It has been a busy, no-breaks Presidents Day and I am exhausted, so we'll do the brief version of blogging today. Jared still has to work on Presidents Day, but the kids were home from school. Thank goodness for living near so much family and so many cousins now--it would have been a miserable day without that support system. We spent the morning playing on the beach of Utah Lake. It was a bit chilly, but with coats it was fine for playing and skipping rocks and collecting seashells. We even found some steel wool and driftwood and lit a fire in a fire ring. Afterward, we brought one of my nephews home with us, and he played with Jack all afternoon in The Pit by our house while Alice took a truncated and then woke up absolutely miserable and livid.
Alice is officially phasing out her nap and went 4 days in a row last week with no naps. My free time is withering away. I do demand a quiet time in place of the nap, but it only lasts half as long. Her short nap today wasn't quite enough to make up for the sleep deficit. I was hoping to be able to accomplish some cleaning and maybe buy Jack's birthday presents on holiday sales this afternoon, but not a chance. Luckily, more siblings/cousins for the children came back for dinner and Alice perked right back up again for another few hours of play time. Bless. This was heaven sent since Jared didn't get home from work until 7:00 p.m. It's a good thing I got used to him being gone for every weekend, holiday, and special event during the entirety of his 7 years of medical training. Working 12 hours when everyone else gets the day off isn't my favorite, but we're still fresh enough out of training for me to know it could be much, much, much worse. I've seen some things, man.
Other than that, it's been an exhausting but gratifying week. Jared and I attended the Thanksgiving Point Valentine's Dinner Dance again, which is a highlight of our whole year. I also convinced my brothers to save me and help get our powder bathroom trim and sink installed before Jared's parents come to stay with us soon. I feel like a burden has lifted from my shoulders now that I don't have to look at our unfinished main level bathroom every day.
Ok, let's get to some pictures:
