Welcome 2011!!

Ahhhh.... it's finally here! For those of you who don't know- Lee and I deemed 2010 "The Year of Hell." Because, well, it was just that. (that's also a name of a Star Trek episode, we didn't come up with the name ourselves) At least until Will came along. (its amazing how that little guy can make everything better!) But last year was full of trials- most of them financially and more than once we thought we'd have to pack it up and return to GA. But we are still here and can't deny the blessings and love our Savior has given us. But while we love the blessings, and for the most part appreciated the lessons- we couldn't be happier that 2010 is OVER. We were more than happy to stay up until midnight and wave goodbye to ol' 2010.

 We kept it pretty low-key since our kids do require a bedtime. So we didn't invite anyone over or go anywhere. Once the kids were in bed, Lee and I played the Kinect for over an hour. Which is a lot! Our thighs, calves and buttocks were killing us as we ducked, jumped and speed our way through the Adventures game. Once that was done Lee wanted to play the dancing one and I was like, "Lee!? WHERE are you getting this energy? I just want to sit on the couch." And I got to do just that, because a few minutes later I had a pretty bad fall.

Since our house is stupid- we have to cover all the windows with plastic, which makes looking out of the windows kind of impossible. So, I was standing on the gliding ottoman, looking out the windows on the front door, at the fireworks, and bam. The ottoman fell over, I fell down, hitting my tail bone on it as it popped up and then hitting my tail bone again as I slammed onto the floor. OUCH! It was REALLY painful. I had to lay there for a few minutes, but I didn't hear anything pop, or break, so I figured I was ok. Of course Lee was right there beside me making sure I was ok. After awhile I was able to get up, but I was (and still am) pretty sore. So I got my wish, and just laid on the couch. (and yes, over and over again I thanked the Lord that I didn't break anything!) I didn't sleep well last night either because a HUGE storm rolled though. It was so loud that it was impossible to sleep. I was very grateful to Lee who let me have a nice long nap this morning!

Today both of the boys got haircuts. Will's was getting pretty long- or I should say "tall!" haha. So I had to trim it down a little

 That's about it for us! 

We had a few days of 70 degree weather, but we are back down to "cold" again. 

Oh well. It IS January. :)

3 comments:

The Loe's said...

Happy New Year to you guys! You guys stayed up longer than we did...we got B to bed by 8:00 and we went to bed shortly after...the holidays can wear you out! Ha!

January 2, 2011 6:27 AM 

Aunt Lynn said...

Wow, what a great group of new posts. I too vote GOOD BYE to 2010. I'm hoping for a much quieter year as well. We did make it to midnight with our puzzle and toasted with the milkshakes. I love to see Will use a straw. Mikey learned that early as well. Not all kids get the idea so young. Steve is not too sure of the green smoothie idea yet. I figure you have about a week, maybe less, before nothing is safe from Will. About the rug burn picture, at first it was a little hard to figure out what you were showing. Glad you clarified. Here's another hurrah to a great 2011. Love always.

January 2, 2011 6:47 AM 

Gram said...

Sorry you had such a bad fall. Like Lynn I'm glad you clarified what part of your body was showing. I bet you're still sore from such a big fall. Glad you didn't break any bones. I had a great time New Years Eve, I stayed ofer night and celebrated with Mike and Donna and their gang. We played games and had a wonderful time. I hope 2011 will be a great year for everyone. Stay well and keep up your fantastic display of pictures again this year. Love to you all. Gram,

January 2, 2011 1:02 PM