It has been so long since I have posted anything of any length and so I figured that this would be a great opportunity. We have had several busy weeks lately and are finally getting a chance to kill some time. Angela spent this past weekend at a women's conference at the church. She thoroughly enjoyed "learning how to be a woman". Clayton also seemed to do pretty well as he also got to make the trip to church for the conference. He continues to be a dream!
Today is Clayton's 3 month birthday. Has it been that long! He is now 24 inches long and has a head circumference of 16. Wow he just continues to grow and grow. Last night we had our first "awake" giggle. He has giggled in his sleep before (Grandpa Clayton I know you heard it) but never while awake. As we were hanging out last night, I took the baby for a few minutes while Angela was up and about. I was singing and bee bopping with the baby and touching noses and whatever and I paused and then...it happened! He giggled!!! I called Angela and he continued to giggle and giggle. About 3 good times in a row. Lots of smiles and such. He is so much fun. We continue to grow more and more in love with our son every day! We will attempt to record it soon.
So what else is going on...I am moving right along with our latest home improvement project...the dreaded shower. I have finally been motivated to get more done. I just about have all of the
HardiBacker board. It has been a challenge figuring it all out, but I almost have it up. After that I will attach the tileboard and caulk, caulk, caulk! I am also hoping to add some glass blocks for a more decorative look and also to increase the resale. Not that we are thinking of selling our cute little house, but eventually we might. We hope to have a working shower soon!
Angela and I have been trying to get to the gym as much as possible. We are trying to get ready for the upcoming triathlon season. She is even talking about doing at least one of them with me. I have done several 3 mile runs each week as well as time on the bike when I have time. Angela has gone a couple of miles running each time as well as time on the bike. The baby seems to enjoy the trips as well. He gets to sit in his car seat as well as looking around at the things going on.
And HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!! We celebrated one of our favorite holidays (can you hear the sarcasm) with a long lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. Thanks Kelly and Ky. We used the giftcard that they gave us for Angela's birthday. We split the Bang Bang Chicken and Shrimp, drank lots of Cherry Coke, and had our own cheesecake. I never knew that a piece of dessert could cost $7. BUT MAN WAS IT GOOD! Thanks Valerie for the great service! Maybe when we get another gift card we will be back (We hope that somebody out there will take the hint!)
Our life continues to be busy and there is no clear end to the busyness that is our life. We are enjoying the chance that we have to work together. Angela is continuing to get more comfortable teaching each Sunday morning and the other 50 other facets of her job. We are certainly thankful for the circle of friends that help to keep us sane: Angela's women's group, my new group of 'barbarians' and the couples group that is so forgiving when we can't make it every week. Our family of coworkers and church folk also help to complete this circle. What would we do without all of you!
The big adventure of this week is the ski trip this weekend! We are taking a group of our 4th and 5th graders to
Cloudmont Ski Resort in beautiful Mentone, AL for an afternoon of downhill skiing. We are hoping for excellent weather. Yes I know that you might be thinking that there is no possible way to snow ski in the South, but they currently have a great base of 10-40 inches and it is still cold enough each night to make more!
Wish us luck...I will try to remember to bring the camera to Cloudmont for our trip!
