Our Last Week!
Well, this is our last week here for a while and it's a busy one! I'm struggling to get going this Monday morning- I was going to do my Jillian Michaels DVD but after walking the girls to school with Addison in the Ergo (baby carrier), well, I'm worn out. I considered that my cardio workout for the day!
Cerys has her school Nativity Play tomorrow and Bailey has a Christmas party on Thursday. Her nursery nativity was last week, she was a sheep:
Hilarious! She did so good and was by far the cutest sheep there!
We had a Christmas/Going Away party on Saturday night for our gap year students- it was bittersweet. We will say goodbye to them at the train station tomorrow around noon. It's not going to be pretty. The girls are sad and again we had the talk about how goodbyes are just part of our life, they are never easy and it's okay to be sad and cry.
Most of our house is packed away in the attic or in boxes in one of our rooms we use as an office. Our meals this week are extremely basic since I'm trying to clean out our cupboard and fridge. We have 9 suitcases to pack- not sure if we will need all of those pieces, 2 car seats and a stroller.
We are all fighting of some sort of cold/sinus infection. My face feels like it's about to explode and I'm doing my netti pot several times a day. I will be doping up on Tylenol 24 hours before we fly so my face can have some relief as we fly. Addison threw up this morning all over our bed, but I think it was because she's has had so much drainage too and she got choked when I was feeding her. Please Lord, let that be why she threw up.
Here she is in her new denim skirt and undershirt! Ha. She is so busy, so this is usually what I get to see- the back of her crawling away from me! She did have a first yesterday, when I went in to get her from her nap she was standing up in her crib! Marc just moved the bed down a notch last week just in case and I'm glad he did! She was so happy just standing there grinning!
And here she is on Saturday night with a Christmas Cracker Crown on her head-
So, if you think of us this week we would appreciate your prayers as we pack up and move to Texas for 6 months!
*for us all to be healthy
*safe travels- drive to airport, fly to Amsterdam, then to Dallas
*for me to be well organized so the girls will have a good flight- toys, snacks, etc
*for Marc and I to have PATIENCE with each other and the girls
*a supernatural peace to flood our hearts and minds on the day of travel
*for the friends and relationships we leave behind for 6 months
Have a wonderful week everyone! I'm sorry this post is so random.