January... it doesn't feel like we've done much. It's too cold most days to go outside with the kids. The 'inversion' is so bad that I feel guilty driving anywhere that isn't absolutely necessary. Mostly just to school, the gym, and the store. Justin spent a week in New Jersey for work right after I spent a weekend in Arizona with my friend Kathy.
Phoenix and Yuma was awesome, by the way. The high was 80 degrees for the weekend, and the low was still 20 degree's higher than our high at home. Plus, there's the clear, blue sky to enjoy. We went to movies (4 of them) hung with with a bunch of Kathy's friends, some I had met before, other's I hadn't. Went to a couple of basketball games (she's the athletic trainer for Kofa High School in Yuma), and mostly just had no where to be at any specific time, which was amazing. Sometimes we'd be driving and I would have no idea where we were headed, and I loved it. No making lunch, getting home for naps, or fighting kids about bed time.
I did a horrible job at taking pictures, but we did actually do a tourist-y thing for the first time. We went and (quickly) walked around some old-timey jail and I took a photo of the guard tower, the view of the Colorado River, and this cool out-door place we ate brunch one morning.
Hyrum had his first day of ski school. We have a couple more times up at Alta, but we haven't found the time to do them. He liked it, although never missed the chance to sit down in the snow and start eating it whenever possible.
Kate... has had a good couple of weeks. I'm not superstitious, but when I mentioned that fact that she gave me the BEST Christmas present I could ever get for a week leading up to Christmas, it turned out to be just that, a Christmas miracle. Soon afterwards, we were back to status quo. However, we're going on two straight weeks here. So... I'm not talking about it, and we're trying to not make a big deal about it, just in case it backfires on us again. But, if you want a sure-fire way to potty train your child in 11 excruciating long months, I'm your gal!
Milo has also learned a new skill. He couldn't be happier with himself too. Every time he's walking he looks around to make sure that everyone is just as excited as he is. He still crawls more often than not, since it's so much quicker, but I don't think that will even last that much longer.
Milo walks from Melanie Lafeen on Vimeo.
