rest

we had planned to have the fogarty's at our house for the first couple days of 2015, and since they couldn't come, we had some days with nothing planned - kind of a gift...

we made the most of it. and truly rested. i got SO much sleep and haven't felt that rested in a LOONG time.

pat went through "stuff". the kids love shredding paper :-)

i tried to start detoxing from all the yummy christmas goodies.

i love my perpetual calendar! it's so fun to see 5 years (now) of memories each day. THIS year on january 1 we bought a new mattress! it's been 17 years...i think it was time! i can't WAIT for it to arrive!

i hadn't done lesson plans for a month. it felt good :-)

we were stuck inside a bit too much...so one day we went for a walk. in the rain. IT'S JUST WATER, people!! :-) we were ALL a lot better when we got home.

it's hard to catch a REAL smile on joshua's face on camera...

but it's one that makes my heart sing!

AND...the night before we all went back to school/work...we grilled burgers on our firepit! let me rephrase that...I grilled burgers on our firepit...and i've never even grilled burgers on a GAS grill...they turned out pretty good (pat said they were underdone. but he was yelling at the Cowboys while i was grilling...so he didn't get to really say much ;-))

he redeemed himself by playing capture the flag with the kids after we ate...IN THE RAIN. while i cleaned up the kitchen. he's the best dad.

our break was such a great balance of fun times, of hosting, of seeing family and friends...and of resting and just being together.

back to the routine...here we go! :-)