I'd like to do before going to bed, not to mention other things that just need to get done (laundry, cleaning the kitchen, getting somewhat prepared for the next day, etc.).  I only get pictures uploaded about every ten days, and by that time I don't even remember the context of many of them!  Aah!  Anyway, here's a rundown of what's going on in early 2011 in our house:

- Molly is four months old now and is such a joy.  She's my little companion wherever I go....I just adore her (of course- she's my child!) and can't get enough of her.  Well, actually, I guess that's not totally accurate....she doesn't sleep well during the day (another reason for the lack of blog posts), so by the evening she's really fussy and we're all ready for bedtime!  But for the most part, she's smiley and adorable and loves getting attention from her big brothers....her face lights up when they come near her.   

- It's been a hard winter!  We've had lots of really cold days that have made it impossible to be outside.  And that's tough when you have two little boys who drive their momma CRAZY fighting and making messes inside.  I know they're just boys and I'm really trying to not let the messes bother me.  I'm not a clean freak (our house is hardly ever dusted or mopped), but the clutter just gets to me sometimes.  But I'm really trying to work on this, so I don't spend their childhood scolding them for basically just being normal little boys.

- Our dear pastor, John-G, died of cancer on Jan 27.  We've only belonged to this church for 2.5 years, but we loved him and learned so much from him.  He was an amazing teacher and an incredibly down-to-earth guy.  He was a New York City police officer before he decided to go into ministry.  He was only 48, and he and his wife Kim have four kids (their youngest boy is seven).  It just makes me so sad when I see the kids who will finish growing up without their dad.

- The kids and I have been exploring neighborhoods and finding fun parks where they can play- our days are much more fun when we get out of the house.  Sometimes I'll let Molly sleep in the car and we'll just drive around while the boys watch a movie.  It's a break for me, because I love driving around different neighborhoods and finding new places where we can explore.  We'd have so much fun if every day in Texas was 70 degrees and we could be outside all the time!

- We joined the YMCA at the end of January.  Today was my first day to go (two weeks later!).  I haven't worked out since Grant was born, so I am desperately out of shape.  I went to a kick-boxing class today, which was quite fun.  I'm also wanting to try pilates and step aerobics. 

- The boys are good friends now.  Drew is talking a lot more, so they can actually have real conversations.  It's really cute to watch (except when they argue.....then it's not so fun!).  They wrestle and chase each other and they do a lot of pretending together.  It's fun to see them actually acting like real buddies now.

- I hate cooking!  It is so hard trying to get something made for dinner right in the middle of a frustrating afternoon.  And Molly is usually incredibly fussy that time of day.  AND I'm never prepared ahead of time, so I always end up looking in the fridge at 1pm and wonder what in the world I'm going to make.  If it didn't cost so much money, I'd suggest we go out to eat three times a week!

Pictures hopefully coming soon!