Well....Hello there long lost blog land. 2 YEARS. 2 years it's been since I last typed even a Hello. Whoops. I am not even sure where to begin....or what happened...except 2 new people.
I think the last thing I was rambling on about was the new baby...who is now almost TWO. Anna Gweneth made her debut March 19, 2015. 8lbs 10oz. A little hair and a lot of wow, we have a newborn daughter. The past 2 years with Anna have been a whirlwind in more ways than one. In addition to Anna....we miraculously finalized an adoption that we really only held our breath for and didn't dare to mention beyond more than a whisper and certainly not in a typed forum to be forever written in to life. We finalized our adoption of Victoria Claire last May...May 2, 2016...she has been with us for 3 years now and it's been a ride for sure. A lot of hair and a lot of wow, we have a 6 year old daughter. So we have daughters now....like 2 of them. Mind blown.Daily.Still.
I don't even know if we have fully adjusted to being the parents of 6 kids. I mean here we are the parents of 6 kids and every day they eat 3 meals and a few snacks and they bathe regularly and wear clean clothes and are involved in various activities and have decent grades and behavior (mostly..sometimes...)...so we are trucking along I suppose....some days I am not even sure how. Ha!
So there's all that super quick summary of hey we gained 2 kids in the past 2 years....past all that I don't even know how to summarize the going ons of our past 2 years. Do I? I am not sure...I will have to mull that around a bit. It certainly was a time worth mentioning...past the addition of 2 little ladies that is :)
Jakeb is now fast approaching 15...wtf right? Like he will be 15 in 2 weeks. I mean how in the world? I seriously still am in awe weekly that I even am an adult living like a grown up life...the fact I have a 15 year old is mind boggling. Zachary turned 13 a month ago which means I now have TWO teenagers....TWO. He's a rock star student lately too so A+ for him--literally. Gavin is nearly 11 and also a pretty rockstar student as well :) All 3 big kids basically...not even going to lie here... live to play video games which is a daily battle...especially for me. Because I cannot.stand.it. But of course I am "old" and what do I know....except I know. No bueno.
And then there's little tiny Nolan boy...who will start kindergarten in the fall...because he is 5. FIVE. He's the best little 5 year old kid I know, sweetest heart and oh my is he a character. Loved by everyone that kid is...spend 10 minutes talking to him and you will see why. Tori girl turns 7 in May and probably is the strongest one of us all. She's something pretty amazing. She has a gigantic heart and is such a hard working kiddo. And the kid has ahMAzing hair...but beyond great hair she's come so far and I know will do wonderful things. And Ms. Anna...the baby. Is as you can imagine well loved (aka "spoiled" almost "rotten") She is just basically adorable and that's all there is to it. Her voice and all the things she tries to say basically slay us all day. BUT lest we forget the kid is a stinker and a half....like cries a lot and is independent except don't tell her this but if she was truly independent she wouldn't need me to hold her like 27 hours a day (but don't tell anyone else I kinda like it...except when I don't). And yet...lord have mercy she's cute. Like really cute.
Aside from all those brief updates about how awesome the kids are...because after all this is the internet and whose going to be like hey let me tell you how my kids SUCK except those dripping with sarcasm because one day our kids will read these things and awkward...probably best not to call out all the flaws...
Currently 2 of the kiddos are sick and I am holding my breath that no one else falls ill with this weird flu like/strep like but not actually any of those things virus that has had Gavin down for the count for 5 days now and Nolan for 1.
So there you have it. Hopefully not a quick hello as I duck out for another 2 years...I honestly need to pick this little outlet back up...for myself...for the kids one day but mostly right now for me.
Now fingers crossed that no one else falls ill...and we all get a decent nights sleep despite all the coughing I am continuously hearing upstairs.
Signing off until another day.
