Mass catch-up attempt...

There certainly has been a lot going on around here! I just sat down and, while going through pictures, decided to make one big post for moments that probably would have been individual posts, had I not procrastinated so long as to be too overwhelmed to create posts for each of them.

So begins the mass catch up!

Julia had to create a diorama for school (a desert biome). As is usual with any school project, she had all her own ideas about how it should look, what materials she should use, etc. I thought she did a fantastic job!

Of course, it created a wonderful opportunity for Lili to make her own diorama as well (for Mommy school, of course). She created a yard scene with a dog. He even had his own ball. She did a great job as well!

Last month, Nate, and his team, won an innovation award at work. The field was narrowed to 36 teams, then again to 15 teams, who were invited, along with their guests (like me) to a nice dinner at a hotel in the city. Out of those 15 teams, only six teams won! Nate's was one of them! I'm so proud of him and excited for the work he's doing (and that he loves it)! Way to go babe!

Like his big sisters, Simon LOVES to chew gum. Most of the time, he does great with it. He chews it for quite some time, then gives it to me to dispose of when he's done. But, recently, it all went down in a completely different way. He came to me rather upset because he had put it on his head and then couldn't get it off again. Rotten sticky gum that it was. Peanut butter to the rescue, I got it out. He was much relieved to have it out.

I just love my Liliana. She always strikes great poses for the camera. I just love this one and had to post it! It just makes me smile.
I had the opportunity to go to Time Out for Women with some friends last month. We left on a Thursday afternoon and came back late Saturday night. It was fun, spiritually uplifting, and definitely memorable. Of course, that was, in part, due to it being my first girls' weekend since having children. It reminded me of being a teenager again, in some ways. We shared jewelry, flat irons, clothes, and lots of laughs. We thoroughly enjoyed our lunches & dinners out, staying up late talking and playing games, shopping, and, of course the conference itself. It was a wonderful experience and I'm glad I got to go with such amazing friends!

We also will never forget changing rooms three times, our late-night trip to Wal-Mart, the pouring rain when we came out, and especially the fact that we ended up getting our rooms for free because of it! I'll just say it again, it was definitely a memorable weekend!

A weekly adventure Lili, Simon and I enjoy together...going to story time at the library. They always have so much fun!

As random as all these pictures are, all lumped together, they exhibit some of what we've been up to lately. But, this is not all, oh no! I did leave some pictures I still need to blog about. They get their very own posts. I'll be working on those. 'Til then, TTFN!